英语四级写作技巧：平行结构(1)

　　平行结构 

　　相似的思想应用相似的形式表达出来。句子的成份相近，则也应以相似的形式出现。请注意以下标有"NO"的句子是不规范的。

　　No: The school bus skidded, turned sideways, then comes to a stop.

　　Yes: The school bus skidded, turned sideways, and came to a stop.

　　(并列时态)

　　No: I don’t know why I married someone who is miserly, sloppy and a bore.

　　Yes: I don’t know why I married someone who is miserly, sloppy and boring.

　　(形容词平行结构)

　　No: In the wreck the circus lost a panda and elephant.

　　Yes: In the wreck the circus lost a panda and an elephant.

　　(不定冠词的平行结构)

　　No: I debated whether I should give the beggar money or to offer him food.

　　Yes: I debated whether to give the beggar money or to offer him food.

　　(不定式的平行结构)

　　No: They would lie on the battlefield for hours and sometimes days.

　　Yes: They would lie on the battlefield for hours and sometimes for days.

　　(介词平行结构)

　　No: Michael’s vacuum cleaner squealed loudly, shook violently, and dust filled the air.

　　Yes: Michael’s vacuum cleaner squealed loudly, shook violently, and filled the air with dust.