編者按：我們與歐美人交流時(shí)，經(jīng)常會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)一種情況：我們和他們同樣表述一個(gè)事情，他們總是以簡(jiǎn)潔靈活的英語(yǔ)句子表達(dá)出來(lái)，而我們更多時(shí)候以繁瑣的英文句子表達(dá)，還是Chinese句子。

　　例如：

　　我們要表達(dá)“兩個(gè)學(xué)校之間的關(guān)系看起來(lái)不錯(cuò)”，最常見(jiàn)的寫法是“Two schools seem to have a good relationship with each other.”，however，英語(yǔ)母語(yǔ)者可能會(huì)寫成“Two schools seem to get along with each other.”。

　　我們要表達(dá)“在線學(xué)習(xí)正在變得越來(lái)越流行”，最常見(jiàn)的寫法“Online learning is becoming more and more popular.”，however，老外可有會(huì)寫成“Online learning is all the rage.”相似的現(xiàn)象數(shù)不勝數(shù)，為了進(jìn)一步探討此問(wèn)題，我們找了英語(yǔ)作文中兩段落，大家比較一下：

　　中國(guó)學(xué)生寫的段落：

　　Nowadays, with the quick development ofcomputer technology and society, the style of learning being changed. There aresome people who think that learning at school for children should be much better than online learning. Others argue that children who are taught by using online learning as well as become more useful adults. There are advantages and disadvantages for both of the arguments.

　　外教寫的段落：

　　In the days that followed I explored a dozen lonely coves and rocky shores in my canoe and drove to Lastovo town, a place of ornate chimneys and evocative ruins. In the evenings Isat on the wall and watched the rotors of my giant cosmic helicopter. I was beginning to feel lost to Lastovo.I wanted to become a lotus-eater and stay forever. On my last day, Mladin had mended his spear and we met again at a remote and lovely inlet. We swam out.Mladin was hungry. I followed him. With mesmerising speed he speared three octopuses and bagged them, still alive. Back on the beach he got them out. They were squealing in fear and alarm,struggling to get back to the sea.

　　可以清楚地看出，第二篇文章寫得更加地道，這種地道性表現(xiàn)在短語(yǔ)、句型的靈活運(yùn)用上。文章中出現(xiàn)了像“a dozen lonely coves androcky shores”，“I was beginning to feel lost to Lastovo”，“With mesmerising speed”，“They were squealing infear and alarm, struggling to get back to the sea.”等是英語(yǔ)母語(yǔ)人士頻繁使用的，然而中國(guó)學(xué)生較少使用這些地道的表達(dá)。在英語(yǔ)寫作中，如果能適當(dāng)?shù)厥褂靡恍╊愃频亩淘u(píng)或者句型，將極大的提升英語(yǔ)作文的水準(zhǔn)。

　　那么，如何儲(chǔ)備這些地道句子呢?

　　廣泛地閱讀英語(yǔ)外刊，是一種高效的方法。我們通過(guò)精讀英語(yǔ)外刊，可以熟悉歐美國(guó)家的西方文化，擴(kuò)大知識(shí)面，了解世界發(fā)展與變化，更為重要的是可以儲(chǔ)備歐美人士經(jīng)常運(yùn)用的經(jīng)典詞匯、短語(yǔ)或者詞組、句型，有助于我們寫出地道的英語(yǔ)句子。

　　例如：

　　想要表達(dá)“我們?cè)谀抢镆?jiàn)到成千上萬(wàn)的海豚，正在瘋狂進(jìn)食?！焙芏嗳藭?huì)寫成：“Inthere we saw thousands of dolphins and they ate food. ”

　　然而，知名外刊《衛(wèi)報(bào)》(The Guardian)中有這樣的表達(dá)：“I’ve seen dolphins herd thousands of fish in there and then go crazyeating them.”

　　對(duì)比而言，一幅活生生的美麗畫圖，躍然紙上。

　　其實(shí)，類似的地道英語(yǔ)句子，在英語(yǔ)外刊上隨處可見(jiàn)。我們可以通過(guò)精讀外刊，積累這些地道的表達(dá)，現(xiàn)在或?qū)?lái)應(yīng)用到我們的英語(yǔ)作文上，大概率地提升英語(yǔ)寫作水平。

　　推薦的英語(yǔ)外刊：《衛(wèi)報(bào)》、《____科學(xué)箴言報(bào)》、《大西洋月刊》、《科學(xué)美國(guó)人》、《華盛頓郵報(bào)》等。

　　作者|丹丹英語(yǔ)

　　公眾號(hào)： 讀外刊學(xué)英語(yǔ)（ID：dwkxyy）

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