Line By Line-2 错误的连接

错误的连接会导致错误的语义，当主谓宾不在通常位置时，人们会按就近原则理解句子。

示例：

Him stick with the before chased boy the that dog big had the attacked.

错误的连接让人不明所以，一头雾水。

# 将修饰词放到属于他们的位置

下面两类常见情况，修饰词不会产生误解。

1. adj/adv + 被修饰词

2. 被修饰词 + 修饰短语 / 从句

# 形容词

Since $\textcolor{red}{\text{dealing}}$ with a custodian bank are usually in $\textcolor{red}{\text{writing}}$, whether $\textcolor{red}{\text{local\ or\ out\ of \ town}}$, the only difference is a lag of a few days.

local or out of town 原本的修饰对象应该为 bank，但根据就近原则，读者很容易将其与 writing 或者 dealing 联系起来，产生误解。

修改：

Since dealing with the custodian bank, whether local or out of town, are usually in writing, the only difference is a lag of a few days.

# 副词

规则：

1. 在两个单词组成的不定式（to be, to do, to think），禁止在 to 后面加副词

2. 在被动或者过去不定式中，副词往往从属于过去分词

   to have sorely needed, to be wholly satisfied, has always wanted

3. 规则不是神圣的，

错误的表达：

We have developed recently a plan.

由于副词可修饰的成分众多，所以错误的放置会导致误解。

Critics have raised doubts about attempts to interpret Kleist’s response $\textcolor{red}{\text{precisely}}$ because his skeptical statements obscure his thoughts.

解析： precisely 既可以修饰不定式 to interpret，也可以修饰 doubts。因此放置在这里会导致有两种解释，产生误解。

修改要点： 让副词修饰成分唯一确定，1. 改变副词位置 2. 将动词改变为名词

示例：

What you do primarily determines what you are.

What you $\textcolor{red}{\text{primarily}}$ do determines what you are.

4 个副词需要特殊考虑，also, only, not, however。因为这些单词在不同的位置会有不同的含义，如下 also，在不同的语境下所表达的含义并不相同。

I also think he is lying about whhere he was that night.

不同语境：

She doesn’t believe the defendant’s alibi for the night of the murder. $\textcolor{red}{\text{I}}$ also think he is lying about whhere he was that night.

I think he hated her enough to kill her. I also $\textcolor{red}{\text{think}}$ he is lying about where he was that night.

only 可以修饰名词，也可以修饰动词。为了避免误解，当 only 作副词时，放置在动词前。

not 放置的位置不同，表达的含义不同。

否定全部： All stories cannot end happily.

否定部分： Not all stories can end happily.

​ All that glisters is not gold.

However 纯副词