中式英语--多余的动词

就像前面提到的名词，多余的动词多以短语的形式出现。因此会带有一些名词，不可避免地带有冠词以及介词。大致有两类。

一，多余的动词+名词(unnecessary verb +  noun)

最常见的，例如：we must make an improvement in our work. 这里的动词“make” 无实意，或者说感情色彩很淡，本身并没有特别实际的意义。真正的动作名词“improvement”已经涵盖完了。因此这里更好的表达应该是：we must improve our work.  值得注意的是，有的时候可能是以被动的形式出现（an improvement must be made in our work-------our work must be improved）

基本的模式是，unnecessary verb +noun. 由上面的例子可以看出，他们在语法上是正确的，正因为如此我们往往会忽略其结构，进而习惯于这种表达。通常来说，我们可以用，用动词来直接替代他们。

例如：It is impossible for us to accomplish the transformation of the whole society overnight.

改后：It is impossible for us to transform the whole society overnight.

总体来说，常见的有表达有"to have",  " to make"等，

如 to make a careful study of = to study carefully.  

to have a dislike for = to dislike      to conduct reform of = to reform

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二，多余动词 + 多余名词 + （名词后面加介词跟）三个部分（unnecessary verb + unnecessary noun + third word)

例如: "our effort to reach the goal of modernization" 这里的'reach" & "goal"都没有表达实际的含义，他们都必须依靠"modernization"才有意义。（同时这里的goal也是前面提过的表示类别的名词，属于不必要的名词）因此恰当的表达为：our effort to modernize. 由此可以看出，真正表达含义的是新出现的名词，所以改正的方法就是将其变为动词形式。

原句：our troops used the method of slow advance.

改后：our troops advanced slowly.

"These unnecessary verb + unnecessary noun combinations are only empty preliminaries(准备，前奏) to other words that carry real content. They add on more to the meaning of the sentence than a cough. The writer is merely clearing his throat before he comes to the point."

Ps:参考《中式英语之鉴》，有兴趣的小伙伴可以买来看看。