完結文章的技巧 (二) Summary 摘要

一篇約300 字的文章，至少分為四至五段。閱讀文章的人士很易會顧此失彼，閱至中段或末段時，已遺忘作者在文首或其後段落的重點意思。故此，如在結束文章前，把文章要旨再歸納成重點和摘要，會令讀者更容易掌握整篇文章的涵意和訊息，下列兩例子可闡述「摘要」的技巧 (請留意文中有底線的字句)：

1) Topic: Hong Kong is a place of contrasts.

In summary, Hong Kong is a land of contrasts. It is a place where the rich and the poor, the old and the modern, the Eastern and the Western exist side by side. It is a place which you will never get tired of.

2) Topic: What is a leader?

In short, the leader is the servant of the group. He has to sacrifice a lot. However, he is also the one who enjoys the pleasure of working more than anyone else in the group.

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今期修改句子： David will marry with Jane.

上期問题:：We are busy for preparing for our examination

答案:  删去busy後之for

考核文法重點:  介系詞 (Preposition)

題解及分析:  busy 可作形容詞及介系詞用(Preposition); 用作介系詞時, 其後跟隨的動詞必須為動名詞 (Gerund),  常用相類的形容詞有like(相似) 及 worth(值得):

                            1  We are busy preparing for our examination (我們忙於考試)

                                2  Smoking is like committing suicide slowing (食煙好像慢性自殺)                                                      3  This film is worth watching (這電影值得一看)

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