英语四级作文提分技巧之语态的隐喻

　　Strong Active: He’ll need looking after.

　　Weak Passive: You’re going to be covered favorably by the press.

　　Strong Active: You’re going to get fabulous press.

　　Weak Passive: Do you remember when Nelson Mandela of South Africa was freed?

　　Strong Active: Do you remember when Nelson Mandela of South Africa walked free?

　　Weak Passive: Rumors of a broader deal between DailmerChrysler and Nissan Motor Co. have been spread far and wide.

　　Strong Active: Rumors of a broader deal between DailmerChrysler and Nissan Motor Co. have gained currency.

　　Weak Passive: His language was too bad to be repeated.

　　Strong Active: His language wouldn’t bear repeating.

　　Weak Passive: My shoes need to be mended.

　　Strong Active: My shoes want mending.

　　Weak Passive: Honey was gathered by the bee as it flitted from flower to flower.

　　Strong Active: The bee, flitting from flower to flower, gathered honey.

　　Weak Passive: What awaits him when a door is opened by him is known by no man. Surprises may be harbored in even the most familiar room.

　　Strong Active: No man knows what awaits him when he opens a door; Even the most familiar room may harbor surprises.

　　Weak Passive: The great challenge of this Conference is to give voice to women everywhere whose experiences are not noticed and whose words are not heard by the rest of the world.

　　Strong Active: The great challenge of this Conference is to give voice to women everywhere whose experiences go unnoticed and whose words go unheard.

　　Weak Passive: This project has been benefited from many outstanding contributors who have worked with exceptional care and devotion.

　　Strong Active: This project has the benefit of many outstanding contributors who have worked with exceptional care and devotion.

　　特殊情况: 如果动作的承受方比动作的实施者更为重要，则采用被动语态则更为有力。(目的在于强调行为的承受者或忽略动作的实施者)

　　Good Passive: All the buildings were destroyed during the bombing

　　(强调动作的承受者)

　　Good Passive:I resent being spoken to so rudely.

　　(说话者对此行为十分反感，并不针对某个人)

　　Good Passive:Any person who attempts to escape will be shot.

　　(旨在强调)

　　Good Passive:Apples are grown in Michigan, so are blueberries.

　　(突出水果)

　　Good Passive:Much has been written and much has been said, but nothing has been done.

　　(虽然未出现动作的发出者，但被动语态更可取)

　　Good Passive:Scott Fitzgerald had written that his contemporaries grew up "to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken."

　　(斜体字部分的被动语气用作形容词，可与"dead"保持平行)