在英語寫作中,有些學(xué)生提到多個(gè)原因,只會(huì)用“There are three reasons for this. First,...Second,....Third,...”看著都別扭,今天“高齋外刊雙語精讀”就給大家分享幾個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人中引出多個(gè)原因的常見句型。 01 提問+One reason is that ... Another is sth/that+句子 你是愿意大城市一張床,還是小城市一座房? 如果英語作文讓你寫回老家好還是在北上廣打拼好,就可以這樣寫: Why would some postgraduates like to return to their hometown for a job and start a family there? One reason is that in big cities, they find it hard to even buy a home in order to settle down. Another is that they are quite competitive and can live a better life in the second-tier cities located nearby their hometown. 經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人介紹世界上大量人口面臨缺水問題時(shí),也使用這種句型說明原因的: Why do researchers from MIT predict that by the middle of the century, more than half of humanity will live in water-stressed areas? One reason is that as the world’s population grows larger and richer, it uses more water. Another is climate change, which accelerates hydrologic cycles, making wet places wetter and dry places drier. 一個(gè)原因是隨著世界人口增長,人口越來越富裕,它需要更多的水。另一個(gè)原因是氣候變化,它加速了水文循環(huán),使潮濕的地方更加潮濕,干燥的地方更干燥。 02 It is back in fashion for several reasons. +具體原因說明+There are other factors, too. +具體原因說明 這個(gè)可以表示再次流行有多種原因。很明顯,把多個(gè)原因拆分說了,先說It is back in fashion for several reasons,再說There are other factors, too,而不是一次性說there are several reasons for this. 比如今年許多企業(yè)以ipo的方式融資,經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人上是這么說明其原因的: It is back in fashion for several reasons. Some firms need to repair the damage from the pandemic. The tech boom means unicorns can go public at sky-high valuations. There are other factors, too. More Chinese firms are coming of age. 它再次流行有幾個(gè)原因。一些公司需要補(bǔ)救新冠大流行造成的損害。科技繁榮意味著獨(dú)角獸企業(yè)可以以極高的估值上市。還有其他因素。越來越多的中國企業(yè)正走向成熟。 其中,back in fashion也可以說back in vogue ,比如我們?nèi)绻獙懡屏钜驗(yàn)橐咔樵俅瘟餍?,就可以說Drinking bans are back in fashion during the Covid pandemic. 或者說Temporary drinking restrictions are back in vogue worldwide, thanks to coronavirus. 03 Sth is due in part to A. It is also thanks to B. Sth is in part because ... It is also because ... 近年來,公務(wù)員報(bào)考人數(shù)激增,如果讓你寫這一現(xiàn)象產(chǎn)生的原因,可以借鑒經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人上這兩句: This increase is due in part to a surge in the number of university students entering an intensely competitive market for jobs. It is also thanks to health, pension and housing benefits. 這一增長的部分原因是大學(xué)生求職人數(shù)激增,就業(yè)市場競爭激烈。醫(yī)療、養(yǎng)老保險(xiǎn)以及住房福利的吸引也是一大原因。 Sth is due in part to A. It is also thanks to B.中我們看到A和B是名詞短語,如果要跟句子,就得使用because,即Sth is in part because ... It is also because ... 比如經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人上有一篇是介紹能源市場的,講到2020年全球原油市場需求不明,opec在是否延長減產(chǎn)問題上爭論不休,是這樣引出原因的: Any changes to production will be decided in monthly meetings. That is in part because it is difficult to predict oil’s recovery. It is also because the new year may mark the beginning of a new strategy. 生產(chǎn)方面的變化都將在月度會(huì)議上決定,部分原因是石油的復(fù)蘇情況難以預(yù)測,還因?yàn)樾履昕赡軜?biāo)志著新戰(zhàn)略的開始。 在高齋外刊精讀翻譯班第9篇外刊附帶寫作句型中還講過一個(gè)句型,是the combination of A and/with B explains ...這個(gè)也可以引出多個(gè)原因,表示幾大因素共同作用造成某種結(jié)果。 比如,青少年近視問題已經(jīng)成為我國面臨的重要社會(huì)問題。如果讓你寫青少年近視高發(fā)的原因,你可以借鑒經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人上的句子: The prevalence of myopia among Chinese schoolchildren is alarming. The combination of an exam-crazed culture with the rapid spread of smartphones and computer-game technology explains much of China’s problem. 中國小學(xué)生的近視高發(fā)令人擔(dān)憂。瘋狂的考試文化,加上智能手機(jī)和電腦游戲技術(shù)的迅速普及,是中國近視高發(fā)的主要原因。 |
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