同位语指用于再定义相邻的名词(或词组)的名词(或词组)。
例Naturewasaddressedforthefirsttimeinauniversalandinternationallanguage,thepreciseandquantitativeidiomofmathematics,atonguewhicheverymanandwoman,irrespectiveofcolor,creedorrace,canuseandmasterifgiventhepropertraining.
注:"thepreciseandquantitativeidiomofmathematics"和"atonguewhicheverymanandwomancanuseandmaster"是同位语。
Awkward:Today,transistorsandothersolidstatedevices,suchaspersonalcomputers,cellulartelephones,andprecisioncontrols,tonameafew,arethefoundationofindustriesunknownafewdecadesago.
Better:Today,transistorsandothersolidstatedevicesarethefoundationofindustriesunknownafewdecadesago-personalcomputers,cellulartelephones,andprecisioncontrols,tonameafew.
(注意:industriesunknownafewdecadesago=personalcomputers,cellulartelephones,andprecisioncontrols)
Awkward:Coolidgewasataciturn,moroseNewEnglandfarmerwhodidnotseemtohaveapparenttalents,but,heappearedtothecountrytosymbolizesucholdAmericanvirtuesasfrugality,honesty,hardworkandreligiousfaith.
Better:Ataciturn,moroseNewEnglandfarmerofnoapparenttalents,CoolidgeneverthelessappearedtothecountryasasymbolofoldAmericanvirtues:frugality,honesty,hardwork,andreligiousfaith.
Loose:Biotechnologyisdefinedastheuseofanaturalbiologicalsystemtoproduceaproductortoachieveanenddesiredbyhumanbeings.Thesubjectisnotnew.
Better:Biotechnology,theuseofanaturalbiologicalsystemtoproduceaproductortoachieveanenddesiredbyhumanbeings,isnotnew.
