新 SAT 文法：简洁有效才能拿高分 信任看过星爷的?大话西游?的同学们确定会对孙悟空的一段台词记忆深刻： "大家看到啦？这个家伙没事就长篇大论婆婆妈妈叽叽歪歪，就好像成天有一只苍蝇，嗡对不起，不是一只，是一堆苍蝇围着你，嗡飞到你的耳朵里面，救命啊' (悟空倒地翻滚，异样苦痛。) 这段话是孙悟空在埋怨唐僧的唠叨，电影中的孙悟空不宠爱啰嗦的表达。其实，新 SAT 文法对句子的考察也不喜冗长，偏爱简洁。 英语句子的简洁性是英语写作的高级目标，学会写简洁的句子是一个人语言应用力量的重要表达。当然，简洁并不完全意味着最短的选项即为正确答案，有时候当你选择一个过于简短的选项，会失去局部有效的句意。 所谓"简洁性'是指用完可能少的词和尽可能简洁的句式构造表达尽可能多的内容。在处理简洁性这一原那么的时候，我们应把握以下原那么： 1.删去或简化无实义的表达 Original: He is a man who is always busy. He often switches in a hasty manner from one task to the next. More concise: He is always busy. He often switches hastily from one task to the next. 尽管在这两个例句中，前后两句话含义违反，但毫无疑问，改造后的句子要简洁得多，它们符合表达的"经济性'原那么。要提高英语表达的效果和效率，就要设法提高语言表达的简洁性。 同学们可以将下表中列举的简洁化表达运用于做题中： Cutting empty words Original More concise At all times Always At the present time Currently At this point in time Now For the purpose of For The question as to whether Whether Used for the purpose of Used for Due to the fact that Because 〔表示缘由使用 because 最简〕 Because of the fact that Because The reason why is that Because In spite of /despite the fact that Although Call your attention to the fact that Remind you that The question as to whether Whether There is no doubt No doubt Used for fuel purpose Used for fuel He is a man who He In a hasty manner Hastily In the final analysis Finally For the purpose of For 2.避开重复 Original: Novice drivers who do not have much experie...
