英文写作指南

In proportion as men delight in battles, bullfights, and combats of gladiators, will they punish by hanging, burning, and the rack . √In proportion as the manners, customs, and the amusements of a nation are cruel and barbarous, the regulations of its penal code will be severe.home is the sailor These are the times that try men's souls. Thomas PaineAs yet he has not succeeded 至今他尚未成功a clever horse 一匹温顺的马He claimed he knew how他声称知道底细He declared he knew how他自称知道底细consider表示 认为是 时，后面不跟介词as I consider him comppetent.consider表示 仔细考虑或讨论 examine or discuss时 后面跟介词as The lecturer considered Eisenhower first as soldier and second as administrator.such as/ for example或任何类似的词组引导的列举事物的末尾用etc是不正确的inflammable不要在句首用however表示nevertheless however在句首时 意为 不管用什么方法 或 无论达到什么程度as regards= in regard to inside of five minutes少于五分钟nauseous令人作呕的 令人厌恶的 nauseated恶心的 I feel nauseated quarters+复数 住所 headquarters+单数或复数政治上的支持或反对来自人民the people；而艺术鉴赏或商业赞助来自公众the public写作是信念的行为，不是语法的把戏。最终决定文体的是作者的为人，而不是作者的知识regretful 懊悔的 感到遗憾的 有时会被粗心地当做regrettable令人遗憾的 使人悔恨的 来使用 The mixup was due to a regrettable breakdown in communication 用first second third而非firstly secondly thirdly在规范的文章中，将来时第一人称用shall 将来时第二和第三人称用will 表示说话者对将来行为或状态的信念时，用I shall这个程式；I will表示说话者的决心或赞同。一个不幸遇难的游泳者喊道 ：I shall drown; no one will save me!(我快要淹死了，谁来救救我！)一个自杀者说的话可就不同了：I will drown; no one shall save me!state仅表示 充分地或清楚地表达带有than的句子都应该仔细检查 确保没有漏掉必要的词语 尤其是介词 不能省many a a large number of 许多 (used with a sing n + sing v 与单数名词+单数动词连用): Many a strong man has weakened before such a challenge. 很多坚强的人面对这种困难都动摇了. * Many a famous pop star has been ruined by drugs. 很多着名的流行音乐歌星都因使用毒品而毁了自己. * I've been to the top of the Eiffel Tower many a time. 我曾多次登上埃菲尔铁塔的塔顶. * (saying 谚) Many a true word is spoken in jest. 笑谈之中有真话. The grim account of his villainty transpired

规则一 单数名词构成所有格加 ’s- Charles’s friend- Burns’s poems- one’s rights- somebody else’s umbrella

规则二 由一个连词连接的三个或三个以上的一组词语中，除了最后一个之外，其余的每个词语后面都需要用逗号分开- red, white, and blue- gold, silver, or copper- He opened the letter, read it, and made a note of its content.- Brown, Shipley and Co.

规则三 插入语应位于两个逗号之间- The best way to see a country, unless you are pressed for time, is to travel on foot.- February to July, 1972- April 6, 1956- 6 April 1956- Wednesday, November 25, 1984- If, Sir, you refuse, I can not predict what will happen.- Letter, packages, etc., should go here.- Dawei Huang, Ph. D., is a lazy boy.- Dawei the boy- 非限制性定于从句需要用逗号分隔- The audience, which had at first been indifferent, became more and more interested.- 在这些句子中，which、when 和 where 引导的都是非限制性从句，因此用逗号间隔。这种类型是可以拆分成独立的句子的。- 限制性从句是不能拆分的，如下面：- People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.