平行结构(parallelism)又称对称、排比,是英语中为提高语言表达能力而最常运用的修辞格之一,其句式整齐,排比有力、韵律铿锵,不仅能够增强语言气势,抒发强烈的情感,更能使文章条理清晰,简洁美观。

什么是平行结构? What is parallelism?
从概念角度看,就是两个或两个以上密切相关的语言单位平行排列。句子的使用语法一致、结构相似,用来加强语气强调内容,抒发强烈情感的修饰方法。
觉得上面讲得很抽象、不太懂,没关系,我们来看几个例子你就明白了!
举个栗子:我们来看看NIKE励志广告《Find Your Greatness》
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- Greatness. It's just something we made up. Somehow we've come to believe greatness is a gift, reserved for a chosen few, for prodigies, for Superstars, and the rest of us can only stand by watching.
这段广告词这里使用了平行结构(parallelism),加强语气,强调突出了不知何时开始我们相信了伟大是一种天赋,而这种天赋只留给天选之才、神童和巨星们,剩下的我们其他人只能在一旁驻足仰视。

- The world listens. The world watches. The world waits to see what we will do.
世界在倾听,世界在注视,世界等待着我们做些什么。
- We can gain knowledge, by reading, by reflection, by observation or by practice.
求知的门径很多,或阅读,或回忆,或观察,或实践。
- Talking the talk is not as good as walking the walk.
喊破嗓子,不如甩开膀子。

还有我们常在文章中会引用的一些谚语(old saying):
- No pain, no gain.
一分耕耘,一分收获。
- Like father like son.
有其父必有其子。
- Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
- Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent spiration.
天才是由1%的灵感,加上99%的汗水组成的。

你还知道有哪些运用了平行结构的谚语或名人名言呢? 欢迎在评论区补充哦~!

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