英语中我们可以活用同根词，用几个句子表达同一含义。现例举如下：

　　1. Smoking is injurious to my health.

　　Smoking injures my health.

　　Smoking does myself an injury.

　　吸烟有害我的健康。

　　2. He treated my request with indifference.

　　He was indifferent to my request.

　　He treated my request indifferently.

　　他对我的要求置若罔闻。

　　3. I depend that you'll come.

　　I'm dependent on your coming.

　　I make a dependency that you'll come.

　　我肯定你会来。

　　4. His first speech as president made a strong impression on his audience.

　　His first speech as president was most impressive to his audience.

　　His first speech as president impressed his audience strongly.

　　他当总统后的第一次演讲给听众留下了很深刻的印象。

　　5. He deepened the well to get more water.

　　He made the well deeper to get more water.

　　The well was deepened for more water.

　　他把井挖深以便多打水。

　　6. This medicine works like magic.

　　This medicine works by magical effect.

　　This medicine works magically.

　　这种药的药效很神奇。

　　7. He takes good photographs.

　　He is a good photographer.

　　He is good at photography.

　　他擅长摄影。

　　8. She has made her position very clear.

　　She has posited her opinion very clearly.

　　She is positive about her opinion with clearners.

　　她已明确阐述了自己的观点。

　　9. A mother naturally feels protective towards her children.

　　A mother naturally protects her children.

　　A mother naturally offers protection for her children.

　　妈妈会自然地保护她的孩子。

　　10. I won't qualify until next year.

　　I will be qualified next year.

　　I will get my qualification next year.

　　我明年才具资格。

　　11. I'll only relax when I know you are safe.

　　I'll only get my relaxation when I know you are safe.

　　I'll only be relaxed when I know you are safe.

　　我只有知道你平安无事才能安心。

　　12. The two boys dress similarly.

　　The two boys dress the similar clothes.

　　The two boys have the similarity in clothes.

　　两个小男孩穿得很相似。

　　13. It's simple to explain it to us.

　　Explain its simplification to us.

　　简单地向我们解释一下。

　　14. Make yourself smart before my parents arrive.

　　Smarten yourself up a bit before my parents arrive.

　　Dress smartly before my parents' arrival.

　　趁我父母还没到，你快去打扮一下。

　　15. She takes an active part in local politics.

　　She plays an activated part in local politics.

　　She acts actively in local politics.

　　她积极参加当地的政治活动。

　　16. The track tends upwards.

　　The tendency of the track is upwards.

　　The tendentious track is upwards.

　　这痕迹是朝着上方的。

　　17. The royal wedding is an occasion of festivity to the country.

　　The royal wedding is a festival to the country.

　　The royal wedding is a festive occasion to the country.

　　皇室婚礼是国家的喜庆盛事。

　　(文/张小娟；英语辅导报小学教师版03~04学年第42期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)