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Inanimate-Subject Sentences
无灵主语句
高中英语写作升级策略之—无灵主语
One Day
【Knowledge Objectives】
To accurately grasp the core classifications of inanimate subjects, essential sentence patterns and fixed predicates, and memorize key practical knowledge thoroughly.
【Ability Objectives】
To proficiently rewrite single sentences and optimize paragraph structures, and flexibly apply inanimate subjects in practical writing and continuation writing tasks.
【Literacy Objectives】To break through the limitations of Chinese thinking, produce authentic and advanced sentence structures, and improve scores for grammatical diversity in writing.
【Key Points】
High-frequency sentence patterns with inanimate subjects, fixed subject-verb collocations, and applicable scenarios in writing.
【Difficult Points】
Avoiding Chinglish, using inanimate subjects appropriately according to context, and preventing overuse or misuse.
学习目标:
【知识目标】
精准掌握无灵主语含义、分类、必背句型 + 固定谓语动词;
【能力目标】
熟练完成单句改写、段落句式优化,在应用文和读后续写中灵活运用;
【素养目标】
突破中文思维局限,写出地道高级句式,提升写作语法丰富度得分。
重点:无灵主语高频句型、固定主谓搭配、写作适用场景。
难点:避免中式英语,精准匹配语境使用无灵主语,不滥用、错用。
【含义】
无灵主语就是用没有生命力的名词作主语,以此展开句子。
【用法】
无灵主语句常用有生命力的动词作谓语,这类句子往往带有拟人化的修辞色彩。
Definition
无灵主语inanimate subject
有灵动词animate verb
【无灵主语句结构】
inanimate subject (无灵主语) + animate verb (有灵动词)
情感、时间、地点、物品等
有灵动词:有生命的事物的动作和行为,如:
see、find、witness、seize、control、escape、deny...
汉语常用句子结构:
e.g. I love all my students. (有灵主语 I )
e.g. My love goes to all my students. (无灵主语 love)
animate subject(有灵主语)+animate verb(有灵动词)
inanimate subject(无灵主语)+animate verb(有灵动词)
英语常用句子结构:
His name escaped me .
His name failed me.
His name slipped my mind.
His name didn't take root in my mind.
例如: 我想不起他的名字了。
Chinese students:
American or British students:
His name didn't register in my mind.
I couldn't remember his name.
I forgot his name.
Find out one inanimate-subject sentence
Through Snow’s tireless efforts, water companies began to sell clean water and the threat of cholera around the world saw a substantial decrease. However, cholera is still a problem. Each year, millions of people around the world get cholera and many die from it.
经过斯诺的不懈努力,饮用水公司开始出售洁净水,世界各地霍乱的威胁大幅降低。然而,霍乱仍是问题。每年全球有数百万人感染霍乱,其中许多人因此丧生。
....the threat of cholera around the world saw a substantial decrease.……
世界各地霍乱的威胁大幅降低。
the threat of cholera...是名词词组作主语,动词saw译为“见证,目睹”。
无生命名词+see/find/witness...……经历/发生/见证/目睹……
有灵动词
动词see,find,witness等,可以用事物、地点或时间等名词作主语,表示某事物、某地或某时经历、发生、见证或目睹某事。
这个城市自1990年以来发生了巨大的变化。
近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。
The city has seen great changes since 1990.
Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility.
即学即练:完成句子
①____________________________ quite a few changes over the years.
这所大学多年来经历了很多变革。
②_____________________________ great changes in our city.
我们城市在过去的十年里发生了巨大的变化。
翻译句子:
③The quiet street found him wandering alone in the evening.
_____________________________________________
This university has witnessed
The last ten years have witnessed
晚上他在寂静的大街上独自徘徊。
Types
How many types of inanimate subjects are there?
The subject is a noun about
place or time
nature
action
emotion
common verbs
common verbs
blanket(笼罩), come, bring, prevent, strike/hit(袭击), threaten ,visit等
witness(见证), find, see,
boast(有值得自豪的东西)等
common verbs
strike(使想起), arouse(唤起),fill…with,
stun(使震惊), overwhelm(压倒),bring,give等
common verbs
seize(侵袭,突然控制), choke(使哽咽), flood over (使充满) , creep over (爬上,侵袭), grip(紧抓), give way to(被…代替/变成), desert, tear 等
body or expression
common verbs
light up/brighten(点亮), linger(继续存留), well up(涌出), flash(闪烁)等
Give it a try:
When I was young, I was shy. At 14 years old, it was my turn to give a presentation in class.Seeing so many classmates, I was fearful. Although having well prepared, I suddenly lost my courage. I forgot all the words absolutely. (After class, my teacher encouraged me to be courageous and not to hide away.) From then on, I became more confident instead of being shy, and I would remember the experience forever.
(改编自2020天津卷)
用无灵主语句改写下面的段落。
Inanimate subjects animate verbs
shyness take over one's life
14 years old witness
the sight of fill...with
courage desert sb
words slip one's mind
shyness give way to
experience take root in one's mind
Shyness took over my life when I was young.
My courage deserted me suddenly despite full preparations.
The sight of so many classmates filled me with fear.
All the words slipped my mind absolutely.
14 years old witnessed my turn to give a presentation in class.
After class, my teacher encouraged me to be courageous and not to hide away. From then on, my shyness gave way to my courage , and the experience would take root in my mind forever.
1.Courage deserted him.
2.Anxiety tore him into pieces.
3.By now optimism had given way to doubt.
4.Anger choked my words.
5.Astonishment deprived me of my power of speech.
Category 1: 情感类名词或心理活动名词作主语
他没有了勇气。desert “舍弃”
他焦虑万分,肝肠寸断。
现在,乐观变成了怀疑。
我气得说不出话。choke “阻塞;抑制”
我惊讶得说不出话来。
过去的四十年见证了改革开放以来中国经济的高速发展。
The last forty years have seen China's rapid growth in economy since the reform and opening-up policy was carried out.
Category 2: 使用时间、地点名词做主语,谓语动词用“witness”、 “see”、 “find” 来表达发生的事情。
Have a try:
1. 我叔叔将于8月6日到达伦敦。(邮件)
__________________________ my uncle’s arrival in London.
2. 这次剪纸艺术展将在艺术楼举办。(通知)
______________________________ this paper-cutting art exhibition.
3. 上周日,我们进行了一次非同寻常的徒步旅行,让我们每个人都兴奋。
__________________________________________, which excited the nerves of everyone of us.(报导)
The day, August 6th, will see
The Art Building will witness
Last Sunday witnessed an extraordinary hiking
Have a try:
4.上周五下午,我们学校和德国姐妹学校在操场上进行了一场足球友谊赛。___________________________ a friendly football match between our school and the German sister school on the playground.(报导)
5.近十年来,青少年使用社交网站的人数呈爆炸式增长。
_____________________________ an explosive growth in the number of teenage users of social networking websites.(概要写作)
Last Friday afternoon witnessed
The recent decade has witnessed
admire — admiration; amaze — amazement; annoy —annoyance;
angry — anger; anxious— anxiety; astonish — astonishment;
bitter — bitterness; bore — boredom; delight — delight;
despair—despair; disappoint—disappointment;
embarrass —embarrassment; eager — eagerness;
happy — happiness; horrify — horror; joy — joy
高中常见情感类的词及其转化:
lonely— loneliness; puzzle — puzzlement;
regret — regret; relieve— relief ; sad — sadness;
satisfy — satisfaction; shame——shame; sorry — sorrow;
surprise — surprise...
在这些情感名词之后,带上动词诸如seize, grip, control, visit, come over, flood over, sweep over, well up, take possession of 等,就能写出精彩的情感无灵主语。
Task for you:
背会无灵主语万能句型。
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巧用无灵主语句,提高读后续写level。我们先来看一个2019年天津高考卷里的一个句子。很多同学读到这里时可能会奇怪,恐惧怎么能抓住我呢?Fear怎么能做主语会产生这种疑问呢?实际上是由中英思维差异造成的。因为中文表达习惯以人为本,句子的主语通常是人。英文表达强调客体思维,很多无生命的事物也可以做主语,比如情感、动作、物品、时间、地点、自然现象等。这种非人称主语就是无定主语了。谓语常常使用有灵动词,这类句子往往带有拟人化的修辞色彩,使用无定主语句可以使表达更丰富,当然了也会让老师眼前一亮。那无论主语句到底怎么用呢?今天我们就以表示情感状态的抽象名词为例,看无名丶语句如何让我们的读后续写摆脱千篇一律,惊艳阅卷老师吧。表达感到愧疚时,你第一反应是不是i feel guilty?这样的话就太平淡了。我们一起尝试一下,首先把人称代词I换成无名主语a wave of加情感类的抽象名词guilt,表示一阵愧疚感。然后把谓语动词felt换成有灵动词swept over,表示突然袭来,一阵愧疚感突然涌上我的心头。这样一转变,句子是不是瞬间生动起来了呢?学会了无灵主语句,那在表达失望时就不要再写i was disapointment,把人称代词I换成无零主语a wave of disappointment,谓语动词was可以换成有灵动词to postion onal of,took hold, of, took control, of表示占据。没有人站在这里,一阵绝望占据了我的内心。在学了两个无林主语句之后,让我们来升级下面的几个句子练练手吧。I feel nervous, 我很紧张。把人称代词I换成无林,主语,a flood of tension或者tension,谓语动词felt换成有灵动词swept over或flooded over,表示突然袭来或充满a flood of tension swept over me,也可以说tension flooded over me。我感到十分紧张。He was scared, 他很害怕。把人称代词he换成无林,主语a cold fear,谓语动词words换成有0,动词rose up,表示感情或情绪变得强烈。这样这个句子就更具画面感了,一种冷冰冰的恐惧感逐渐强烈。他突然觉得附近有人看着他,he was angry, 他很生气。把人称代词he换成无灵主语flood,a wave of anger, 谓语动词换成有灵动词,erupted表示爆发,这样让原来平淡的句子瞬间充满了生命力。A flood or wave of anger inside his heart erupted like a volcano. 他内心的一阵愤怒像火山一样爆发了,i feel sad, 我很悲伤。把人生代词I换成无名主语a sudden feeling . of Sunny,谓语动词felt换成有。灵动词swept something away,表示完全打消。在那一刻,一阵突如其来的悲伤使我怒气全消。有没有感觉句子瞬间变得高大上起来了呢?这些表示情感类的无林主语非常适合在读后续写题型中使用丰富的句型也是提分的关键。还有更多精彩内容,尽在高考英语总复习通关检测,等你来学。