2012年12月英語(yǔ)四級(jí)寫(xiě)作方法：簡(jiǎn)潔才是美

　　2012年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)寫(xiě)作方法：簡(jiǎn)潔才是美

　　好的寫(xiě)作，首先而且至關(guān)重要的一點(diǎn)就是簡(jiǎn)潔。繁冗的寫(xiě)作堆砌了許多無(wú)用的詞藻，反而減弱表述的清晰度。當(dāng)然，也不能僅僅因?yàn)楹?jiǎn)短就認(rèn)為短句一定優(yōu)于長(zhǎng)句。只要一個(gè)單詞確實(shí)能起到一定的作用，它就應(yīng)該留在句中。一般來(lái)說(shuō)，只有在進(jìn)行強(qiáng)調(diào)或修飾、美化句子時(shí)，才能使用重復(fù)的單詞、語(yǔ)音和短語(yǔ)。修改文章，就是要?jiǎng)h繁就簡(jiǎn)。比較下面這對(duì)句子，注意體會(huì)二者的差別及效果。

 

　　1) Dr. Sun Yat-sen went to Japan by means of a big boat.

　　2) Dr. Sun Yat-sen went to Japan by boat.

　　斜體字部分較啰嗦，因?yàn)?quot;by"就是"by means of boat"。

　　請(qǐng)看下列例句

　　Wordy: It makes me feel painful to think that she has to work 12 hours a day and seven days a week.

　　Better: It pains me to think that she has to work 12 hours a day and seven days a week.

　　Wordy: It will be our aim to ensure proper health care for each and every one of the Chinese people.

　　Better: Our aim is to ensure proper health care for all Chinese.

　　Wordy: This book will help you master the basic elements of good writing.

　　Better: This book will help you master the basics of good writing.

　　Wordy: The search of the forest that they conducted was entirely complete.

　　Better: The search of the forest was complete.

　　或They conducted a complete search of the forest.

　　第二個(gè)句子合乎漢語(yǔ)表達(dá)習(xí)慣，即他們對(duì)森林進(jìn)行了徹底的搜查。

　　Wordy: He has no sense of principles, whether he is in public or in private.

　　Better: He has no principles, public or private.

　　Wordy: Whenever anyone telephoned her to ask her for help with their homework she always obliged right away.

　　Better: She immediately obliged anyone who telephoned for help with homework.

　　Wordy: In a cautious manner the car went around the corner.

　　Better: The car negotiated the corner.

　　Wordy: If the government agency finds that an individual has received a payment to which the individual was not entitled, whether or not the payment was due to the individual’s fault or misrepresentation, the individual shall be liable to repay to the government the total sum of the payment to which the individual was not entitled.

　　Better: If the government agency finds that you received a payment that you weren’t entitled to, you must pay the entire sum back.

　　Wordy: Another important aspect is good health. It is one of our great blessings. It may be achieved through proper diet and exercise. Rest is also desirable.

　　Better: The great blessing of good health may be had through proper diet, exercise, and rest.

　　詞語(yǔ)簡(jiǎn)化的一些技巧

　　2 策略之一：用介詞短語(yǔ)替代從句。

　　例:

　　Wordy: While they were playing tennis, she started an argument that lasted all morning.

　　Better: During tennis she started an argument that lasted all morning.

　　Wordy: When you come to the second traffic light, turn right.

　　Better: At the second traffic light turn left.

　　2 策略之二：刪除諸如"who is”或"that is"之類(lèi)的關(guān)系代詞，變從句為短語(yǔ)。

　　例:

　　Wordy: The novel, which is written in three parts, told a story that took place in the Middle Ages.

　　Better: The three-part novel told a story set in the Middle Ages.

　　注：把句中的”three parts”改用形容詞來(lái)表達(dá)，節(jié)省了四個(gè)不必要的單詞”which is written in”。我們經(jīng)常可以將關(guān)系代詞如”that”去掉，這只會(huì)引起最少的變動(dòng)。

　　2 策略之三：剔除你不需要的單詞

　　"Two joint partners will present their views over a long-distance telephone call. "

　　寫(xiě)完這樣的句子后，你自己再讀一遍，挑出單詞”joint”和”telephone”，注意刪去不必要的詞。

　　2 策略之四：表達(dá)否定意義時(shí)，盡量避免使用否定詞。英語(yǔ)中很多詞不用 "no’s" 或者"not’s"也能表達(dá)否定含義的詞匯，你盡可以采取更為委婉的表達(dá)方式。

　　例：

　　Thus college students who do not have sufficient financial backing ,

　　也就是 college students who lacks sufficient financial backing。

　　如果你不想使用太多的否定詞，就應(yīng)該盡量避免使用它們。

 

Wordy （贅語(yǔ)）

Improved （替換語(yǔ)）

as a usual rule

as a rule

at that point in time

then

at this point in time

now

at your earliest convenience

now, soon

concerning the matter of

about

due to the fact that

because

for the reason that

because

has proved itself to be

has proved, is

in connection with

with

in order to

to

in relation to

with

in the event that

if

modern factories of today

modern factories

next steps to take

next steps

puzzling in nature

puzzling

regardless of the fact

although

the reason why is that

because

total effect of all this

total effect

with reference to

about

 

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