（1）It is symbolically illustrated in the cartoon that two handicapped men are continuing their new journey with their powerful hands.（2008年真题）
（2）The block on the highway had been cleared before heavy traffic jam was caused by the policemen.
第一句介词短语with their powerful hands放在句末使句子不通顺。第二句by the policemen产生歧义“警察引起了重大交通事故”。应调整修饰语位置，使其紧靠所修饰成分。如：
（1）It is symbolically illustrated in the cartoon that supporting each other with their powerful hands, two handicapped men are continuing their new journey on the ground.（2008年真题）
（2）The block on the highway had been cleared by the policemen before heavy traffic jam was caused.
Once left their parents, many young people cannot make a living of their own.
这句话主从句主语时态不一致。many young people可以作make 的主语，主动做make 的动作，left 表被动，可译为“抛下、撇下”，从语义上看，many young people应是离开父母，并非“抛下、撇下”父母。本句直译为：一旦撇下父母，很多孩子难以独立生活。这是不合逻辑的。应改为：
Once leaving their parents, many young people cannot make a living of their own.
或者：Once they leave their parents, many young people cannot make a living of their own.
在道歉信中，“为了表达我的歉意，加拿大的朋友将买一个新的给你。”中文可这样表达，但译成英文：
To show my regret, my friend living in Canada will buy a new one for you.
不定式的逻辑主语I和主句主语my friend不一致，应使前后主语一致，如：
To show my regret, I will ask one of my friend living in Canada to buy a new one for you.
3.巧用句型
3.1 There be句型
图画作文中，描述图画常常使用there be句型。there be句型的结构为：There be +名词+地点，表达“某地方有某物”。这个句型有不足之处：be动词过于单调，名词前缺修饰。因此，there be句型有两个巧变策略，第一，灵活使用谓语动词替换be动词；第二，使用不同的量词组合修饰名词。
第一,谓语动词替换be动词。例如：
（1）There stands+（量词）名+（形容词）地点
（2）There exists+（量词）名词+（形容词）地点
（3）There lies +（量词）名词+（形容词）地点
（4）There sits+（量词）名词+（形容词）地点
（5）There vividly describes+（量词）名+（形容词）地点
例如，2000年真题A Brief History of World Commercial Fishing，描写两幅图的特点：“海里有很多鱼”“海里有很多船”，采用基本there be句型，如下：
a.There were a lot of fishes in the sea.
b.There were a lot of boats in the sea.
如果灵活使用中间的动词，并会写高级量词就不一样，可改写为：
a.In 1900, there existed a variety of fishes in the sea.
b.In 1900, there existed various kinds of boats in the sea.
there be的巧变句型应用到更多真题的图画描述中，使单调的there be句型变得生动起来。
There stands a charming American girl in the picture above.（2002年真题）
There stands a pot of fresh flower in a warm and comfortable room. （2003年真题）
There stand two soccer players in a football field. （2007年真题）
There sit a large number of youngsters at their computers.（2009年真题）
There lie a variety of foods in a large hot pot. （2010年真题）
第二，当涉及名词数量时，常见的表达有a lot of, many, much, more and more，其实表述数量的写法有很多，a large number of（很多），a growing number of（越来越多），a variety of（各式各样），various kinds of（各式各样），同样的意思，可使用多种表达方式。如表所示：
a sum of cash
一笔钱
a proportion
of interviewees
一定比例的受访者
a chain of plans
很多计划
an amount of time
大量时间
a rich selection
of goods
很多商品
a segment
of population
很多人口
a large quantity
of goods
大量货物
a galaxy
of geniuses
很多人才
a wealth
of information
很多信息
a wide range
of challenges
很多挑战
a host of problems
很多问题
a combination
of statistics
一组数据
a motorcade
of vehicles
很多机动车辆
a fleet of vessels
很多渔船
a block of building
很多建筑物
我们如果进行写作对比，就能看到使用巧变句型与不用之间的差异，例如：
It is vividly illustrated in the upper cartoon that a lot of fishes were swimming freely in the sea, while only one fishing boat was catching them in 1900. On the contrary, many boats were fishing the only one fish in 1995.（2000年“商业捕鱼”真题）
在上述句子中，a lot of和many使这句话平实许多。下面利用there be句型，量词组合，再用so…that…句型，就可润色修改为：
It is vividly illustrated in the upper cartoon,in 1900, there existed a large number of fishes in the vast ocean while only one fishing boat was catching them. In 1995, on the contrary, there lied a growing number of fishing boats, and the number of fishes decreased so sharply that only one of them left.
（4）Some+动词，while others+动词，some few doing（一些……, 另一些，还有几个……）
（5）one+动词，while the other+动词（一个……而另一个……）
描述多人图画时可以用Some……，while others……，some few ……（一些……, 另一些，还有几个……）结构，解决常见主语people, some people, we, someone的泛滥问题。例如：
There stands three sons and a daughter in the picture above. Some of them are surrounding their father, while others kick him back and forth like a football, because none of them is willing to take care of him. （2005年“足球赛”真题）
第一，控制主语，将not only 放在句首，使句子倒装：Not only will sb./sth. +动词，but sb./sth. will also+动词。
第二，控制宾语：主语+谓语+not only+名词1，but also+名词2。
第三，连接多个宾语，结合such…as…句型。主语+谓语+not only+名词1，but also+名词2 and such benefits （problems）as+名词3。
例如：
Not only will they waste much time that should have been spent on their study and work, but their everyday life will probably go upside down, with their food uneaten, sleep lost or homework undone.（2006年“追星”真题）
参考译文：他们浪费了很多本来应该花在工作和学习上的时间，正常生活颠倒，不吃饭、不睡觉、不做作业。
In order to gain confidence and achieve success, we not only need to attain a thorough understanding of our own merits and disadvantages of ourselves, but also those aspects of our opponents. （2007年“自信”真题）
为了获得信心和成功,我们不仅需要彻底了解自己的优缺点,还要了解我们的对立面。
Love can bring people not only material support, but also mental comfort and such benefits as spiritual back-up.（2001年“爱心”真题）