01 | 迷你作文: Behind X lies Y

一、例句 

But behind these figures lie some problems. (The Economist) 

二、句子解析 

这是个简单好用的倒装句。句式核心是:Behind X lie Y。 一般 X 是上文提到的比较明显的信息、数据、事实,而 Y 是比较深层次、易忽视的问题,所以这个句式非常适用于承上启下。 

这个句式看似简单,但非常好用,也很灵活。

比如下面这几个选自《经济学人》的句子都用了这个句式: 

Behind the excitement lie three fundamental changes to the media industry. 

Behind the violence lie drugs and political competition. 

Behind the statistics lie countless personal stories, written in tears. 

《经济学人》还经常会把动词 lie 替换成 lurk(“潜伏着”),比如下面几个例子: 

But behind the rosy headlines lurk signs of weakness. 

Yet behind the warm words lurk awkward disagreements, and not just over troops for Afghanistan. 

Behind the power crisis lurk two bigger issues. 

从上面这些句子中,我们可以看出:

1)这个句子开头可以使用转折词 but 或 yet,也可以不用,因为这个句式本身就有转折含义。 

2)这些句子很多都是段首句,可见这个句子的承上启下功能明显,我们可以在写作中把它恰当地用在段落开头。 

学习建议:这个句式是《经济学人》中最常见的句式,阅读时也可以留意。 

三、句式临摹 

临摹句子:

But behind these figures lie some problems. 

提炼句式: 

But behind X lie(s) Y. 

注意:

1)谓语动词一般用一般现在时。 

2)由于这个句子是倒装句,所以如果 Y 是单数,谓语动词 lie 需要改为 lies。 

造句示范: 

a) Behind the rosy revenue figures lies a big problem: the achievements are only possible because of an excessive amount of money spent on advertising.(有的公司的营收数据好看是因为广告投放得过多,而不是业务和产品本身出色) 

b) Behind the high exam scores lies a worry: students spend too much time on tests and not enough on reading and writing.

四、作业

近视的背后都潜伏这一个担忧:人们花太多的时间在智能手机上,而不是户外运动方面。

Behind the myopia lurks a worry: students, especially those aged between 12 and 14, spend considerable time on smartphones and not enough on doing outdoor activities. 

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