一、例句
Wherever the root of the problem lies—be it the education system, government policy or corporate recruiting practices—it needs to be identified and fixed. (The Economist)
二、句子解析
這句話的意思是:無論問題的根源在哪里,教育體系也好,政府政策也罷,亦或是企業招聘做法,都需要加以識別和修正。
當我們想強調“無論問題的根源在哪里,都需要加以識別和修正”時就可以套用“Wherever the root of the problem lies—be it X, Y or Z—it needs to be identified and fixed.”這個句式。
需要注意,破折號中間的 be 不可以換成 is 或 are。be it X, Y or Z 就等于 whether it is X, Y or Z。X,Y,Z 都是名詞或名詞短語。
句中的兩個單詞值得我們掌握,一個是 practice,意思是“某種做法”,比如體罰、單雙號限行、武漢和意大利的封城等都可以用 practice 來表達;另一個是 identify,我們經常說“發現問題、解決問題”就可以用 identify and fix a problem。在口語中“發現問題”還可以動詞 spot。
三、句式臨摹
臨摹句子:
Wherever the root of the problem lies—be it the education system, government policy or corporate recruiting practices—it needs to be identified and fixed.
提煉句式:
Wherever the root of the problem lies—be it X, Y or Z—it needs to be identified and fixed.
注意:破折號中間的 be 不可以換成 is 或 are。X,Y,Z 都是名詞或名詞短語。
造句示范:
a) Wherever the root of the problem lies—be it insufficiency of funding, a lack of public transport choices, or inadequacy of bus routes—it needs to be identified and fixed.(政府解決交通擁堵的問題)
b) Wherever the root of the problem lies—be it insufficiency of reading, overemphasis on vocabulary and grammar, or complete lack of timely feedback—it needs to be identified and fixed.(英語學習中的幾大問題)
四、作業
參考第三部分的句式造句,造句時盡量用中文寫出具體的語境。