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一.搞懂單字的用法
(X) He made a living by catching fish. 他捕魚為生。
(O) He man made a living by fishing.
這裡用fishing比catching fish好,因為fishing指的是捕魚這種工作狀態,而catching fishing指的是抓魚這個動作。
二.搞清楚重點是什麼
(X) Please hurry to walk or we'll be late. 走快一點,我們要遲到了。
(O) Please hurry up or we'll be late.
雖然中文會說「走」快一點,但重點不在走,而在快。hurry up這個片語就足夠表達意思。類似的例子還有:
(X) He likes eating Japanese food. 他喜歡(吃)日本食物。
(O) He likes Japanese food.
三.語意合併
(X) John looked at her and felt surprised. John看著她,一臉驚訝。
(O) John looked at her in surprise.
本來有兩個動詞looked和felt,主要的動作是看,保留looked,後面in surprise這個片語即可。
(X) May went to the store to buy things for me yesterday. May昨天去店裡幫我買一些東西。
(O) May went shopping for me yesterday.
Go shopping兩個字就可以替代一長串去店裡+買東西。