◆ 巧妙的改写
(1)Only 改成no one but
Only Tom passed the exam last week. → No one but Tom passed the exam.
(2)as soon as …改成No sooner…than…/Hardly…when…/Immediately…/The moment
No sooner had we arrived at the cinema than the film started.
(3)have sb/sth do/done
The girl was knocked off her bicycle and had her leg broken (her leg was broken.).
(4)变换插入语的位置
① However, they suggest fees should be charged low. →
They suggest, however, fees should be charged low. (NMET 2002)
② I think this is a good chance for you to show your singing talent, and how well you’ve learned Chinese. →
This is a good chance for you, I think, to show your singing talent, and how well you’ve learned Chinese. (2004 全国卷Ⅰ)
(5) 用同位语代替非限制性定语从句
Meimei, who is seven years old, has been learning to ride a bicycle for several days.→
Meimei, a girl of thirteen, has been learning to ride a bicycle for several days. (2002上海卷)
Shakespeare, a son from a poor family, a man of little education, wrote plays and poems that are read all over the world.(2008年湖南卷)