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1、GuidelinestoSuccessfulTechnicalWriting1.RevisingwithefficientsentencesThemainpurposeofatechnicaldocumentistoinformorpersuadethereaderthroughuseofefficientsentences,nottoimpressorentertainwithfancylanguagedisplays.So,technicaldocumentstransmitworthwhileinfor
2、mation—evenhighlyspecializedinformation—inthemoststraightforwardwaytotheiraudience.Readersoftechnicaldocumentsarebusyandimpatient.Theydonotwishtoputmoreintoreadingadocumentthantheycangetfromit.Theyhatewasteandexpectefficiency.Everysentenceinadocumentshouldb
3、erevisedtocarryitsownweight,inconveyingthewriter’smeaning.Observethesameruleinadoptingsentencestyleasyouwouldinchoosingthedocument’scontent:makeitlongenoughtobeunderstood,yetshortenoughtobetolerated.Whenwritingatechnicaldocument,consulttheguidelinesbelow,wh
4、ichcanalsoserveasachecklistforyoursentencestyle:qRevisesentencestobeclearandavoidambiguity.Aclearsentencecommunicatesitsprecisemeaningonfirstreading.Itsignalsrelationshipsamongitsparts,andemphasizesthekeythought.Intechnicalwriting,asentenceshouldhaveonlyone
5、meaning.Makesurethewords,phrases,andpunctuationareabsolutelyclear.AmbiguousIcannotrecommendthiscandidatetoohighly.RevisedThiscandidatehasmyhighestrecommendation.AmbiguousManyexecutivesareskepticalaboutofficeautomationaswellasmanagers.RevisedManyexecutivesas
6、wellasmanagersareskepticalaboutofficeautomation.AmbiguousBeingwell-knowninthecomputerindustry,ourprojectwouldbenefitalotfromtheTsinghuateam.RevisedBecausetheTsinghuateamiswell-knowninthecomputerindustry,ourprojectwouldbenefitalotfromitshelp.11qUseactiverath
7、erthanpassivevoicemostofthetime.Usually,theactivevoice(Joetestedthesoftware.)isbetterthanthepassivevoice(ThesoftwareistestedbyJoe.),butincertainsituationsitcanmakesensetousethelessnaturalpassivestyle.However,manywritersroutinelyusethepassivestylesimplybecau
8、setheybelieveitismore“formal”and“acceptable”.Itisnot.Usingthepassivestyleisthemostcommonreasonforpoorlystructuredsentencesanditalwaysleadstolongersentencesthanarenecessary.Unlessyouhaveaverygoodreasonf
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