善用「動詞」讓你的意思更到位

我們的產品是電腦軟硬體解決方案。
Our product is computer hardware and software solution.
→We provide computer hardware and software solution.

雖然第一句並沒有文法上的錯誤，但若整篇文章或整個對話都是這種單一的「be+名詞」句型，英文的表情就變得千篇一律。另一種常見的情況，最重要的動詞位置擺了不重要的動詞，句子顯得冗贅。

他指導我該如何修好電腦。
He gave me instructions on how to fix the computer.
→He instructed me how to fix the computer.

在這裡，第一句亦無錯誤，但若把名詞"instruction"轉換為"instruct"，可以精簡句型。
以下為我們所整理的一些重點：

1. 把最重要的訊息放在動詞
說中文時，我們習慣說「給」，像「給些建議」、「給些指示」。說英文時，我們也常用"give"或 "do"，像"give…instructions"、"do negotiation"。現在直接講重點，把give/do這類意義模糊的字換成有力的動詞：

她每天教導他該如何增進英文。
She gives him guidance every day to improve his English.
→She guides him every day to improve his English.

這間公司必須與員工協商。
The company need to do some negotiation with its employees.
→The company needs to negotiate with its employees.

2. 把「讓」拿掉
中文有很多讓麼樣，使人怎麼樣的說法，去掉一些make或let，句子會更到位。

I would like to make my English better.
→I would like to better my English.

經理建議降價。
The manager made a proposal to drop the price.
The manager suggested dropping the price in his proposal.
→The manager proposed to drop the price.

「建議」是"suggest"，「提案」是 "proposal"。若在提案中提出意見，就用"propose"，別把句型複雜化了！

3. 直接把名詞動詞化
有些字我們用名詞慣了，像"impact"、"reference"。這些字也可做、轉換為動詞，讓句子更精簡，也強化印象：

這項新科技將衝擊零售業。
The retail industry will suffer from the impact of this new technology.
→This new technology will impact the retail industry.

請參考附件。
Please see the attached file for reference.
→Please refer to the attached file.

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