isfather neededhelponthefarm.
从意思上来分析,上面这句话需要表达的重要的概念是“grandfather'snotbeing
able tos tudy”,而在表达这个概念时,原句用的主语是situation,谓语动词是was,
不能强调需要表达的重点概念,可以改为
下面这句话:mygrandfathercouldn'tstudyengineeringbecausehisfatherneeded
helponthefarm.
2.避免频繁使用“therebe”结构,例如下面的句子:
therewere25cowsonthefarmthatmygrandfatherhadtomilkeveryday.itwashardwork
formygr and father.
可以改为:mygrandfatherworkedhard.hehadtomilk25cowsonthefarmeveryday.
更简洁的句式为:mygrandfatherworkedhardmilking25cowsdaily.
3.把从句改为短语或单词。例如:
dairycowswereraisedonthefarm,whichwaslocated100kilometersfromthenearestuniversityandwasinanareathat wasre
mote.
简介的表达方式为:the dairy farm was located inaremote area,100kilometers
to the nearest university.
4.仅在需要强调宾语而不是主语的时候,才使用被动语态。例如:
inthefall,notonlydidthecowshavetobemilked,butalsothehaywasmowedandstackedbymygrandfather'sfamily.