英文的邏輯思維課〔第4堂〕：善用句子與詞類，細節幫助聽者創造畫面

企劃/英語島教學實驗室
文/王妍筑、Riley Bilgo

在名詞前多用一點形容詞；在動詞前多用一點副詞，讓名詞有畫面，讓動詞有表情。

【添加形容詞】
普通 
I had a meeting. 
我有一個會議

具體
I had an important annual marketing meeting. 
我有一個重要的年度行銷會議

【添加副詞】
普通 
I went to the store. 
我去了那家店

具體 
I quickly went to the store… 
我趕緊去了那家店…

【添加子句】
普通
We ate at a restaurant. There were a lot of dishes. We ordered beef, fried vegetables, and soup. 
我們在一家餐廳吃東西，那裡有很多菜色，我們點了牛肉、炒青菜跟湯。

具體
We ate at a restaurant that serves a lot of dishes but we only ordered beef, fried vegetables, and soup. 
我們在一家有很多菜色的餐廳吃飯，但我們只點了牛肉、炒青菜跟湯。 

＊＊
普通 
My mom and I decided to go to the department store.
我媽媽跟我決定去那家百貨公司。

具體 
My mom, who had the day off as well, and I decided to go to the department store.
也休假的媽媽決定跟我一起去那家百貨公司。

超具體
My mom, who had the day off as well, and I decided to go to the department store that was close to my apartment.
也休假的媽媽決定跟我一起去那家靠近我公寓的百貨公司。

＊＊
普通 
My friend and I rode bicycles in the park.
我朋友跟我在那個公園騎車。

具體 
My friend, who works at Google, and I rode bicycles that we bought from the same store in the park where you can also find many pokemon.
我朋友跟我在那個可以找到很多寶可夢的公園，騎著我們在同一間店買的腳踏車。

超具體 
My friend, who I have known since high school, and I rode bicycles that we rented from near my house in the park where you can see a lot of birds.
我和我從高中就認識的朋友，在那個可以看到很多鳥的公園，騎著從我家附近租來的腳踏車。

本文收錄於英語島English Island 2016年10月號
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