10.4 The Power of Verbs中级英语写作.pdf

Unit 10 10.4 The Power of Verbs Bland verb: “The house was f ull of f lame.” Blander, but more specif ic: “The house burned w ith f lames.” do nothing but convey information Specif ic, more v iv id: “The house spewed f lames.” more interesting to read; specific Bla nd v e rb: “T he ho use w as o n f ire . W e co u ld see s mo ke , a nd hear screams f rom inside.” simply tells us an action is happening. Blander, but more specif ic: “The house burned. Black smoke rose f rom the w indows. Inside, someone screamed.” emphasizes the scream itself S pec if ic , more v iv id : “T he house s pew ed f lames . Black s moked be lched f rom t he w indows, unable to hide t he sounds of screams w ithin.” a few words longer, but expresses much more. Summary Creative usage of verbs doesn’t require a large vocabulary, merely a creative usage of the words you already know.有 缘学习更多+谓ygd3076考证资料 use this kind of language constant ly