一日一句【66】简练的表达法

简练的表达法

示例：
The company was almost bankrupt.
这家公司几乎破产。

在学到不少词汇、短语和句型后，切忌自诩博学，遣词造句进拖泥带水，叠床架屋：像The company was close t the point of nearly being bankrupt. 这一句是完全不必要的，上面示例已很简单明确，就可以了。

表达一个意思时宜用简单的词汇，避免冗长的结构。“文贵简洁”是应该牢记的一条准则。试比较：

可接受：Prof. Shen gave only part of an answer to the question.

较精练：Prof. Shen gave only a partial answer to the question.

沈教授只是对这个问题作了部分回答。

又如：A flower called the chrysanthemum is a popular flower which was introduced into America from the Orient. 这句太累赘，可改写：

The chrysanthemum is a popular flower which was introduced into America from the Orient.
菊花是从东方引进到美国的一种普遍种植的花。