7.11 Informative style:widely used in science,news reports and business writing. All objects are made to expand by heat. 热使所有物体膨胀。 On their domestic stations events in the Middle East were dismissed briefly. You are requested to register for the conference before March 7
7.11 Informative style: widely used in science, news reports and business writing. All objects are made to expand by heat. 热使所有物体膨胀。 On their domestic stations events in the Middle East were dismissed briefly. You are requested to register for the conference before March 7
7.2 Functions of English Passives 7.21 Agent omitted for various reasons No need to mention the subject SARS is said (by whom?)to be caused by a member of the coronvirus. No way to determine the subject Many voices have been raised demanding the setting up of an Arab common market. 许多人要求建立一个阿拉伯共同市场
7.2 Functions of English Passives 7.21 Agent omitted for various reasons ◼ No need to mention the subject SARS is said (by whom?) to be caused by a member of the coronvirus. ◼ No way to determine the subject Many voices have been raised demanding the setting up of an Arab common market. 许多人要求建立一个阿拉伯共同市场
Object more important than the subject Only tea and care were served (by them) at the party. Unwilling to mention the subject But real influence is not built up by (whose?)striking attitudes or by throwing insults
◼ Object more important than the subject Only tea and care were served (by them) at the party. ◼ Unwilling to mention the subject But real influence is not built up by (whose?) striking attitudes or by throwing insults