2.1使用主动语态
- 主动语态更生动,更容易阅读
- 大胆使用 WE,I
- 避免频繁使用WE,I
2.2什么时候可以使用被动语态?
在方法的章节
- What was done is more important than who did it!
- Readers tend to skim the methods section for key words rather than reading it as prose.
- May be more effort than it’s worth to avoid using “we” and “I” in every sentence.
2.3 动词写作
- 使用语气强烈的动词
- 不要把动词转换成名词
Provide a review of — review
Offer confirmation of — confirm
Make a decision — decide
Shows a peak — peaks
Provide a description of — describe - 不要淹没动词
把主语和动词一起放在句子的开头。
读者在等待动词!
2.4一些语法提醒
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“Data are” not “Data is” data 是复数形式
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Affect 是动词,effect 是名词
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Compared to vs. compared with
Compare to = to point out similarities between different things Compare with** (used more ften in science) = to point out differences between similar things. -
That vs. which That 是一个限定性的代词,Which 不是
The bike that is broken is in the garage. (Identifies which bike of many.) The bike, which is broken, is in the garage. (Adds a fact about the only bike in question). -
为了避免性别选择,把主语转成复数
Each student worries about their grade. ×
Each student worries about her grade. √
Better: All students worry about their grades. √