Selectexactlytherightword.

　　Inaccurate:Iwasdisgustedbecauserainspoiledourpicnic.

　　Accurate:Iwasdisappointedbecauserainspoiledourpicnic.

　　Accurate:Iwasdisgustedbythemindlessviolenceinthemovie.

　　Donot---werepeat,donot---confusewordsbecausetheysoundalikeoraresimilarinmeaning

　　Wrongword:today’ssocietyhasbeenpilferedwithbarragelegalizeddrugs

　　Improved:abarrageoflegalizeddrugshasproliferatedintoday’ssociety.

　　Wrong:theRussianshavenotbeensufficientlyforthcomingaboutthetreaty.

　　Improved:theRussianshavenotbeensufficientlyforthrightaboutthetreaty.

　　Uselively,concrete,specificterms.

　　Limp:wegotintothecar.

　　Improved:allfourofuspiledintoHerman’sHond.

　　Limp:thisdogcameup,allexcited.

　　Improved:“adogcameboundingamonguswithaloudvolleyofbarksandleaprounduswaggingitswholebody,wildwithleeatfindingsomanyhumanbeingstogether.”

　　Moverunsprint

　　VehiclecarsedanJaguar

　　AnimaldogCollieLassie

　　Dull:Seymourwasuplatelastnighttryingtofinishtypinghistermpaper.

　　Specific:Seymorsathunchedoverhistypewriter,peckingawaydoggedlyuntilthreeo’clockinthemorning,tryingtofinishhispaperonthematinghabitsofhippopotamuses.

　　Avoidbafflegab

　　Bafflegab:theproductionoftoxicandnoxiousresiduehydrochloricacidobviatesitsefficaciousapplicationsinceitmyprovecompatiblewithmetallicpermanence.

　　Translation:don’tusehydrochloricacid:iteatshelloutofthepipes,

　　Bafflegab;Consumerelementsarecontinuingtostressthefundamentalnecessityofastabilizationofthepricestructureatalowerlevelthanexistsatthepresenttime.

　　Translation:Consumerkeepsayingthatpricesmustgodownandstaydown.

　　Bafflegab:thefinancedirectorclaimedthatsubstantialeconomieserebeingeffectedinhisdivisionbyincreasingthetimeintervalbetweendistributionofdata-elicitingformstobusinessentities.

　　Translation:thefiancédirectorsaidhisdivisionwassavingmoneybysendingfewerquestionnairestoemployers.

　　Avoiddoublespeak

　　“protectionreactionstrike”(meaningbombing)

　　“toterminatewithextremeprejudice”(toassassinate)

　　“thatstatementisinoperative”(itisuntrue)

　　Beselectivewitheuphemisms

　　Powderroom(women’stoilet)

　　Unmentionables(underwear)

　　Passedaway(died)

　　Sanitationengineer(garbagecollector)Donotcomparewordsthatdenoteabsolutes,likeunique,omnipotent,infinite.

　　Illogical:Cloviscameupwithaveryuniquedesign.

　　Improved:Cloviscameupwithauniquedesign.

　　Formal,informal,colloquial

　　Automobilecarride

　　Comprehendunderstanddig

　　Departleavesplit

　　Residencehousecrib

　　Offensiveunpleasantgross

　　Exhaustedtiredoutwasted

　　Dejectedsaddown

　　Hyperactivejitterywired

　　Intoxicateddrunksloshed

　　1.避免重復(fù)

　　Aftertheperformance,wewenttoKarl’shousetodiscusswhetheritwasaneffectiveperformance.

　　Aftertheperformance,wewenttoKarl’shousetodiscusswhetherourproductionwaseffective.

　　Thelengthofhishairaddstothewildappearanceofhishair.

　　Thelengthofhishairaddstoitswildappearance.

　　Walkinguptothedoor,Icameupontheskeletonheadofacowplacednexttothedoor.

　　Walkinguptothehouse,Icameupontheskeletonheadofacowplaced,

　　2.詞匯的準(zhǔn)確對(duì)應(yīng)

　　Yourfirstbigcityisaneventthatchangesyouwholeoutlookifyougrewupinasmalltown.

　　Yourfirstvisittoabigcityisanexperiencethatchangesyouwholeoutlookifyougrewupinasmalltown.

　　TheimportanceofgrancefulhipmovementisessentialwhendoingtheBump.

　　GracefulhipmovementisessentialwhendoingtheBump.

　　Smoothnessandprecisionareamongthebasicproblemsencounteredbybeginningdancers.

　　Roughnessandimprecisionareamongtheweaknessesofbeginningdancers.

　　Possessive

　　3.Spelloutnumbersonehundredandunder.Ingeneral,writenumbersoveronehundredinfigures.Spelloutroundnumbersrequiringonlyacoupleofwords(twohundredtons,fivethousanddollars).Ifaseriesofnumbersoccursinapassage,andsomeofthemareoverhundred,usefiguresforallofthem.

　　4.Neverbeginasentencewithanumeral;spellitoutorrewritethesentence.

　　5.usecommastoseparatenumeralsandplacenamesandtosetoffnamesofpeoplefromtitles.

　　A.Eudora,whowasbornNovember15,1950,inDenver,Colorado,movedtoDallas,Texas,beforeshewasoldenoughtoski.

　　B.YoumaywritetoLaverneat375FairviewAvenue,Arlington,TX20036.

　　C.MyfriendLavernelivesinArlington,Texas.

　　D.ArthurSchlesinger,Jr.writesintelligentlyandpersuasively.Or:ArthurSchlesinger,Jr.,writesintelligentlyandpersuasively.

　　E.ThecommitteechoseLolaLopez,attorney-at-law,topresenttheircase.

　　Avoidusing“anyreasonablepersonwouldagreethat….”“undoubtedly,certainly,anyfoolcanplainlysee,evenafive-year-oldknows’

　　Toobigbetter

　　Peopletypists

　　Carscompactforeigncars

　　SexsexindaytimeTVcommercials