2012年12月英语四六级写作技巧：切忌过于依赖从句

　　关于"so...that..."或"such... that..."或"so..."从句

　　中国老师们经常大段大段地教授这些形式，并要求学生们不断练习。结果学生们过度依赖这些句式，就不怎么考虑别的用法了。

　　Plain: The comedian was so funny that as soon as he started talking people laughed.

　　Interesting: The comedian soon had them all laughing.

　　Plain: This is such an indispensable book that anyone who wants to speak and write with clarity, effectiveness, and individuality should possess one.

　　Interesting: This is an indispensable book for anyone who wants to speak and write with clarity, effectiveness, and individuality.

　　Plain: The professor was so quick-witted and so knowledgeable of the theater that he was instantly recognized as the best critic in his country.

　　Interesting: The professor’s quick wit and his awesome knowledge of the theater had won him instant recognition as the best critic in his country.

　　Plain: Jackie Chan was such a wonderful singer that his songs held eleven thousand people breathless.

　　Interesting: Jackie Chan’s songs held eleven thousand people breathless.

　　Weak: Many people in Shanghai used to live in attics, so they could see only a blank wall surrounding them.

　　Better: Many people in Shanghai used to live in attics, their only vista* a blank wall.

　　Plain: It was such an exhilarating experience that he felt dazed the whole evening, well after the concert.

　　Interesting: It was an exhilarating experience, one that left him dazed the whole evening, well after the concert.