方法举例
【原始句子】People can live close to the office.
1. 利用句子的动词写个并列结构People can live close to the office and walk to work.
2. 加状语(地点、时间、方式、频率等)People can live close to the office and walk to work every day.
3. 加入原因或结果If more blocks of flats are built in the city center, people can live close to the office and walk to work every day.
4. 加入对比的内容,用 instead of, rather than, while, whereas 等引导If more blocks of flats are built in the city center, people can live close to the office and walk to work every day, instead of living on the outskirts and commuting by using different forms of transport.
5. 举例解释句子中的名词,用 including, such as, especially 等引导If more blocks of flats are built in the city center, people can live close to the office and walk to work every day, instead of living on the outskirts and commuting by using different forms of transport, such as buses and train services.
6. 某些名词可以考虑用定语从句增加信息If more blocks of flats are built in the city center, people can live close to the office and walk to work every day, instead of living on the outskirts and commuting by using different forms of transport, such as buses and train services, which can be time-consuming.
7. 加上名词性从句,如 think, believe 等,或者 it is true/clear/ evident that 等Some people argue that if more blocks of flats are built in the city center, people can live close to the office and walk to work every day, instead of living on the outskirts and commuting by using different forms of transport, such as buses and train services.

摘自P179-P180