1)如“很多人很快就会发现,他们在物质上是富裕了,精神上却很贫乏”,可以这样达: Many people will soon find themselves rich in goods, but ragged in spirit. (注:句中rich in 与 ragged in, goods 与 spirit 具有正反对比的关系和效果。)
2)如“利远远大于弊”,可以这样表达: The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. (注:句中 the advantages 与 the disadvantages 具有正反对比的关系和效果。)
3)如“他们注意到了这些说法中的一些道理,但他们却忽视了一个重要的事实”,可以这样表达: They have noticed a grain of truth in the statements, but have ignored a more important fact. (注:句中have noticed 与 have ignored, a grain of truth in the statements 与 a more important fact 具有正反对比的关系和效果。)
4)如“这样做既有积极效果也有消极效果”,可以这样表达: It will have both negative and positive effects by so doing. (注:句中negative 与positive具有正反对比的关系和效果)
5)如“我们既有与我们很为相似的朋友,又有与我们很为不同的朋友”,可以这样表达: We have friends similar to us and friends different from us. (注: 句中similar to 与 different from具有正反对比的关系和效果)
2.排比
英文中有时也使用排比句式,这种句式整齐而有气势,又不会使人感到单调。例如,如“读书使我们聪明,锻炼使我们强健”,可以这样表达: Reading makes us wise while exercises make us strong.