有一種作家,寫起文章來每一句的開口都是「我」,文章讀起來,就是「我我我我我」,有人笑稱這些人「肚臍眼作家」。
讓英文進化一下吧。避開肚臍眼英文,方法很多,以下有5種句型,用熟了就不必耽心你自己講的是肚臍眼英文。
1. There is no denying that ...(不可否認的...)
We can’t deny that the qualities of our living have gone from bad to worse.
→There is no denying that the qualities of our living have gone from bad to worse.
我們不可否認,生活品質已經每況愈下。(用there is/are開頭)
2. On no account can we…..(我們絕對不能...)
We can’t ignore the value of knowledge.
→On no account can we ignore the value of knowledge.
我們絕對不能忽略知識的價值。(用倒裝句)
3. It pays to …(...是值得的)
We should always help others.
→It pays to help others.
我們應該常幫助別人。(用it虛主詞)
4. Her name escapes me…(我突然忘了她的名字)
I can’t remember her name.
→Her name, for some reason or other, escapes me for the moment.
不知怎麼地,我一時想不起她的名字了。 (用特別的動詞改變句型)
5. With so many problems…(手上有這麼多問題)
I need to work overtime to fix so many problems.
→With so many problems to fix out there, I need to work overtime tomorrow.
有這麼多問題要處理,我明天得加班。(用with開一個句子)
方法很多,稍微強迫自己少用”I”,肚臍眼這一關,很快就過了。