Communicating in English effectively is essential in today's global economy.
在本日環球化的經濟情況下，有用地用英語交換已經變得至關緊張。But conveying your ideas clearly is a skill that needs to be learnt. Too often people simply copy the style of their co-worker and especially their superiors as they think this "good English". You see examples in your in-box every day - emails that are difficult to understand and that you need to read over and over again to get the message. 然而怎樣清楚地表達你的想法倒是門大學問。太多時間人們只是簡樸地照抄他們眼中同事，尤其是上級寫出來的“美麗英語”。你每天都能在收件箱裏看到許多例子——那些難明的必要你讀很多幾多遍才氣明白的郵件。
A big mistake is to pad out your writing with unnecessary words and phrases. Remember that the purpose of your writing is to communicate your ideas clearly.
一個巨大的錯誤便是用一些不必要的單詞和詞組讓你的文章變得宂長。你要牢記你寫作的目標是為了更清楚地交換你的想法。
Always try to reduce the number of words in your sentences and avoid lengthy phrases that can be replaced with a shorter alternative. Here are some examples:
總是盡大概淘汰你句子中利用的字數，制止利用可以用更短的詞取代的長詞。以下是一些例子：
*Instead of "prior to" use *before*
用“before”取代“prior to”
*Instead of "subsequent" use *after*
用“after”取代“subsequent”
*Instead of "in order to" use *to*
用“to”取代“in order to”
*Instead of "in the event that" use *if*
用“if”取代“in the event that”
*Instead of "with reference to" use *about*
用“about”取代“with the reference to”
*Instead of "state of the art" use *latest*
用“latest”取代“state of the art”
*Instead of "due to the fact that" use *since*
用“since”取代“due to the fact that”
*Instead of "not later than 2pm" use *by 2pm*
用“by 2pm”取代“not later than 2pm”
*Instead of "at the present time" use *now*
用“now”取代“at the present time”
Remember about organisation as well. Use topic sentences to indicate what each paragraph is about. In addition, keep your emails short. No one likes to read an email 10 paragraphs long!
同時也要記得文章有構造性。第一句話就要開門見山所在出你每一段要講什麼。除此之外，要控制你郵件的長度。沒人想讀一條長達10段的郵件。
By using simple words and easily understood phrases you can improve the clarity of your message no end.
通過利用簡樸的單詞和易懂的詞組，你就能終極進步你信息的清楚度。
文章來源：環亞琅文
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