眾多考生在托福作文的寫作中認為復(fù)雜句能夠拉升作文的質(zhì)量，顯示出“地道”的英文得到更高的分?jǐn)?shù)。而這想法是有道理的，因為新托福寫作的評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)中有從語法或用詞的多樣性等角度考察語言的質(zhì)量評分項目，有時候生硬地尋求長句、復(fù)雜句反會傷句子的精確性。下邊，我們就來談?wù)勗鯓訋湍愕耐懈Ｗ魑摹叭サ舨槐匾獤|西，減減肥”，用簡潔的語言描寫出漂亮的句子：

第一點： 避免空疏的單詞組

1. 一點空疏的單詞或詞組根本不得為句子帶來任何相關(guān)的或關(guān)緊的信息，足以被刪掉。譬如下邊的句子：

When all things are considered，young adults of today live more satisfying lives than those of their parents，in my opinion。

這句話的“when all things are considered”和“in my opinion“看上去就是多余的，足以去掉。改為：

Young adults of today live more satisfying lives than their parents。

2. 有點空疏和繁瑣的表現(xiàn)形式可以施行替換，例如：

Due to the fact that our grandparents were under an obligation to help their parents，they did not have the options that young people have at this point in time。

“due to the fact that”就是一個很典型的繁瑣的表現(xiàn)形式的例子，可以替換，簡化為下邊的表現(xiàn)形式：

Because our grandparents were obligated to help their parents，they did not have the options that young people have now。

第二點： 避免重復(fù)
1. 盡力避免重復(fù)用同樣的詞匯。還是有的時分雖然詞匯沒有重復(fù)，但意思卻有重復(fù)。這會兒可以做一點簡化。例如次邊這個例子：
The farm my grandfather grew up on was large in size。

large 對一個farm來說就是size方面的large，所以in size可以去掉，改為：

The farm my grandfather grew up on was large。

更簡潔的表現(xiàn)形式為：

My grandfather grew up on a large farm。

2. 有時一個詞組可以用一個更簡單的單詞來替換，例如：

My grandfather has said over and over again that he had to work on his parents’ farm。

這搭的over and over again就可以改為repeatedly，顯得更為簡潔：

My grandfather has said repeatedly that he had to work on his parents’ farm。

第三點：挑選最妥當(dāng)?shù)恼Z法結(jié)構(gòu)

挑選合宜的語法結(jié)構(gòu)可以使句子意思的表現(xiàn)更為精密和簡練。雖然語法的多樣性也很關(guān)緊，但取舍最妥當(dāng)?shù)恼Z法結(jié)構(gòu)毅然是更為關(guān)緊的考量因素。以下，引薦幾種考生們在考量挑選何種語法結(jié)構(gòu)時可以參考的原則：

1. 一個句子的主語和謂語動詞應(yīng)當(dāng)能夠反映句子中的最關(guān)緊的意思。例如：

??The situation that resulted in my grandfather’s not being able to study engineering was that his father needed help on the farm。

從意思上來剖析，上頭這句話需要表現(xiàn)的關(guān)緊的概念是“grandfather’s not being able to study”，而在表現(xiàn)這個概念時，原句用的主語是situation，謂語動詞是was，不得強調(diào)需要表現(xiàn)的重點概念，可以改為下邊這句話：

My grandfather couldn’t study engineering because his father needed help on the farm。

2. 避免頻繁使役“there be”結(jié)構(gòu)，例如次邊的句子：

??There were 25 cows on the farm that my grandfather had to milk every day. It was hard work for my grandfather。

可以改為：My grandfather worked hard. He had to milk 25 cows on the farm every day。

更簡潔的句式為：

My grandfather worked hard milking 25 cows daily。

3. 把從句改為短語或單詞。例如：

Dairy cows were raised on the farm, which was located100 kilometers from the nearest university and was in an area that was remote。

簡介的表現(xiàn)形式為：

??The dairy farm was located in a remote area，100 kilometers to the nearest university。

4. 僅在需好強調(diào)賓語而不是主語的時分，才使役被動語態(tài)。例如：

??In the fall，not only did the cows have to be milked，but also the hay was mowed and stacked by my grandfather’s family。

本句不夠簡潔的端由是本句的重心應(yīng)當(dāng)是“忙乎的家子——my grandfather’s family”，而使役了被動語態(tài)后，仿佛重心成為了cows和hay。下邊的表現(xiàn)形式是主動語態(tài)，相對來說更簡潔一點：

In the fall，my grandfather’s family not only milked the cow but also mowed and stacked the hay。