How to spruce up your English
把英语说、写得更生动比你想象还容易,只需要恰当的副词。
举几个例子:
(1) 与其说
Improving your English is easier than you think,
你可以说
Improving your English is incredibly easy.
(2) 与其说
Michelle speaks good English,
可以尝试说
Michelle speaks English perfectly.
也可以说
Michelle speaks English fluently.
(3) 与其说
I was surprised that the driver was not hurt in the accident,
不如说
Miraculously the driver escaped the carnage unharmed,
或者说
Astonishingly the driver was able to escape injury.
三个例子中前者和后者的区别,仅仅是一个恰当的副词,但其事半功倍的效果显而易见。下面是一些很简单的副词,在日常写作和谈话中恰当使用这些副词会让你的语言更引人注目:
absurdly 荒谬地
admittedly 无可否认地
astonishingly 令人惊讶地
certainly 的确
coincidentally 碰巧
curiously 奇怪的是
definitely 肯定地
evidently 明显地
financially 经济上说
frankly 坦率地说
fortunately 幸运地,辛亏
honestly 说真的
hopefully 但愿,我希望
in my opinion 在我看来
indeed 是真的
incredibly 极其,比想象更(好,坏,容易,等等)
interestingly 有趣地,值得一提的是
ironically 正话反说,出乎意料之外
luckily 幸亏
miraculously 不可思议地,奇迹似的
more importantly 更重要的是
mysteriously 令人费解
naturally 自然地,不用说
superficially 表面上看
surprisingly 令人惊讶地
technically 严格意义上说
theoretically 在理论上说
unexpectedly 出乎意料地
undeniably 无可否认地
把形容词构建为副词来用,是英语“生动化” 最简易的方法,一旦你掌握了这个语言诀窍,你的英语能力将会很快进入一个更高的领域!
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