如何让你的英语说得更生动(2)

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如何让你的英语说得更生动(2)



告诉你一个秘密：把英语说和写得更生动比你想象还容易，只需一个恰当的副词。



我们知道，成语能生动化语言，但副词有同样的效用，而且比成语更容易学好。相比中文，副词在英语语法能发挥更大的、事半功倍的作用。请看下面例子：





与其说：



It seems so simple. I’m surprised you had so much trouble.



可尝试说：



It’s hard to understand why a seemingly simple matter would cause you so much trouble.





与其说：



You handled the situation like a pro. Everyone was impressed.



不如说：



You handled the situation so expertly. No wonder everyone was impressed.





与其说：



John did not prepare for the interview. He appeared nervous.



你可以说：



John’s nervousness showed he was not adequately prepared for the interview.





副词常是从形容词构出来的。构造副词的规则其实很简单：



beautiful =>  beautifully

Ann sang beautifully. Her singing brought the house down.



slight => slightly

Smiling slightly as she spoke Mary put her audience in a receptive mood.



slow => slowly

Drive slowly. It's better to be safe than sorry.





上面构造副词的方法有两个重要的例外：



例外（一）：如果形容词最后的字母是 “y” ，构成副词要把 “y” 改成 “ily”，如



busy => busily            

Joe is busily cleaning the floor.



happy => happily           

Happily everything turned out okay.



lazy => lazily               

The dog stirred lazily, ignoring the commotion around it.



例外（二）：有些形容词有料想不到的副词，如



形容词  good            

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

副词    well               

All is well that ends well.

注：第一个well 是形容词。



形容词  late               

Better late than never.

副词   late               

He came home late for dinner.



形容词  early            

The early bird gets the worm.

副词    early            

Anne rises early and jogs for 30 minutes everyday.



形容词  fast               

Porsches are fast cars.

副词    fast               

The horse runs fast.



形容词  hard            

Marble has a hard surface.

副词    hard            

Peter plays hard but also works hard.





切勿搞错：late 和 hard 的副词不是 lately 和 hardly。后两者与前两者的意思无直接相连！



Lately 的同义词是 recently（最近，近来）；hardly 有 not 或 not much  之意。例：



Political discourse in America has become a lot less civil lately.



This is hardly the time to ask my boss about a pay raise.





副词是“生动化”语言最简易的方法，一旦掌握了这个诀窍，地道的英语指日可待。

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