比如:①用forget(忘記)代替do not remember(沒有記住)
?、谟胕gnore(忽視)代替do not pay attention to(不注意)
?、塾胣ow(現(xiàn)在)代替at this point in time(此時此刻)
?、苡胋ecause(由于)代替due to the fact that(鑒于下列事實)
第二種方法是省略同義詞或近義詞
比如在下面例句中,形容詞important(重要的)和significant(有重要意義的),就是兩個同義詞(也可以說是近義詞),我們可以省略important,只保留significant。
?、賂he government project is important and significant.(這項政府計劃是重要的,有重要意義。)
?、赥he government project is significant.(這項政府計劃有重要意義。)
第三種方法是在不改變句子含義的前提下,省略所有可以省略的單詞
比如在下面例句中,the cover of the book (書的封面)可以省略成the book cover,is red in color(是紅色的)可以省略成is red。
①The cover of the book is red in color.(書的封面是紅色的)
?、赥he book cover is red.(書的封面是紅色的)
最后我們把這三種方法結(jié)合起來,將一個冗長、繞嘴的句子,改寫成一個簡短、易懂的句子。
①University malls must be accessible and free from congestion in order that students, faculty and employees may have unobstructed passage
through those areas of the campus.(校內(nèi)道路必須是便于通行的,不擁堵的,以便讓學生、教師和職員能夠無阻礙地通過,到達校園的各處。)
②University malls must be free enough from congestion to allow people to walk through easily.(校內(nèi)道路不應(yīng)當擁堵,以便人們順利通行。)