一、避免使用俚语和口语
尽量避免在正式的写作中使用俚语和口语,因为它们使用并不普遍,所以极易使读者误解作者要表达的意思。例如:
错误:She plays a wicked game of tennis.
正确:She excels in tennis.
错误:John has been doing a science for years.
正确:John has been a scientist for years.
错误:The blackened salmons been one of the restaurants most popular entrees.
正确:The blackened salmon has been one of the restaurants most popular entrees.
稍作思考,你就会选择正确的用法。注意要坚持使用标准用法,抛弃非正式场合用语以及表述不清晰的缩写等用法。
二、正确使用修饰语
单词在句中的位置往往决定该单词与句中其他单词的关系,对修饰语而言尤其如此。修饰语和被修饰成分应在所有格和数上保持一致。如果修饰语和被修饰成分隔开太远,则容易导致语意模糊,所以应尽量避免出现这种情况。例如:
错误:Cheung and Martha sat talking about the movie in the office.
正确:Cheung and Martha sat in the office talking about the movie.