一、用介词短语替代从句 例: 原句:While they were playing tennis, she started an argument that lasted all morning. 修改后:During tennis she started an argument that lasted all morning. 原句:When you come to the second traffic light, turn right. 修改后:At the second traffic light turn left. 二、删除诸如who is或that is之类的关系代词,变从句为短语 例: 句:The novel, which is written in three parts, told a story that took place in the Middle Ages. 修改后:The three-part novel told a story set in the Middle Ages. 注:把句中的three parts改用形容词来表达,节省了四个不必要的单词which is written in。我们经常可以将关系代词如that去掉,这只会引起最少的变动。 三、剔除你不需要的单词 例: Two joint partners will present their views over a long-distance telephone call. 写完这样的句子后,你自己再读一遍,挑出单词joint和telephone,注意删去不必要的词。 |