好好写作E03|中式英语之鉴-名词滥用

E03 名词滥用：变形容词或副词

▍Author's Comment

Sometimes good results can be achieved by substituting an adjective (or a verb + adjective) or, more rarely, an adverb.

一个人聪明——此人充满智慧

This person is full of knowledge.——This person is knowledgable.

▍Replacing the Noun with an Adjective or Adverb

① 例1：

A: This accounts for the unsoundness in organization of these enterprises.

译文：这是企业管理不善的原因。

B: This accounts for the poor organization of these enterprises.

② 例2：

A: Silk undershirts are rich in elasticity.

译文：丝绸汗衫富有弹性。

B: Silk undershirts are highly elastic.

③ 例3：

A: We must guard against blindness in action.

译文：我们必须要警惕盲目行动。

B: We must guard against acting blindly. (Note that the second noun, "action," has been replaced by the gerund "acting.")

（选自《中式英语之鉴》p. 177）

▍Sample Topic

Do you agree or disagree with following statement? Playing sports teaches people more lessons about life.

▍Sample Essay

Version 1

People live, people learn, sometimes at school and other times elsewhere. Through playing sports, many people have learnt lessons of great importance, and some will even go as far as saying that sports teaches us about life more than anything else does. While I understand the sentiment, I think people can usually learn from other places what they can learn from sports, although sports can be an especially effective way to teach certain qualities such as decisiveness and persistence.

Version 2

People live, people learn, sometimes at school and other times elsewhere. Many people have learnt important life lessons from playing sports, and some will even go as far as saying that sports teaches us about life more than anything else does. While I understand the sentiment, I think people can usually learn from other places what they can learn from sports, although sports can be especially effective in teaching certain qualities such as decisiveness and persistence.

生词好句

1.accounts for

account for: 说明……的原因；负有……的责任

2.elasticity

n. 弹性

3. sentiment

n. 情绪；观点

4.persistence

n. 坚持不懈；毅力