岩波新書のロングセラー『日本人の英語』の著者、マーク・ピーターセン教授により英作文指南。全部で40講ありますので、あともう少しで終了です。
第6章 接続詞・関係詞の発想
第32講 文体にあったつなぎ言葉の選択
日本人の英作文で添削が必要な「つなぎ言葉」の例
(演説・学術論文にふさわしい硬い表現のつなぎことば)
furthermore, moreover, however, therefore
furthermore(副詞)の悪い使用例
My hometown has a very enjoyable shopping area. Furthermore,it has many parks.
→My hometown has avery enjoyable shopping area and many parks.
"as well as many parks", "and many parks, too"でも可
moreover(副詞)の悪い使用例
This time I eill write about may family. Moreover, I want to write about may part-time job.
"moreover"は、比較的硬い言葉で、「しかも、しかもですよ」というニュアンス
→I will write about both my family and my part-time job.
however(副詞)も比較的硬い表現(演説・学術論文等で使う言葉)
悪い使用例
I was worried before the test. However, it was easy.
→"...the test, but it was easy."
学術論文の使用例では文頭に置く例が多いが、文中が納まりが良い
The results onf the experiments were not satisfactory. However, this does not mean that our theory is mistaken.
→"This does not mean, however, that..."
therefore(副詞、強い因果関係を表す)の悪い使用例
①Saeko sneezed. Therefore, I gave her three tissues.
→Saeko sneezed, and I gave her three tissues.
②I often to out to clothing boutiques to look at new fashions. Therefore, I want to be a buyer for a department store.
書き手の意図している因果関係と英文が逆になっている
→In the future, I want to be a fashion-buyer for a department store, and I often go out to clothing boutiques to look at new fashion.
上記2例の"and"の使い方「(結果の意を含んで)それで、だから」という意味
You needn't worry. She is a pro and will know that to do.
(心配しなくていい。彼女はプロで[プロだから]どうすればいいか分かるはずだ)
