(一)多用书面语,少用口头语
相对口头语而言,书面语更能增添文章的厚重感和读者对文章的信任感。下列每一组句子中,第二句都使用了书面语言,用词更加规范,因而比前一个句子略胜—筹。
1.We still have the social problems.
The same social problems still exist today.
2.For me,there is no need for further protection of woodlands.
As far as I’m concerned,further protection of woodlands is not needed.
3.With the development of computer technology, commercial information exchange is becoming easier.
Computers have greatly influenced business communication.
4.Everything has two sides and this problem is quite the same.
Everything has two sides and this issue is not an exception.
(二)使用连接词
在句子间使用连接词,能使文章脉络更加清晰,逻辑关系更加流畅。例如:
1.The water was polluted.As a result,the fish died.
2.However,others think we should have junk food.
3.On the other hand packaging can have many disadvantages.
4.Firstly many people die of passive smoking(被动吸烟)and secondly it can aggravate(使……恶化)lung diseases.
相关的连接词还有:On the contrary,all in all,in short,generally,worse still,on the other hand,in conclusion,as a consequence,hence,also,personally,furthermore,definitely,surely,undoubtedly,obviously,additionally,in addition,moreover,consequently,clearly,besides,as well,likewise,in my opinion,for the sake of,last but not the least,to begin with,firstly(first),etc.
很多时候,一些常用的句式或句子也能承上启下,使相关的信息得到巧妙的过渡和衔接。例如:
The main reason is that…
I can’t agree more.
Another thing we can’t forget is that…
There is every reason to believe that…