这些表达早就out啦!你还在用吗?
首先我们先来看一看都有哪些已经被用烂掉的cliché(陈词滥调)吧。
表格中第一栏是含有陈词滥调(粗体)的句子,第二栏是这些陈词滥调的本质意思,第三栏是改写过的删去陈词滥调的句子。
原句 |
意思及关键词 |
修改结果 |
In this day and age, websites are one of the most significant public faces of any organization. “当今”这么表达,还真是很Chinglish哦!
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nowadays,today 如今 |
Today, websites are one of the most significant public faces of any organization. 当今,网站成为了各种组织最重要的公众形象之一。
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At the end of the day, it is the minister himself who has to make the decision. “最后”,这么表达好像挺形象的! |
finally, ultimately 最后 |
Ultimately, it is the minister himself who has to make the decision. 最终还是部长他自己做了决定。
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The authorities announced that they would not tolerate drugs within the sport in any way, shape, or form. |
under any circumstances 在任何情况下 |
The authorities announced that they would not tolerate drugs within the sport. 当局宣城在任何情况下他们都不会容忍服用违禁药品参赛。
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Children's services in the city's hospitals were not fit for purpose, according to the report. |
meet the required standards 达到标准 |
Children's services in the city's hospitals were not meeting the required standards, according to the report. 据报道,城市医院中的儿童服务并不达标。
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The company considers that this requirement is, to all intents and purposes, impossible to achieve. |
in all important respects 无论如何 |
The company considers that this requirement is impossible to achieve. 公司认为这个要求不可能达成。
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With a troubled domestic agenda, the Prime Minister took the path of least resistance. |
the easiest course of action 最简单的方式 |
With a troubled domestic agenda, the Prime Minister chose the easiest course of action. 由于内政棘手,首相采取了最简单的行动方式。
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表格从左到右也就是替换掉陈词滥调的步骤,找到使用了陈词滥调的句子,想明白到底这个表达的本质涵义是什么,然后重写句子。下面我们来看看具体方法:
1. 想想这些陈词滥调真正的涵义
想一想这个短语的本质:它到底意味着什么?很可能你会想到一些关键词,要么是它的近义词,要么是该短语的核心意思。现在你就可以:
(1)用某个关键词替换整个短语
(2)在词典中找到这些关键词的替代词
如果在思考本质涵义时遇到困难,你可以试着查查词典。然后你就可以已词典中给出的定义为起点,在词典中找合适的近义词。
2. 想想你是否真的需要这种表达
其实很多时候陈词滥调仅仅是为了拖长文章的节奏,比如那些用于维持演讲语流和拉长讲稿和写作篇幅的短语。如果你发现你文章总的陈词滥调属于这一类,你大可删去整个短语。华丽的辞藻也许可以增加写作的篇幅,但若仅仅是辞藻的堆砌,不顾及文章的内涵也不能提高文章质量。
3. 重写句子
完成这两个步骤以后就可以着手开始重写句子啦。用同义词或近义词替换你找到的陈词滥调,可以用朴实的语言替换,当然如果你想到了更符合整体文风与内涵的高级表达自然是更好。
编后语:在这个日新月异的社会里,词语也在不断的更换,越来越多流行一时的词汇正在慢慢退出我们的日常生活。想要让自己的文章跟上时代需要首先要让我们自己的思想跟上时代,这就需要我们不断的阅读来提升自己噢~
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