中文書面表達方式和英文書面表達方式存在很大的差異。英文寫作能力提高的捷徑就是首先對比中英文表達方式的差異，然后學(xué)會把中文表達方式轉(zhuǎn)換為英文表達方式。譬如
一、主語的幾種表達格式。
1．他們能夠保存自己歷史的途徑就是，由講述人一代接一代地將史實描述為傳奇故事口傳下來。
The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas--legends handed down from one generation of story-tellers to another.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“他們能夠保存自己歷史的途徑”；英文表達“途徑that他們能夠保存自己的歷史”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“The only way that they can preserve their history”。
2．弗吉尼亞.伍爾夫（Virginia Woolf）關(guān)于她寫作《黛洛維夫人》（Mrs. Dalloway）意圖的具有爭議性的陳述通常被評論家們所忽略了，因為它突出反映了她諸多文學(xué)興趣中某一方面，而這一方面則與人們對“詩性”小說家（poetic novelist）所形成的傳統(tǒng)見解大相徑庭。所謂的“詩性”小說家，所關(guān)注的是審視想入非非和白日夢幻的諸般狀態(tài)，并致力于追尋個體意識的通幽曲徑。
Virginia Woolf’s provocative statement about her intentions in writing Mrs. Dalloway has regularly been ignored by the critics，since it highlights an aspect of her literary interests very different from the traditional picture of the "poetic" novelist concerned with examining states of reverie and vision and with following the intricate pathways of individual consciousness.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“弗吉尼亞.伍爾夫（Virginia Woolf）關(guān)于她寫作《黛洛維夫人》（Mrs. Dalloway）意圖的具有爭議性的陳述”；英文表達“弗吉尼亞.伍爾夫的具有爭議性的陳述關(guān)于她的目的在寫作《黛洛維夫人》”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“Virginia Woolf’s provocative statement about her intentions in writing Mrs. Dalloway”。
3．據(jù)估計，在英國蜘蛛一年里所消滅昆蟲的重量將會超過這個國家人口的總重量。
It has been estimated that the weight of all the insects destroyed by spiders in Britain in one year would be greater than the total weight of all the human beings in the country.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“據(jù)估計，在英國蜘蛛一年里所消滅昆蟲的重量將會超過這個國家人口的總重量?！?；英文表達“它已經(jīng)被估計that the重量of所有昆蟲毀滅的被蜘蛛在英國在一年里將是更大比the總重量of所有人類在這個國家”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“It has been estimated that the weight of all the insects destroyed by spiders in Britain in one year would be greater than the total weight of all the human beings in the country.”。
4．企圖消除自己和讀者之間距離或企圖用不了解自己的人的角度來研究自己塑造的形象，很可能會是作家自己毀滅，因為他已經(jīng)開始為取悅他人而寫作了。
This temptation to cover the distance between himself and the reader, to study his image in the sight of those who do not know him, can be his undoing: he has begun to write to please.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“企圖消除自己和讀者之間距離或企圖用不了解自己的人的角度來研究自己塑造的形象”；英文表達“這種企圖去消失距離之間自己和讀者，去研究他自己塑造的形象以這種角度of those who不了解他自己”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“This temptation to cover the distance between himself and the reader, to study his image in the sight of those who do not know him,”。
二、謂語的幾種表達方式。
1．此外，蜘蛛不象一些其他食蟲動物，它們絕不會對我們或我們的財物造成絲毫的危害。
Moreover, unlike some of the other insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or our belongings.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“蜘蛛不象一些其他食蟲動物，它們絕不會對我們或我們的財物造成絲毫的危害?！保挥⑽谋磉_“不象一些of the其他食蟲動物，蜘蛛絕對不做最小的傷害對我們或我們的財物”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“unlike some of the other insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or our belongings.”。
2．美國的經(jīng)濟體制是圍繞著一個以私有企業(yè)為主和以市場為導(dǎo)向的經(jīng)濟進行組織的，在這種經(jīng)濟中，消費者很大程度上通過在市場上花錢購買那些他們最想要的商品和服務(wù)來決定什么應(yīng)該被制造。
The American economic system is organized around a basically private-enterprise, market-oriented economy in which consumers largely determine what shall be produced by spending their money in the marketplace for those goods and services that they want most.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“美國的經(jīng)濟體制是圍繞著一個以私有企業(yè)為主和以市場為導(dǎo)向的經(jīng)濟進行組織的，”；英文表達“美國的經(jīng)濟體制被組織圍繞一個主要地私營的企業(yè)，市場為導(dǎo)向的經(jīng)濟”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“The American economic system is organized around a basically private-enterprise, market-oriented economy”。
3．然而，在起初完全不是這么一會事。
In the pioneering days, however, this was not the case at all.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“然而，在起初完全不是這么一會事。”；英文表達“在起初，然而，this was不是這事完全”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“In the pioneering days, however, this was not the case at all.”。
4．他宣稱他反對把這種非同尋常的畜牧繁殖技術(shù)用于克隆人類，并下令聯(lián)邦政府基金不準(zhǔn)被用于做此類試驗--盡管還沒有人建議這么做--，而且他還邀請了一個由普林斯頓大學(xué)校長哈羅得．夏皮羅所主持的獨立專家小組在90天內(nèi)向白宮匯報關(guān)于制定有關(guān)克隆人的國家政策的建議。
Declaring that he was opposed to using this unusual animal husbandry technique to clone humans, he ordered that federal funds not be used for such an experiment-although no one had proposed to do so--and asked an independent panel of experts chaired by Princeton President Harold Shapiro to report back to the White House in 90 days with recommendations for a national policy on human cloning.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“他宣稱……，并下令……，而且他還邀請……”；英文表達“宣稱that……，他下令that……and邀請……”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“Declaring that …… , he ordered that …… and asked ……”。
三、賓語的幾種表達方式。
1．我們從書籍中可讀到，5000年前的近東地區(qū)的人們最早學(xué)會了寫字。
We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East, where people first learned to write.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“我們從書籍中可讀到，5000年前的近東地區(qū)的人們最早學(xué)會了寫字?！保挥⑽谋磉_“我們能夠讀到things that happened5000年前在近東，where人們最早”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East, where people first learned to write.”。
2．現(xiàn)在每個人都擁有比任何時代人都要多的可利用信息，而找到與他／她的特定問題相關(guān)的那一點信息的工作不僅復(fù)雜、耗時，有時甚至比登山還難。
The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated, time--consuming, and sometimes even overwhelming.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“現(xiàn)在每個人都擁有比任何時代人都要多的可利用信息”；英文表達“個體現(xiàn)在有更多信息可利用的比任何一代人”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“The individual now has more information available than any generation”。
3．現(xiàn)代的登山運動員們試圖通過一條會給他們帶來運動樂趣的路線去攀登山峰，并且這條路線愈艱險愈帶勁兒。
Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give them good sport, and the more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“現(xiàn)代的登山運動員們試圖通過一條會給他們帶來運動樂趣的路線去攀登山峰，并且這條路線愈艱險愈帶勁兒?！保挥⑽谋磉_“現(xiàn)代的登山運動員試圖去登山通過一條路線which將給他們好的運動，并且the更多的困難的it是，the更多的興奮地it被認為”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give them good sport, and the more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded.”。
4．酸是一種化合物，它在溶于水時具有強烈的氣味，它對金屬具有腐蝕的作用，并且它具有把某些藍色植物染料變紅的能力。
Acids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have a sharp taste, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“酸是一種化合物，它在溶于水時具有一種強烈的氣味，它對金屬具有一種腐蝕的作用，并且它具有把某些藍色植物染料變紅的能力。”；英文表達“酸是化合物that，進入水溶解作用，具有一種強烈的味道，一種腐蝕的作用對于金屬，并且這種能力去轉(zhuǎn)變某些藍色植物染料紅色的”，完全轉(zhuǎn)換“cids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have a sharp taste, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red.”。
《新概念英語》第四冊應(yīng)用實例
1】我們從書籍中可讀到5,000 年前近東發(fā)生的事情，那里的人最早學(xué)會了寫字。
We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East, where people first learned to write.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“我們（從書籍中）可讀到5000年前近東發(fā)生的事情”；英文表達“我們可讀 of 事情s that 發(fā)生在5000年前在近東”；完全轉(zhuǎn)換“we can read of thing that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East”
2】石頭是不會腐爛的。因此，盡管制造這些工具的人的骨頭早已蕩然無存，但遠古時代的石頭工具卻保存了下來。
Stone does not decay, and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them have disappeared without trace.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“盡管制造這些工具的人的骨頭早已蕩然無存，但遠古時代的石頭工具卻保存了下來?！庇⑽谋磉_“and因此這些工具s of （很長時間以前）遠古時代 have 保存ed了下來 when even 骨頭s of 這些人 who 制造它們(工具)的 have 蕩然無存ed”完全轉(zhuǎn)換“so the toos of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them have disappeared without trace”
3】你可能會覺得奇怪， 蜘蛛怎么會是我們的朋友呢？
Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends?
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“你可能覺的奇怪，蜘蛛怎么會是我們的朋友呢？”英文表達“怎么，你可能覺得，should 蜘蛛是我們的朋友s？完全轉(zhuǎn)換“why，you may wander, should spiders be our friends?”
4】它們一年中消滅了多少昆蟲，我們簡直無法猜測，它們是吃不飽的動物，不滿意一日三餐。
It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“它們（一年中）消滅了多少昆蟲，我們簡直無法猜測，它們是吃不飽的動物，不滿意一日三餐?！庇⑽谋磉_“這是不能的 to 多于猜測 at how 多少它們殺死的（昆蟲），但它們是饑餓的動物s，不滿意with 僅僅三餐s一天”完全轉(zhuǎn)換“It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill,but they are hungry creatures,not content with only three meals a day .”
5】我們今天很難想像昔日的登山先驅(qū)們是多么艱苦
It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers.
寫作法則提煉:中文表達：“我們今天很難想像昔日的登山先驅(qū)們是多么艱苦？”英文表達“很難 for 我們 to 知道（想像）今天 how 艱難過去（昔日）for （登山）先驅(qū)。”完全轉(zhuǎn)換“It is hard for us to realize nowdays how difficult it was for the pioneers .”
6】俄羅斯最近報導(dǎo)了幾個事例，有人能用手指看書識字和辨認顏色，甚至能透過厚實的門和墻看到東西。
Several cases have been reported in Russia recently of people who can detect colours with their fingers, and even see through solid and walls.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“俄羅斯最近報道了幾個事例，有人能用手指辨認顏色”英文表達：“幾個事例報道in 俄羅斯最近 of 人 who 能辨認顏色s with 他們的手指s”完全轉(zhuǎn)換“several cases have been reported in Russia recently of people who can detect colours with their fingers ”
7】同時還發(fā)現(xiàn)，盡管她能用手指識別東西，但她的手一旦弄濕，這種功能便會立即消失。
It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“同時還發(fā)現(xiàn)，盡管她能用手指識別東西，但她的手一旦弄濕，這種功能便會立即消失?！庇⑽谋磉_“這也發(fā)現(xiàn) that 盡管她能識別東西 with 她的手指s，這種能力立即消失一旦她的手弄濕”完全轉(zhuǎn)換“It is also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet. ”
8】如果這個問題存在的話 -- 請允許我對此持懷疑態(tài)度 -- 那么，這個問題是由老年人而不是青年人造成的。
If there is one -- which I take leave to doubt -- then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“如果這個問題存在——請允許我持懷疑的態(tài)度——那么，這個問題是由老年人而不是青年人造成的”英文表達“如果（這個問題）存在——which 請允許我持懷疑態(tài)度——那么是老年人 who 造成的 ，不是青年人們”完全轉(zhuǎn)換“If there is one -- which I take leave to doubt -- then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves.”
9】老年人和青年人只有一個區(qū)別：青年人有光輝燦爛的前景，而老年人的輝煌已成為過去。
There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and the old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達：“老年人和中年人只有一個區(qū)別”英文表達“只有一個區(qū)別between 老年人和中年人”完全轉(zhuǎn)換“ There is only one difference between an old man and a young one”
10】每逢我遇到年輕人，腦子里就想到這些年輕人也許狂妄自負，舉止無理，傲慢放肆，愚昧無知，但我不會用應(yīng)當(dāng)尊重長者這一套陳詞濫調(diào)來為我自己辨護，似乎年長就是受人尊敬的理由。
All that is in my mind when I meet a young person. He may be conceited, ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary cliches about respect of elders -- as if mere age were a reason for respect.
寫作法則提煉：中文表達“每逢我遇到年輕人，腦子里就想到這些年輕人也許狂妄自負，舉止無理，傲慢放肆，愚昧無知”英文表達“每逢這些在我的思想 when 我見到年輕人s，他也許自負，無理，自以為是 or 愚昧”完全轉(zhuǎn)換“All that is in my mind when I meet a young person. He may be conceited, ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous.”
待續(xù)… ….