2012大学英语四级写作技巧——平行结构(一)(1)

平行结构(1)

  英语四级写作技巧:平行结构(1)

  平行结构 

  相似的思想应用相似的形式表达出来。句子的成份相近,则也应以相似的形式出现。请注意以下标有"NO"的句子是不规范的。

  No: The school bus skidded, turned sideways, then comes to a stop.

  Yes: The school bus skidded, turned sideways, and came to a stop.

  (并列时态)

  No: I don’t know why I married someone who is miserly, sloppy and a bore.

  Yes: I don’t know why I married someone who is miserly, sloppy and boring.