文の導入 - Conjunctions
英語を沢山書くようになると、and ばかり使っている自分の文が嫌になりますね。
副詞は、文頭に置くと、接続詞的に使うことが出来ます。
I went to the public library today. I met my ex-boyfriend there.
I went to the public library today. Coincidently, I met my ex-boyfriend there.
I fell down the stairs. Many people saw me falling. Someone immediately came to help me.
I fell down the stairs. Unfortunately, many people saw me falling. Fortunately, someone immediately came to help me.
上記のように、副詞を使うと文の関係がより明らかになり、流れるような文章になります。
副詞的用法の前置詞句や不定詞を用いても、文を導入することができます。
We need to cut air pollution. We must push the U.S. government to ratify the Kyoto protocol.
We need to cut air pollution. To do so, we must push the U.S. government into ratifying the Kyoto protocol.
She needed $6,000 for this show. She made contact with many people who understood her artistic point of view.
She needed $6,000 for this show. In raising money to produce the show, she made contact with many people who understood her artistic point of view.
こうした副詞の使い方は、論文やビジネス文書といった硬い文章から日記などの個人的な文章まで良く使われます。ぜひ自分のものにして、ブツぎりの文章から脱却しましょう。
