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专八英文写作终极指南：简洁才是王道 ?来源：普特英语听力???2010/8/3????【考试大：中国教育考试第一门户】???模拟考场???视频课程???字号:T?T 　　人最难的不是跟别人讨教经验，最难的是把别人的经验听进去，并应用到实践当中。(The most difficult thing is not to ask for advice, but listen to the advice and practise it.)　　正文如下：　　10 Practical Tips on Good English Writing　　1. Think clearly before you write. Only when you can think clearly can you write an article with clear logic and reasoning.　　2. Narrow down your topic to the one that you can handle within your capabilities and required word limit.　　3. Write in the voice of an adult.　　4. Use a clear structure and develop the paragraph by your argumentation methods.　　5. Use details and facts.　　6. Avoid using the same word to begin each sentence. Though repeated beginning sometimes can create a parallel structure and certain atmosphere, it may also have the risk of dulling/boring readers. For beginners of English writing, this tip is especially useful and helpful.　　7. Use different sentence structures (compound sentences, complex sentences, special structures like inversion).　　8. Make good use of transitional words.　　9. In selection of words, use the more precise or accurate one.　　10. Make a natural ending. The concluding sentence is not a must. Let the paragraph end smoothly and naturally. 学英语会有一个定势，那就是背很偏很难的单词。但是了解那些“高级”单词固然必 要，可任何一门语言中应用最广泛的还是那些简单的基础词汇。我们自己看中文的时候会很痛恨拐弯抹角不说人话的作者，英文也一样。老外自己不喜欢看故作艰深 的东西，所以我们在写作的时候就放心大胆地使用简单词汇吧，只要意思表达清楚、有条理、语法通畅就是好文章。　　What is good writing?　　什么样的文章是好文章？　　It depends on what country you’re from. We all know what’s considered “good writing” in our own country. We grow up immersedin the cadencesand sentence structure of the language we were born into, so we think, “That’s probably what every country considers good writing; they just use different words.” If only! I once asked a student from Cairo, “What kind of language is Arabic?” She said, “It’s all adjectives.”　　这取决于你来自何处。我们都知道在自己的国家好文章是什么样的。我们从小到大，已经熟知我们 母语的抑扬顿挫和句子结构，于是我们认为，其他国家所谓的好文章也应该是这样，只不过用的语言不同。要是这样就好了！我有次问一个来自开