An English style approach for Chinese Technical writers 鄭先祐 (Ayo) 國立臺南大學 環境生態研究所

2 1.Direct conversational flow in manuscript maintain a direct English conversational flow in your manuscript, by preventing overusage of traditional textbook words or phrases. 2.Most important emphasis in front of sentence Place the most important subject and/or clause in front of the sentence so as to cause your primary idea or emphasis become more visually accessible to the reader.

3 3. Simple and direct sentence pattern  範例： Recently, the company has planned an expansion in production. The company has recently planned an expansion in production. As compared with dogs, cats are smarter. Cats are (comparatively) smarter than dogs

4 To evaluate the denitrification efficiency, the nitrate and nitrite and concentrations in denitrified wastewater were measured. The nitrate and nitrite concentrations in denitrified wastewater were measured for evaluating the denitrification efficiency. Due to a rise in temperature, the two variables would reach a state of equilibrium. The two variables would reach a state of equilibrium as a result of a rise in temperature.

5 4.Concise and confined sentences Avoid sentences which are too long by limiting each sentence to preferable one or two primary ideas. 5.Maintaining objectivity in technical manuscript through usage of third person  Using third person format in the technical manuscript is much better than that of first person.

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