英语写作基础

英语写作基础

重写句子

1.Theexamwaspostponedtheclasswascanceledaswell,(simple

sentence)

Theexamwaspostponed.Theclasswascanceledaswell.

2.Yousendmoretimestudying.Youaregoingtogetbetter

grades,(complexsentence)

Ifyousendmoretimestudying,youaregoingtogetbetter

grades.

3.Maryisbright.Sheisbeautiful.Sheis

considerate,(parallelstructure)

Maryisbright,beautifulandconsiderate.

4.Itwasnearlydark.Asnowmobileappeared.Thesnowmobilewas

roaring.ItwasrunningwithoutlightsithitMrs.

Clifford,(longsentence)

Itwasnearlydark,andaroaringsnowmobilehitMrs.Clifford

becauseitwasrunningwithoutlights.

5.Helenpulledthelidofthemanhole(下水道).Shediditwith

allofherstrength(simplesentencewithprepositionalphrase

atthebeginning)

Withallofherstrength,Helenpulledthelidofthemanhole.

6.Louisapproachedthedean'soffice.Shewalkedataslow

pace,(simplesentencewith-ingphraseatthebeginning)

Walkingataslowpace,Louisapproachedthedean'soffice.

7.Cindylayonthecouch.Shewasexhaustedfromworkingal1

day.(simplesentencewith-edphrase)

Cindylayonthecouch,exhaustedfromworkingallday.

8.Marysquirmedinherseatasshewaitedforherturntospeak.

Shewasnervous,(compoundsentencewith-lyopener).

Nervously,Marysquirmedinherseatasshewaitedforherturn

tospeak.

9.JamesJoyce,sUlysses,alongandcomplicatednoveland

whichisonourreadinglist,hasbeenbannedbytheschool

board,(parallelstructure)

JamesJoyce'sUlysses,whichisalongandcomplicatednovel

andwhichisonourreadinglist,hadbeenbannedbytheschool

board.

10.Myfatherboughtmeapresent,anditwasdigital

wristwatch,(complexsentence)

Myfatherboughtmeapresentwhichwasadigitalwristwatch.

11.Louiseeyedtheperfume.Shecarriedapurse.Thepursewas

alreadyopen.Theclerkturnedaround.Louisputtheperfume

inherpurse.Thestoremanagertoldthejudgethathesawall

thishappen,(longsentence)

ThestoremanagertoldthejudgethathesawLouiseputthe

perfumesheeyedinhercarryingpurse,whichwasalreadyopen,

astheclerkturnedaround

12.Joanwhoisaweightlifter,ismyneighbor,(simple

sentences)

Joanisaweightlifter.Joanismyneighbor.

13.AdamcriedattheendofthemovieE.T.Hewasamazedbyhis

feelings,(simplesentence)

AdamwasamazedbyhiscryingattheendofthemovieE.T.

14.Itriedtostiflemygrin.Iwasamusedbutreluctanttoshow

it.(simplesentencewith-edphrase)

Itriedtostiflemygrin,amusedbutreluctanttoshowit.

15.Thehousefloateddowntheriver.Ithappenedduringthelast

flood.(simplesentencewithprepositionalphrase)

Thehousefloateddowntheriverduringthelastflood.

16.Thestormhitthecoastcity.Wecrisscrossedourwindows

withstrongtape,(complexsentence.)

Whenthestormhitthecoastcity,wecrisscrossedour

windowswithstrongtape.

17.Louisboughtsweater.Fredaboughtasweater.Helenbought

asweater.Thesweaterswerered.Thesweaterswerewool,(long

sentence)

Louis,Freda,Heleneachboughtasweaterwhichisredand

wool.

18.Shelefthome.Noonecouldexplainthereason,(complex

sentence)

Noonecouldexplainthereasonwhyshelefthome.

19.Myfatherdoesnotlovetheenvironment.Heisnotaccustomed

totheweathereither,(parallelstructure)

Neitherdoesmyfatherlovetheenvironment,norishe

accustomedtotheweather.

20.Tomboughtagreen-stripedsuit.Hewastiredofhis

conservativewardrobe,(simplesentencebeginningwith-ed

phrase)

Tiredofhisconservativewardrobe,Tomboughta

green-stripedsuit.

21.Shewantstogetthestainoffherhand.Shewillhaveto

useanabrasivesoap,(simplesentence)

Togetthestainoffherhand,shewillhavetouseanabrasive

soap.

22.Thechildrenstartedarguing.Imadethemturnoffthe

TV.(compoundsentence)

Thechildrenstartedarguing,soImadethemturnofftheTV.

23.Aftertheyunrolledtheirsleepingmats,thechildrenatthe

day-caretooktheirnaps,(simplesentences)

Thechildrenattheday-caretooktheirnaps.Theyunrolled

theirsleepingmats

24.Dadistoforgetthetroublesoftheday.Heputtersaround

inhisbasementworkshop,(simplesentencewith-ingphrase)

Byputteringaroundinhisbasementworkshop,Dadistoforget

thetroublesoftheday.

25.Themufflershopadvertisedsame-dayservice,butmycar

wasn'treadyforthreedays,(complexsentencewith

subordinateclause)

Althoughthemufflershopadvertisedsame-dayservice,mycar

wasn,treadyforthreedays.

26.Pegenteredtheroom.Lisawasintheroom.Lisalayonhis

couch.Lisaappearedtobeasleep.Lisa,shairwaslong.It

nearlytouchedthefloor.OnLisa'sstomachwashercat.Its

namewasTikky.(longsentence)

WhenPegenteredtheroom,Lisawaslyingonhiscouch,being

asleep,whoselonghairnearlytouchedthefloorandhercat

Tikkywasonherstomach.

27.Jackobtainedacreditcard.Hebeganspendingmoney

carelessly,(complexsentence)

WhenJackobtainedacreditcard,hebeganspendingmoney

carelessly.

28.Davidloppeddeadbranchesoffthetree,andMichelle

stackedthemintopilesonthegroundbelow,(complexsentence

withsubordinateclause)

AfterDavidloppeddeadbranchesoffthetree,Michelle

stackedthemintopilesonthegroundbelow.

29.Jackdialedthepoliceemergencynumber.Hereceivedabusy

signal.Hedroppedthephoneandran.Hedidn,thavetimeto

callback,(compoundcomplexsentence)

Jackdialedthepoliceemergencynumberbuthereceivedabusy

signalsohedroppedthephoneandranbecausehedidn,thave

timetocallback.

30.Georgetriedtoprotecthimselffromthedampnessoftheroom.

Hewrappedascarfaroundhisneck,(simplesentencewith-ing

phrase)

Tryingtoprotecthimselffromthedampnessoftheroom,

Georgewrappedascarfaroundhisneck.

31.Thecrowdbeganfileslowlyoutofthestadium.Theywere

stunnedbythelast-minutetouchdown(着地得分).(simple

sentencewith-edphrase)

Thecrowdbegantofileslowlyoutofthestadium,stunned

bythelast-minutetouchdown.

32.Atmidnightmyroommateclosedherbooks.Istudieduntil

2A.M.(compoundsentence)

Atmidnightmyroommateclosedherbooks,butIstudieduntil

2A.M.

33.Themoviedisgustedthecoach.Heworkedoutafterfifteen

minutes,(complexsentence)

Becausethemoviedisgustedthecoach,heworkedoutafter

fifteenminutes.

34.Therainhitthehotpavement.Plumesofstreamrosefrom

theblacktop.Carsslowedcrawl.Thefogobscuredthedriver's

vision,(compoundcomplexsentence)

Whentherainhitthehotpavement,plumesofstreamrosefrom

theblacktopandcarsslowedcrawlforthefogobscuredthe

driverJsvision.

35.Ileanedtoquitemymindthroughmediation.Mediationcan

helpmesleepbetter,(simplesentenceswithtoopener)

Tohelpmesleepbetter,Ileanedtoquitemymindthrough

mediation,.

36.Thehouseissmall.Itiswhite.Itisonthecorner,(long

sentence)

Thehouseisonthecorner,smallandwhite.

37.Sheisnotyoung.Sheisnotinexperienced,(parallel

structure)

Sheisneitheryoungnorinexperienced.

38.Hisvisionbeginstofade.Heknowshe'dbettergetsome

rest,(complexsentence)

Sincehisvisionbeginstofade,heknowshe,dbetterget

somerest.

39.ShearrivedinLondon.Shevisitedherteacherwhomshehad

notseensincehergraduation,(simplesentencebeginningwith

prepositionalphrase)

OnherarrivalinLondon,shevisitedherteacherwhomshehad

notseensincehergraduation.

40.Therescuerswerecarefulastheyhandledtherope.They

loweredthefrightenedclimberfromtheedge,(simplesentence

withby-phrasebeginningwithcarefully)

Bycarefullyhandlingtherope,therescuersloweredthe

frightenedclimberfromtheedge.

41.Thesunwentdown.Westayedonthebeach,(complexsentence)

Untilthesunwentdown,westayedonthebeach.

42.Hiscarwentthroughtheautomatedcar.Harrywatchedfrom

thesidelines.Floppybrushesslappedthecar'sdoors.Sprays

ofwatersquirtedontotheroof,(compoundcomplexsentence)

Whenhiscarwentthroughtheautomatedcar,Harrywatched

fromthesidelinesandsawfloppybrushesslappedthecar,s

doorsandspraysofwatersquirtedontotheroof.

43.Genahadwornglassesforfifteenyears.Shedecidedtoget

contactlenses.Shewouldbeabletoseebetter.Shewouldlook

moreglamorous,(complexsentences)

Aftershehadwornglassesforfifteenyears,Genadecided

togetcontactlenses,withwhichshewouldbeabletoseebetter

andwouldlookmoreglamorous.

改写病句.

1.Theexamwaspostponed,theclasswascanceledaswell.

Theexamwaspostponed.Theclasswascanceledaswell.

2.Hefailedanumberofcoursesbeforeheearnedhisdegree.

Amongthem,English1,Economics,andGeneralBiology.

Amongthecourseshefailedbeforeheearnedhisdegreewere

English1,Economics,andGeneralBiology.

3.Inearlyearnedahundreddollarslastweek.

Iearnednearlyahundreddollarslastweek.

4.Studentswhostudyoftengetgoodgrades.

Studentswhostudygetgoodgradesoften.

5.Hehasalwayshadandalwayswillcompeteforthehighest

honor.

Hehasalwayscompetedandalwayswillcompeteforthehighest

honor.

6.Whileeatingmysandwich,fivemosquitoesbitme.

WhileIwaseatingmysandwich,fivemosquitoesbitme.

7.Tojointheteam,aCaverageorbetterisnecessary.

Tojointheteam,youmusthaveaCaverageorbetter.

8.TomClark,whoiswiseandintelligent,andwhoisourunion

representative,hasbeenpromotedtoforeman.

TomClark,whoiswiseandintelligentandwhoisourunion

representative,hasbeenpromotedtoforeman.

9.Claudiamentionedtheoperationshehadhadintheelevator.

Intheelevator,Claudiamentionedtheoperationshehadhad.

10.Gettingoutofbed,thetilefloorwassocoldthatMaria

shiveredallover.

Gettingoutofbed,Mariafoundthetilefloorsocoldthatshe

shiveredallover.

Or:whenMariagotoutofbed,thetilefloorwassocoldthat

sheshiveredallover.

11.Likemanyoftoday'sstudents,financialsecurityisone

ofMargaretJshighestpriority.

Likemanyoftoday'sstudents,Margaret,shighestpriority

isfinancialsecurity.

12.Swimmingatthelake,arockcutJim,sfoot.

Swimmingatthelake,Jimcuthisfootonarock.

Or:WhenJimwasswimmingatthelake,hecuthisfootona

rock.

13.Aftertherehoursofpractice,alargemugofbeerwaswhat

thethirstydancerswanted.

Aftertherehoursofpractice,thethirstydancerswanteda

largemugofbeer.

14.Ispentalmosttwohoursonthephoneyesterday.Tryingto

findagaragetorepairmycar.

Ispenttwohoursonthephoneyesterday,tryingtofinda

garagetorepairmycar.

15.Shewasatfirstveryhappywiththebluesortscarshebought

foronly$500.Notrealizinguntilaweeklaterthatthecar

averaged7milesagallonofgas.

Shewasatfirstveryhappywiththebluesortscarshebought

foronly$500.Sherealizedonlyaweeklaterthatthecar

averaged7milesagallonofgas.

16.Youshouldstrivetocooperatewithyourcolleaguestobring

aboutchange,forimprovingcommunicationandprofessional

development.

Youshouldstrivetocooperatewithyourcolleaguestobring

aboutchange,toimprovecommunication,andtofurther

professionaldevelopment.

17.Hehasalwayshasandalwayswillcompeteforthehighest

honor.

Hehasalwayscompetedandwillalwayscompeteforthehonor.

写便条.

Writeanoteofapologyaccordingtothesituationdescribed.

Yourfriendlivesinanothercityandcametovisityoulast

Sunday,butduetosomereasonyouwerenotathome.Writea

noteexpressingyourregretsonhavingmissedseeinghimorher.

DearSandy,

May.22

It'sverykindofyoutocometoseemelastSunday,but

itsohappenedthatmyunclecamehereandIhadtoaccompany

himtovisittheSummerPalace.Whatapity!Wehaven'tseen

eachotherforalongtime.WillyoucomehereonNationalDay?

Wewillhaveaseven-dayholidaythen.Callbeforecome.

Yours,

Kate

Writeanoteaccordingtothesituationdescribed.Thank

someoneforhisrememberingyouonyourbirthday,orother

anniversaries（周年2己念）.Inyournoteyouwill1.express

gratitudeforhisrememberingyouonacertainoccasionand2.

stateclearlythatyoulikewhateveryouhavebeengivenasa

tokenofremembrance.（70-100words）.

DearSally,

Apr.18

BettyandIreallycan'tfigureouthowyoumanagedto

rememberourweddinganniversary.Yes,youwerethe

bridesmaid（女彳宾相）atourwedding,butthatwasalmostten

yearsago!

Wejustcan'tgetoverthewonderfulmemoriesyouhave

broughtbacktoourmindsinyourbeautifulgreetingcard.The

silverplateisjustbeautifulandthewordsinscribedonit

aremagnificent.

Againlotsofthanksandloveforremembering.

Yourstruthfully,

George

Writeanoteofapologyaccordingtothesituationdescribed.

Youfailedtokeepanappointmentbecauseyoursonordaughter

wasill.Expressyoursorry,andpostponeyourmeeting.(70-100

words)

Mar.8

DearMr.Richards,Iwould1iketoexpressmyapologiesfornot

beingabletokeepour8o'clockappointment.ThemomentIgot

upthismorning,IfoundmysonrunningahighfeverandIhave

totakehimtothehospital.Ashehasdevelopedpneumoniaand

hastostayinhospitalforafewdays,Iamafraidwe'11have

toputoffourmeetingtosometimenextweek.

Withmanyapologies

WangDong

Writeanoteofcomplaintaccordingtothesituationdescribed.

Yourneighboroftenplaysrecordsoloudlydeepintothenight.

Youshouldexplainyourreasonsandsuggestthathestopplaying

atlatehours.(70-100words)

DearRobert,

Aug.14,2000

I'mverysorrytotellyouthatIcan'tbeartheloudnoise

ofyourtaperecorderatmidnightanymore.Beingabadsleeper,

Iamquitesensitivetonoises,whichgreatlyaffectsmywork

andstudies.Iamafraidthatthedormdoesn'thaveaverygood

soundproofsystem;besides,itissummertimeandweallhave

ourwindowswideopen.Iwouldquiteappreciateifyoucould

stopplayingatsuchlatehours.

Sincerelyyours,

Ruskin

Writeanoteofcomplaintaccordingtothesituationdescribed.

YouarestayingintheWestHouseHotel.Youhaveaproblemwith

heating.Yourroomistoohotandyoucan,tsleep.Writeanote

tothemanager.Saywhatyoutriedtodo,andwhat

happened.(70-100words)

DearManager,

Jan,2000

I'macustomerofyourhotel.YesterdayeveningIopenedthe

heatingsystemofmyroom.However,atmidnight,Ifoundittoo

hotandIjustcouldn,tsleep.Itriedeverymeanstoadjust

theheatingbutfailed.Itisclearthattheheatingsystemof

myroomisnotworkingproperly.Ifeltverysorrythatsuch

agrandeurhotelissopoorlyequipped.Ihopethisaccident

willhaveyourattention.

Yourssincerely,

JosephSmith

Writeanoteaccordingtothesituationdescribed.Youare

returningbypostafriend'sbookyouhavekeptfortoolong.

Writeanotetohim/her,apologizingforandexplainingthe

delay.(70-100words)

18Jan,2000

DearJean,

Iamterriblysorryfornotreturningthebookyoulentmelast

yearuntilnowbecauseI'vebeeninuseofitallthetime.

Ihadtriedtofindanotherbookofthekindinordertoreturn

yoursinanearlytime,butfailed.Ifounditsohelpfulto

mypaperwritingthatIthinkIcouldn'thaveaccomplishedmy

taskwithoutit.Itmusthavecausedyousomeinconveniencein

yourstudy.Pleaseacceptmyapologies.

Yours,

Linda

Writeanoteofsympathyaccordingtothesituationdescribed.

YourfriendPeterhadatrafficaccidentandoneofhislegs

wasinjured.Writeanoteaskingafterhishealth.(70-100

words)

July3

Dearpeter,

I'msorrytohearthatyouhadatrafficaccidentandoneof

yourlegswasinjured.Iwastoldthattheinjurywasnotvery

serious,butyoumustbestayinginbedandcan,tmovefreely.

Don,tworrytoomuch.It'seasyforyoungpeoplelikeyouto

recover.Mywarmestwishestoyouforaquickandfullrecovery.

IhopetheflowerswhichI'msendingalongwiththisnotewill

helptobrightenyourroomandcheeryourspirits.

Yours,

John

Writeranoteofappointmentaccordingtothesituation

described.Youareworkingonyourpaperandmeetsomeproblems

whichyouneedtotalkoverwithyourprofessorShear.Inyour

noteyouwillexpressyourintentiontomeethim,suggestatime

andplaceofhisconsiderationandfinallyaskhimtoleaveyou

amessage.

Thursday,Feb,10

ProfessorShear,

I'dliketotalkoverwithyouonmycurrentpaperonWalt

Whitman.Ihavesomanyproblemabouthiswritingstyleandthe

socialbackgroundwhenhecomposedhispoems.IwonderifI

couldseeyouinyourofficenextMondaymorning,at10:15?

Pleaseleaveanoteformeonyourdoorandletmeknowwhether

itisOK,orwhenyouareconvenient.Thanks.

Yours,

Lynn

Writeanoteofinvitationaccordingtothesituationdescribed.

YourdaughterwonthesecondplaceintheNationalGamesof

swimming.Youwanttoinviteyourfriendtocometoyourhouse

foracelebration.Makesuretoincludeatleastthefollowing

points:purpose,time,date,place.(70-100words)

DearShirley,

Wefeelextremelypleasedtoinformyouthatmydaughter,

Sherry,whohadbeenunderintensivetrainingforthepastsix

months,haswonthesecondplaceintheTenthNationalGames

forswimming.Forthisoccasion,we'dliketohaveyouandyour

familyovertojoinusinthecelebration.Thepartywillstart

at6:00PMThursday,June15inourhouse.

Ouraddressis78WildwoodDrive,Smithtown.Amapisenclosed

tohelpyoufindyourway.

Yourstruly,

LisleFisher

R.S.V.P

Writeathank-younoteaccordingtothesituationdescribed.

Youhadagoodtimewhenyouwerestayingatthehomeofa

relative.Nowyouarebackhomeandarewritinganotetothank

himforhishospitality:Inyournoteyoushouldalsoexpress

thatheiswelcomewheneverhewantstopayavisitto

you.(70-100words)

January26

DearAllen,

I'msafelyhomeandIwanttothankyouverymuchforthe

wonderfultimeIhadatyourhome.Myvisitwithyouwasboth

relaxingandentertaining.Yourhomeislovelyandyourcooking

wasterrific.Youspentsomuchtimetoshowmearoundthecity

andtheplaceswevisitedwerebeautiful.

IhopethatIcansoonrepayyourhospitality.Pleasefeelfree

tovisitmewheneveryougettheopportunity.

写信。

YouareplanningtoworktowardanM.A.degreeinacollegeor

university.Writeanapplicationtothatinstitution.Inyour

letter,providethenecessaryinformationaboutyourselftell

themyouwanttostudylibraryscienceandaskthemtosendyou

thenecessarymaterialsandrelevantinformation.

May6,2001

Dearsir,

I'minterestedinworkingtowardsanM.A.degreeinthe

fieldofLibraryScience.Iamveryinterestedingoingabroad

toobtainanadvanceddegree.LibrarySciencehasalways

interestedme.Mymainemphasishasbeenonthestudyofthe

ManagementoftheLibraries.

Asaundergraduate,Imanagedtogetfairlyhighgrades.

Ishallgraduateatthetopofmyclass.Ihavealsoparticipated

inthepreparationofseveralpaperswhichwerewrittenbymy

facultyadvisor,Dr.Li.Inaddition,IfeelthatIhaveagood

commandoftheEnglishlanguagewhichwillenablemetopursue

mystudieswithouthavingmuchtroublewithalanguage

barrier(障碍).

Iwouldappreciateifyouwouldforwardthenecessary

materialsandrelevantinformationatyourearliest

convenience.

SincerelyYours,

(Signature)

Writealetterofcomplaint.Inyourletteryoushoulddescribe

orreportthematteratissue;makesomeformofcomplaintand

demandasolutionorcompensationfortheproblem.

September25,2000

Gentlemen:

Iamawareofyourreputationforqualityproductsplus

reliability;consequentlyIdonothesitatetowritetoyou.

Forthepasttwoyears,mytowsons,ageseightandten,

haveenjoyedyourElectronicHockeyGame.Theotherday,a

weldedjointgavewayandrenderedthegameabsolutelyuseless.

Itwasthejointthatconnectsthesidetothetopofthegame,

andwithoutittheplayingareaistoounstableforkindof

actionthegamegenerates.

Thepurposeoftheletteristoaskyourpermissiontosend

youthesetforre-welding.

Rainydaysbecomequitedullforthemwithoutthatgame,

soItrustIshallhearfromyousoon.

Verytrulyyours,

HowardGerber

Writealetterofthankstosomeonewhoshowedhospitalityto

youduringyourvisitabroad.Inyourletteryoushouldexpress

yourthanksandyourhopetodosomethingin

reciprocate.(150-200)

July16,2000

DearProf.Smith,

Manythanksforyourkindhospitalityandthehonouryoushowed

meduringmyrecentvisityourcountry.Itwasthoughtfulof

youtointroducemetosomanyofyourfamousprofessorsand

learnedscholarsinyourcountry.Ihavelearnedalotfromthem.

IreturnedtoChinasafeandsoundlastFriday,andhaveresumed

myworknow.

Ihopeyouwillsomedayvisitourcountrywithitsancient

historyandbeautifulscenery,andgiveussomelectureson

“ModernEnglishLiterature”.

Pleasehavenohesitationinwritingtomeshouldyouwantme

todosomethingforyouinChina.

Withbestwishes,Iremain,

Yourssincerely,

DavidLi

YourAmericanfriend,