风格的要素书评

The book "Elements of Style" succinctly explains the requirements that must be followed to form an English writing style in a concise and interactive manner between Chinese and English. From punctuation to sentence paragraphs, the language is clear and logical, covering knowledge, rich and practical, making it deeply touching to read. In the preface, the book humbly states that "this book only covers a small part of English writing style." The author's experience is that "after mastering these basic elements, one-on-one guidance can be provided for individual writing problems to benefit students the most. In addition, each teacher has their own writing theory, which is more respected than any textbook recommendation." It can be seen that this book is not only a grammar knowledge book for English writing style, but also a foundational element for student writing style and a guide for teacher writing theory. Therefore, the author points out that the content in the book is rich and detailed, but there is no lengthy discourse. The only examples are also used as supplements. In addition to the content in the book, there are many works related to English writing and its style for reading, learning, and thinking. However, for me, it is precisely because I have just entered the field of English writing style that I need this book "Elements of Style" even more. Reading and learning this book not only makes up for my shortcomings in the basic rules of English writing style, but also enables me to better find my own English writing style in future English writing learning. Furthermore, it also has a guiding role for my future career in adapting to the reform of English basic education. Here, I am very happy to share the wonderful content I have read in the book. In Rule 3 of Chapter 1, the author separated the insertion with a comma and wrote, "This rule is not easy to apply because it is often difficult to determine whether a word (such as' how ') or a phrase is considered an insertion. If the interference of the insertion element on the fluency of the sentence is minimal, the author can safely omit the comma." When certain conventional language expressions trouble second language learners, effective expression can jointly facilitate learners and professors, which also reflects the author's identity as a teacher. Perhaps during our translation class, we were impressed by the idea that the teacher often uses passive language in English while using active language in Chinese. But the author points out in Chapter 2 that one of the rules in English writing is to use active voice, which can make the article more powerful, lively, and interesting. Later, the author also pointed out in Rule 17 that one tense should be consistently used in the overview. Effectively made me realize the current writing misconceptions. Not to mention, the author has created a separate chapter to emphasize "frequently misused words and expressions.". Repeated use of "but" in writing can lead to errors such as "loose sentences" or "missing ends". At this point, restructuring sentence structures becomes an effective way of writing. There are also words that are not suitable for written expression in spoken language, some polysemy, ambiguity, redundant words or phrases, etc. In Chapter 7, the author provides us with opportunities to practice using typical example sentences and paragraphs, which strengthens our memory and has the effect of reviewing the old and learning new things. In summary, this book has brought me not only knowledge of English writing style, but also the basic literacy of English writing learners, the ability of teachers to impart knowledge, and the misconceptions in English writing.