职场中一大部分的沟通是通过写作的方式完成的,尤其在商务英语写作中,许多人都只能勉强做到清楚表达写作意图,在句型结构、标点符号使用规则等细节方面做的并不到位。这对于完成一份专业的商务文本来说,是非常大的缺陷。因此,安格商务英语老师将在本文中和大家讨论关于职场专业商务英语写作中关于语法的一些写作规则。
中文里有主谓宾状补,英语中也是同样如此,我们先来学习一下英语写作中的基本句型结构:
Subject-Verb: He retired.
Subject-Verb-Object: The auditor will examine the
numbers.
Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Object: He gave me
an interview.
Subject-Linking Verb-Object: The conference was
successful. (Other linking verbs are: small, feel, sound, look,
taste, remain, appear, etc.)
There and Here Sentences: Here are some tips for
you. There are many candidates competing for this position.
Commands and requests: Stand up. Would you please
send us the order by the end of the week?
Questions: What are your views on this?
在基本句型结构的基础上,我们可以加入形容词、副词等词汇/句子将句型进行扩展,使其更加丰富,例:
分词短语:The computer having the greatest versatility processed the
data.
动词不定式短语:We processed the data to write a
report.
介词短语:The computer processed the data from the HR
department.
同位语短语:The computer, a special IBM model,
processed the data.
形容词短语:The only computer ready for use processed
the data.
从句:The computer processed the data that the other
ones cannot handle.
主语+谓语构成了简单句,而在我们经常遇到的句型中还涉及到并列句和复合句。其中并列句比较简单,一般句中会出现and
,or , for, but, so, nor这些连词,其基本结构是“简单句+并列连词+简单句”,
连词两侧是平行并列的关系。
而复合句分为并列复合句和主从或从属复合句。并列复合句是有并列连词:and、or、but连接;后者则根据引导从句的主语不同分为:主语从句、表语从句、宾语从句、定语从句、状语从句等。安格英语老师指出,在商务信件写作中,大家应该避免短句过多,适当使用连词体现出你的文章逻辑,但也要避免句子过于冗长。
下面我们来看看在日常商务信件中经常出现的一些错误的句子结构:
1.从属词不完整句
× I
won’t leave the room. Until I hear from you.
√ I won’t leave the room, until I hear from
you.
2.现在分词和不定式不完整句
× I
plan on working overtime. Trying to find a garage to repair my
car.
√ I plan on working overtime trying to find a
garage to repair my car.
3.附加细节不完整句
× The
class often starts late. Yesterday, it started at a quarter after
nine.
√ The class often starts late. For example,
yesterday at a quarter after nine.
4.主语缺位不完整句
×
Sarah looked at the attractive model. And wondered how the model
looked upon waking up in the morning.
√ Sarah looked at the attractive model. And she
wondered how the model looked upon waking up in the morning.
5.错误并列
× I
was told to report to the supervisor and that I should bring my
tools.
√ I was told to report to the supervisor and
bring my tools.
6.错误省略
× He
always has and always will compete for the highest honor.
√ He always has competed and always will compete
for the highest honor.
7. than & as的错误使用
× The
students attending our school are more intelligent than your
school. His learning is as extensive as Paul.
√ The students attending our school are more
intelligent than those in your school. His learning is as extensive
as Paul’s.
说完了句型结构,安格英语老师要提醒大家关于在商务英语写作中哪些情况下需要大写的注意事项。一般来说,在遇到以下的情况,你是需要将首字母大写的:
1.
句子开头的第一个单词的第一个字母。
2.报刊杂志的名称、文章标题首字母要大写。
3.
人的称谓的首字母要大写。
4.
专用名词和由专用名词派生出来的形容词的第一个字母要大写。
5.信函邮件中末尾的致敬要大写。
6.一般冒号之后要大写。
除了以上说到的一些关于基本句型结构、首字母大小写等问题之外,在商务信函中不要使用缩写、实用积极客观的态度也是能够让你的文本变得更加专业的方法,至于拼写错误这就要靠大家自己平时的积累以及在发送之前多多检查几遍了~
安格英语老师提醒大家尤其是上文中说到的一些错误句型结构,都是平时白领们邮件中比较常见的错误,如果你的收件人是中国人那可能大家就忽略过去了,但是要是你的收件人是老外,那就会显得你的邮件非常不专业了,所以大家需要多多留心这些写作上的细节!
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