一、以下四种手段是增加句子复杂性的常见方法，也是得高分的“亮点”。

1.改变句子的开头方式，不要一味地都是主语开头，接着是谓语、宾语，最后再加一个状语。可以把状语置于句首，或用分词做状语等。

[原文]we met at the school gate and went there together early in the morning.

[修正]early in the morning we met at the school gate and went there together.

[原文]the young man couldn't help crying when he heard the bad news.

[修正]hearing the bad news，the young man couldn't help crying.

2.在整篇文章中，避免只使用一两个句式，要灵活运用诸如倒装句、强调句、主从复合句、分词状语等。

①强调句

[原文]my parents praised ah fu warmly. it had saved my little sister bravely.

[修正]my parents praised ah fu warmly. it was our brave ah fu who had saved my little sister bravely.

②由what等引导的从句，此处的what相当于中文的“所……”，有很大的概括力，如：

[原文]we had to stand there to catch the offender.

[修正]what we had to do was (to) stand there， trying to catch the offender.

what china has achieved in recent years is known through the world.

china is no longer what it used to be.

③由with或without引导的短语。如：

he sat in a chair with a newspaper in the hand.

④分词短语。如：

satisfied with the result， he decided to go on with a new experiment.

⑤倒装句。如：

only in this way can we achieve our goal.

never before have i seen such a wonderful film.

⑥省略句。如：

if so， victory will be ours.

you can make some changes wherever necessary.

⑦对比，这是中文中也常用的方法。如：

failure is not a crime， but failure to learn from failure is.

when i play， i feel excited， and after it i feel relaxed.

3.通过分句和合句，增强句子的连贯性和表现力。

[原文]he stopped us half an hour ago. he made us catch the next offender.

[修正]he stopped us half an hour ago and made us catch the next offender.

[原文]we had a short rest. then we began to play happily. we sang and danced.

some told stories. some played chess.

[修正]after a short rest， we had great fun singing and dancing，telling jokes and playing chess.

4.学会使用过渡词。如：

①递进： then(然后)， besides(还有)， furthermore(而且)， moreover(此外)等。

②转折： however(然而)， but(但是)， on the country(相反)， after all(毕竟)等。

③总结： finally(最后)， at last(最后)， in brief(总之)， in conclusion(最后)等。

④强调： indeed(确实)， certainly(一定)， surely(确定)， above all(尤其)等。

⑤对比： in the same way(同样地)， just as(正如)， on the one hand…on the other hand(一方面……另一方面……)等。

5.注意使用不同长度的句子。

二、对于“较复杂的词汇”，可以从以下几个方面着手。

1.注意使用词组、习语来代替一些单词，以增加文采。如：

[原文]a new railway is being built in my hometown.

[修正]a new railway is under construction in my hometown.

2.使用一些很有“洋味”的单词。如：

thank you for sharing the time with us.

the way he views the world is very practical.

3.避免重复使用某一单词或短语。如：

[原文]i like reading while my brother likes watching television.

[修正]i like reading while my brother enjoys watching television.