ビジネスに関する書類や、動画に何度となく登場する “Accademic” な文章を作成する上でのコツ
「5 tips to improve your writing」
短縮形を用いない
Don’t → Do not
Can’t → Cannot(← スペースで空けない)
Shouldn’t → Should not
Couldn’t → Could not
Woulldn’t → Would not
isn’t → is not
hanen’t → have not
hasn’t → has not
“there is”, “there are” という表現は用いない
文章を短く表現することにより、強調したいポイントが明確になる。
There are many issues that students face at university.
↓
Students face many issues at university.
There are many development projects that the UN supports.
↓
The UN supports many development projects.
“really”, “very”, “a lot”,”so” などの表現は用いない
これらの単語を用いると、強調したいポイントがぼやけてしまう。
Many students think university is very hard.
↓
Many students think university is difficult.
Bill 399 is really controversial.
A lot of students …
↓
Many students …
A lot of time is wasted …
↓
Much time is wasted …
受動態より能動態を用いる
Healthcare reforms were implemented by Obama.
↓
Obama implemented healthcare reforms.
The war was won by the French.
↓
The French won the war.
強調表現の動詞を用いる
「動詞+名詞」表現よりも、「1つの動詞」表現を用いる
give assistance → asssistance
make an objection → object
conduct an investigation → investigate
do an audit → audit
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