在上一篇部落格，和大家分享用圖片加強英文的好處和方法，並以實例說明，如何利用各種不同形式的形容詞，延伸、豐富你描述照片的單一句子。如果你喜歡那個示範，接下來要做的句型練習會更精采，但也更具挑戰性，因為，我要教你如從單句寫成一段易讀、易懂，非「中式英文」寫法的文章。

學習重點： 連接詞、代名詞、內容先後排序。

作法：

1.          挑一張照片，裡面有較多的人或物。找你熟悉拍照的場景，人物出現的目的，譬如，電影院、餐廳、捷運站等，較容易下筆。

2.          不需要編故事，只要詳細描述該照片裡的人、事、地、時、物。

3.          先全部用簡單句，以現在式，列出你所寫的句子。

示範：

請先參考一張市集的照片，照片之後，會列出17個我描述該照片的單句。

1.            This is a small, charming, local farmers’ market.

2.            The market is located between the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat.

3.            The market opens at 9 a.m.

4.            The market closes at 1 p.m.

5.            The market attracts many locals and people from the nearby towns.

6.            People come by for shopping, eating and socializing.

7.            Early in the morning, farmers and sellers set up their booths on the sides of the dirt road.

8.            The booths come in different colors and sizes.

9.            They sell a variety of local produce.

10.         They sell household items.

11.         The items include clothes, plants and tools.

12.         They sell deli-style foods and coffees

13.         They place the things on the tables.

14.         This is a very interesting market.

15.         People all have a good time.

16.         You cannot miss the market.

注意到上述的句子都用簡單的名詞當主詞或受詞，加上簡單的動作動詞。接下來，好玩的開始了：

a.      用各種你學過的連接詞，開始串聯有關聯的句子，並使用代名詞，取代句中重複出現的名詞。

b.      最後，判斷這些組合句在文中出現順序，誰先誰後，必要時，重組句子。

想練習的朋友，先不要往下看我重組好的文章，因為，它不一定比你的好(哈!)。我知道你很想往下繼續閱讀，忍耐一下，這是學寫作最重要，也是最有效的練習之一，絕對值得你的時間。

重組段落 – 1

This is a small, charming, local farmers’ market, and it is located between the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat. Early in the morning, farmers and sellers set up their booths in different colors and sizes on both sides of the dirt road and place the things that they want to sell on the tables. They sell a variety of local produce, household items which include clothes, plants and tools, and deli-style foods and coffees. The market opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 1 p.m. every Saturday, and it attracts many locals and people from the nearby towns. People come by for shopping, eating and socializing, and they all have a good time. This is a very interesting market that you cannot miss.

說明：

a.      粗黑體字部分是各種連接詞，原來17 個單句，合併後，變成一篇6個句子、內容連貫、有組織的短文。

b.      所謂「有組織」是指內容要點出現的順序，吻合閱讀習性，因為容易閱讀，也容易懂。

c.      更重要的是，第一句和最後一句，相互呼應，這是正式寫作的重點。

重組段落 – 2

Located between the cities of Bendigo and Ballarat, this small, charming, local farmers’ market attracts many locals and people from the nearby towns every Saturday with a variety of local produce, household items including clothes, plants and tools, and deli-style foods and coffees. Early in the morning, farmers and sellers place the things that they want to sell on the tables after setting up their booths. When the market opens at 9 a.m., people come by for shopping, eating and socializing. By the time they leave at 1 p.m,, the closing time for the market, they all have a good time. This is a very interesting market that you cannot miss.

說明：

1. 除了連接詞外，這篇還運用各種片語(劃線部分)合併17個單句成一篇5個句子的短文。重組方式略有不同， 但內容還是連貫、有組織。
2. 雖然第二篇重組的文章較短些，句型較多變化，但並不意味著它比第一篇好。在這裡以及職場寫作，易讀、易懂才是好的寫作標準，第二篇的問題在於第一句運用太多修飾詞，造成句子過長，長句是任何寫作的大忌，因為不易閱讀。
3. 請注意，必非只有這兩種重組方法，也不意味它們是標準範本，它們只是我描述這張照片的文字表達，你的表達非常有可能和我不同，所以，非常歡迎你的示範。

所有的寫作，包括學校作業、考試、研究報告、產品、服務或景點介紹、乃至於簡報中的圖表說明，都是從今天所示範的句型開始 -- 簡單的名詞、動作動詞、連接詞、代名詞、合併句子、排序內容。如果你的文法知識和英文寫作有段距離，這樣的圖片、句型練習是可以縮短該距離。

需要更完整的練習嗎? 我在東吳大學推廣部有開一門以圖片為主題的英文創意寫作、口訊課，10月1日開課，詳細內容請參閱http://www.ext.scu.edu.tw/class_0a.aspx?ClassID=1176&ClassTypeID=2&SubClassID=81，若需要更多資訊，請來信給我 (chiyu@scu.edu.tw)。

想要練習的朋友，參考下面這張照片，先將你的條列描述句子寫好寄給我過目，再進行串聯、排序練習，可以寄給我幫你過目和修改(chiyu@scu.edu.tw)。