英语四级写作技巧：平行结构(5)

　　(主谓一致结构)

　　What makes me different from other job applicants?

　　 Ability to converse in English, Japanese in addition to my native Mandarin

　　 Completion of two-month customer satisfaction training

　　 Impeccable medical report card

　　 Outgoing personality and eager desire to help

　　(名词平行结构)

　　Awkward: At Yi Xin Associates, we have 15 years of combined legal experience in all types of injury cases one can think of. Other areas we handle are wrongful death, automobile accidents and medical malpractice. If you slip and fall in a public building, we can represent you in filing a law suit against the owner. Also, our clients come to seek our help in handicap discrimination and denial of insurance claim cases.

　　Better: At Yi Xin Associates, we have 15 years of combined legal experience in:

　　 All injury cases

　　 Wrongful death

　　 Automobile accidents

　　 Medical malpractice

　　 Slip and fall

　　 Handicap discrimination

　　 Denial of insurance claims

　　Incorrect: The duties of the Executive Secretary of the Administrative Committee are:

　　 To take minutes of all meetings (不定式短语)

　　 The Executive Secretary answers all the correspondence; and (句子)

　　 Writing of month reports. (话题)

　　Correct: The duties of the Executive Secretary of the Administrative Committee are:

　　 To take minutes of all meetings;

　　 To answer all the correspondence; and

　　 To write monthly reports.