當(dāng)然，我們反對(duì)過(guò)多地使用簡(jiǎn)單句并不是鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生去刻意追求長(zhǎng)句、復(fù)雜句。我們追求的是句子結(jié)構(gòu)的多變。一篇文章能根據(jù)表達(dá)的內(nèi)容使用不同的句子結(jié)構(gòu)，會(huì)產(chǎn)生較好的藝術(shù)效果。
例子1
The Career I Pursue的主體段：
A variety of reasons have led me to choose this occupation over other more lucrative ones. First, teaching is learning. To make my lectures more interesting, I have to read more books, explore new knowledge and gain a better understanding of the world-the very thing I like to do in my life. Second, teaching means freedom. As a teacher, I can freely express my opinions and explain them in my own way since nobody will interfere with me. Finally, I like teaching because it offers a certain peace of mind. No more rushing to catching a morning bus, no more anxiety to please a boss, and no more worries about being laid off because you are getting old.
文中有4個(gè)詞的短句:First, teaching is learning. 也有27個(gè)詞的長(zhǎng)句:To make my lectures more interesting, I have to read more books, explore new knowledge and gain a better understanding of the world-the very thing I like to do in my life. 有簡(jiǎn)單句,也有復(fù)雜句:As a teacher, I can freely express my opinions and explain them in my own way since nobody will interfere with me; 還有同位語(yǔ)句，斷裂句，排比句，比較句等,因而文章讀起來(lái)節(jié)奏感強(qiáng)。所謂句子變化，主要是指句子的開(kāi)頭要有變化，句子的結(jié)構(gòu)要有變化，句子的長(zhǎng)度要有變化。不要連續(xù)使用幾個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句，要學(xué)會(huì)使用復(fù)雜句。
例子2
a) Teenagers are pressured by school work. They are
also encouraged by their peers. Under such
circumstances, they resort to smoking. But sometimes
they feel a little guilty.
b) Pressured by school work and encouraged by their
peers, teenagers often resort to smoking, tough
they feel a little guilty sometimes.
不要總是以有生命的名詞和人稱(chēng)代詞開(kāi)頭(受漢語(yǔ)表達(dá)習(xí)慣的影響,不少考生都喜歡以I，People，We等開(kāi)頭)。
例子3
a) Many people think birth control is quite necessary
in China.
b) It is widely/commonly thought/believed/held/accepted
that birth control is quite necessary in China.
a) More and more people agree (realize/are aware)
that women should enjoy full equality with men.
b) There is a growing agreement (realization/awareness)
that women should enjoy full equality with men.
a) Many Chinese people have gone to the United
States in the past 15 years.
b) The past 15 years have brought many Chinese
people to the United States.
a) We almost forget this event.
b) This event is now almost fading from our memory.
