写篇优秀的英语文章的几个重要原则
Have you ever stopped and thought about the quality of your writing? Are you sure it’s considered to be good writing? Are you getting the right message across, or are your readers confused as to what you’re trying to accomplish?
你有没有停下来想过写的东西怎么样?你确定这是很好的写作吗?你是否得到了正确的信息而且是容易传播,或者是你的读者感到困惑,你想要表达什么?
Simple sentences work best.简单的句子效果最好。
示例:
- The only possible option in order to accelerate the growth of the food industry is to focus on the fact that the target market of this business demands convenience, competence and cost-effectiveness.
-为了加快食品工业的发展,最可能的选择是把重点放在这项业务的目标市场需要方便,管辖能力和成本效益的要求上。
- Better: The food industry can grow faster if food trucks focus on convenience, competence and cost-effectiveness.
-更好的写法:如果食品交易聚焦于便利性、管辖权和成本效益,那么食品行业会发展得更快。
Active, rather than passive. 主动,而不是被动
示例:
- The offering price was established by the real estate vendor and the negotiation process was initiated by the real estate buyer.
-定价是由房地产商决定的,协商过程是由购房者发起的。
- Better: The real estate vendor set the offering price, and the real estate buyer started negotiating.
更好的写法:房地产商定价,购房者展开协商。
Know who your target audience is. 了解目标受众
Who are you writing for? Who do you expect to read your article, your book, or your blog post? Will they care about what you’re talking about? Will they understand the message that you’re trying to get across? Good writing isn’t generic; it’s specific because it’s targeted towards a group of people with something common binding them.
你写给谁看的?你想谁来读你的文章,你的书,还有你的博客文章?他们会关心你在说什么吗?他们会明白你想传达的信息吗?优秀的写作不是通用的,它是特定的,因为它的目标是一组有共同目标的人。
Reading your works out loud allows you to notice something that you might not have noticed if you were just reading it silently. Go on, read them out loud now. Also, try to listen to your work objectively as you read it. Are you making sense? Or are you simply stringing a couple of words together just to fill a gap?
把你的作品朗读出来,这会让你注意到默读时所忽略的内容。现在就把它们朗读出来吧。另外,当你朗读时,试着客观地去倾听你的作品。你写的有理吗?还是只是把几个词凑在一起来填补空白?
Set aside time for revising and rewriting–after you’ve written the whole content.
留下时间来修改和重写——在你写完全部内容后。
I’m not suggesting that you should edit each time you’ve finished a paragraph–that would just be tedious. What I’m telling is that you should first give yourself some time to finish the content prior to editing. Write away. Don’t edit yet. Don’t focus on the grammar yet. Don’t worry about the syntax, the synonym, the antonym or the order that you’re using.
我不是建议你每次写完一段话就修改一下——那样会很乏味。我建议你在编辑之前,应该给自己一些时间来完成写作的内容。写下来。先不要编辑。不要注重语法。不要担心语法、同义词、反义词或你用词的顺序。
Write for yourself, but mostly, write for your target audience. Write the message clearly and don’t be afraid to express your thoughts. Don’t censor yourself yet. Let the words flow. Don’t erase what you’ve written yet.
为你自己写作,但最重要的是,为你的目标受众写作。把内容清晰地写下来,不要害怕表达自己的思想。不要审查自己。让你的文字流动。先不要删除你所写的内容。
All the editing and the fixing will come later.
编辑内容和调整内容可以稍后进行。
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