本帖最后由 草木也知愁 于 2009-4-9 21:18 编辑 虽然大家都在为自己的作文字数一直上不去发愁 但是没有任何意义得拽文除了弄得自己的文章不伦不类 是没有其余效果的 这次这个 就是专门针对那些无病呻吟一般得拽文的一个要点—— Conciseness: Methods of Eliminating Wordiness 针对文章的字数问题，请看这个帖子：1
关于字数 THREE POINTS MUST TO BE REMEMBERED & ANOTHER THREE FOR PRACTICAL Conciseness: Methods of Eliminating Wordiness 1. Eliminate unnecessary determiners and modifiers 2. Change phrases into single words 3. Change unnecessary that, who, and which clauses into phrases（我经常滥用定语从句。。。） 4. Avoid overusing expletives at the beginning of sentences 5. Use active rather than passive verbs 6. Avoid overusing noun forms of verbs 7. Reword unnecessary infinitive phrases 8. Replace circumlocutions with direct expressions Here are some other common circumlocutions that can be compressed into just one word: the reason for
for the reason that
owing/due to the fact that
in light of the fact that
considering the fact that
on the grounds that
this is why | =because, since, why |
on the occasion of
in a situation in which
under circumstances in which
| =when |
as regards
in reference to
with regard to
concerning the matter of
where ________ is concerned
| =about |
it is crucial that
it is necessary that
there is a need/necessity for
it is important that
cannot be avoided
| =must, should | is able to
has the opportunity to
has the capacity for
has the ability to | =can | it is possible that
there is a chance that
it could happen that
the possibility exists for | =may, might, could |
9. Omit words that explain the obvious or provide excessive detail 10. Omit repetitive wording Redundant Pairs Many pairs of words imply each other. Finish implies complete, so the phrase completely finish is redundant in most cases. So are many other pairs of words: past memories
various differences
each individual _______
basic fundamentals
true facts
important essentials
future plans | terrible tragedy
end result
final outcome
free gift
past history
unexpected surprise
sudden crisis |
Redundant Categories Specific words imply their general categories, so we usually don't have to state both. We know that a period is a segment of time, that pink is a color, that shiny is an appearance. In each of the following phrases, the general category term can be dropped, leaving just the specific descriptive word: large in size
often times
of a bright color
heavy in weight
period in time
round in shape
at an early time
economics field | of cheap quality
honest in character
of an uncertain condition
in a confused state
unusual in nature
extreme in degree
of a strange type |
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