平行結構（parallelism）是流行英文寫作技巧之一，是曲超指「使用相同語法形式呈現多個對等概念」，句子讀起來更順、洗腦寫出結構更清楚。也能英文
洗腦歌公式
排行榜上的漂亮暢銷歌曲旋律好記，洗腦的歌詞歌詞也是功臣，容易使人琅琅上口的流行歌詞用的平行結構，就像中文所說的曲超「排比」手法。
I am tired of this 洗腦寫出devil
I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this business
-Black or White, Michael JacksonIt's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
-Circle of Life, Elton JohnDon't wanna feel another touch
Don't wanna start another fire
Don't wanna know another kiss
– I'll Never Love Again, Lady GagaYou still look like a movie
You still sound like a song
My God, this reminds me Of when we were young
– When We Were Young, AdeleEvery turn I take, every trail I track
Every path I make, every road leads backTo the place I know, where I cannot go, where I long to be
– How Far I'll Go, Alessia Cara
好句子要Short and Sweet
除了排比，還有幾種平行結構，也能英文用錯就會造成語意不清或是漂亮文法錯誤。
在夏令營時，歌詞我學會游泳、流行潛水和航行。曲超
（X）In summer camp,洗腦寫出 I learned to swim, to dive, and how to sail.
（O）In summer camp, I learned to swim, to dive, and to sail.
列舉一連串動詞時，形式要一致。
我們在動物園看到樹懶和鱷魚。
（X）In the zoo, we saw a sloth and alligator.
（O）In the zoo, we saw a sloth and an alligator.
看到名詞，記得前面配冠詞。
Marley除了喜歡咬泰迪熊，還喜歡追摩托車。
（X）Marley not only likes biting his teddy bear but also chase scooters.
（O）Marley not only likes biting his teddy bear but also likes chasing scooters.
（O）Marley likes not only biting his teddy bear but also chasing scooters.
注意動詞在句子的位置，在連接詞前後平行對等。其他容易忘記要平行對等的還有either...or（兩者之一）、neither...nor（兩者皆非）等。
這家店的衣服和另一家非常不同。
（X）The clothes in this store are very different from the other store.
（O）The clothes in this store are very different from the ones in the other store.
人、事、物對等才可以比較，第一句是「這間店的衣服」和「另一間店」的比較，兩邊不對等。
有爭議的牛津逗號？
有一個標點符號引發兩派爭議，它是牛津逗號，是在多個列舉項目最後and/or前面的逗號。在各大編輯守則中，有些規定要用，有些不要求。牛津逗號的使用因人而異，最重要的是整篇文章格式統一。
This book is dedicated to my parents, Lucy, and God.
上面的句子表示這本書總共獻給四個人。
Photo Credit：世界公民文化中心This book is dedicated to my parents, Lucy and God.
上面的句子表示這本書總共獻給兩個人。
Photo Credit：世界公民文化中心- 【一張圖搞懂】訂閱集資：Mobile上的13堂英文課
本文經世界公民文化中心授權刊登，原文刊載於此
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