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4.利用平行结构
平行结构的使用是一种修辞手法,通过重复使用相同的语法结构,其中既有词汇的重复,又有纯粹的语法结构的重复。它不但能使段落节奏匀称,还可以引起读者的注意,使读者顺利地理解全段内容,起到强调的作用。
请看下面各例:
Parents spend much money and time on their children. They do their best to make the children enjoy a higher standard of living than they themselves do. They want their children to learn many skills, such as painting, English, playing the violin or the piano, and so on. Children are forced to do what they are not really interested in. They have no adequate time to play. They cant get along well with other children. They dont know how to express themselves. As a result, some children are not psychologically healthy, and fail to fulfill their parents desires.
本段可以分为两个层次,第一个层次说明Parents spend much money and time on their children.用两个相同句式They do their best to make their children ...和They want their children to...来对此作进一步说明和论证。第二个层次说明Children are forced to do what they are not really interested in. 作者用了三个相同的句式They have no..., They cant..., They dont...对此作进一步的说明和论证。
It is bad manners to interrupt anyone who is reciting or speaking. It is bad manners to wave the hand in the air to attract the teachers attention. It is bad manners to show an excessive eagerness to recite and show off your knowledge or cleverness. It is also bad manners to keep silent when the teacher asks you a question. If you do not know the answer, say so immediately; if you do, give it in a distinct voice so that all the class may hear.
本段的主题句在段落末尾处。前面用了三个相同的句式It is bad manners to...,平行的句子结构在这里起到了引起读者注意的作用,使段落很富感染力。
Birds of a feather flock together.——物以类聚,人以群分。
活动教室
请润色下面这段文章,用今天所学的技巧改善其连贯性。
In recent years, the air conditioner has become one of the many indispensable electrical appliances for thousands upon thousands of families, especially those in the south. There the intense heat overwhelms the earth throughout the summer. The advantages of the airconditioner are selfevident. Armed with the ability to refrigerate, the airconditioner makes you feel refreshing and comfortable no matter how hot it is outside. It guarantees the efficiency of your work and the quality of your rest. Without the airconditioner there would be no knowing what would happen to you in the dog days. The airconditioner can also create a proper condition in summer for the operation of computers—the best friends of yours in the information age. Too high a temperature would make computers work improperly, causing much inconvenience for your daily life and work.【超级链接】
Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.
天才在于勤奋,知识在于积累。
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