III.文章的语言特点
1、 段落短小,简明清晰,长句频繁使用
段落短小是英美报刊杂志文章的一大特点,一个段落往往就是一句话或两句话。一般来讲,英美报刊段落大概由60-80个单词组成,平均在4-6行左右。大多数雅思阅读文章的段落长度也都是在这个范围。当然,长度很大的段落也屡见不鲜。
另外,报刊一般推崇简明的风格。这种风格的表现主要是:
一是 选词精准:记者对所报道的题目一般都比较熟悉,因此能够选用恰当的词汇来表达有关内容,包括一些专业词汇。总体上资讯的用词都比较普通,某些反复用到的词出现率很高,如报道政治资讯时常见到secretary, congress, senator, representative, scandal, vote, bill一类的词。偏爱短词是另一大特点,如accord / agreement;back / support;ban / prohibition;bar / prohibit, exclude;envoy / diplomat;drive / campaign, effort;poll / public opinion survey;tot / child,这样的例子屡见不鲜;
二是主动语态频繁使用:比较例句:a) Senator Dole planned to announce his resignation from the Senate.和例句:b) To announce his resignation from the Senate was planned by Senator Dole.
三是 肯定句概率很高:比较例句:a) He was not very often on time. 和例句:b) He usually came late.
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