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關鍵詞 (key words)

辨識及決定在主題句中的關鍵詞是非常重要的一項語言技巧, 因為關鍵詞顧名思義即在突顯你在文章中要表達的要點即中心思想, 舉個例子來說明, 以下短文有那些關鍵詞 (紅色名詞或名詞片語):
 
  There is the problem of street children. To help this problem, Jaime Lerner talked seriously with owners of factories and stores. Each factory and storeowner agreed to take care of a few street children- to give them a meal every day and a small amount of money. In exchange, the children do small simple jobs in the garden or office. In addition, the city hired teenagers to keep the public parks clean.  
 

(Resource: Interactions 2. by Kirn and Hartmann. McGraw-Hill. 2002. 4th ed.)

 
其實這段短文的主旨是在講解決問題的方法, 所以雖然problem是關鍵詞, 但如果你讀到Jaime Lerner talked seriously with owners of factories and stores. 這個句子就在暗示讀者 (imply) 解決問題的方法, 而商業界的老闆就是提供解決流浪兒問題方法的人. 接下去 give them (street children) a meal, small amount of money,  兩個名詞片語屬於該句的兩個關鍵詞; 在下面兩個句子的關鍵詞分別為: do small simple jobs in the garden or office keep the public parks clean.  以上這些關鍵詞都與解決流浪兒問題有關, 因此在寫句子時, 先決定關鍵詞, 對初學英文作文者很有幫助.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

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