Practical Science Editing Making “Good” Better 科学编辑：使文章[精品].ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sentence Structure A modified soil’s single sorption … . The single sorption of a modified soil … . * Sentence Structure Correcting sentence structure: (修改句子结构) If possible, don’t translate from Chinese. Write in English from the start. (尽量不要翻译中文，而用英文写作) * Sentence Structure 　　　An important rule: ONE SENTENCE, ONE IDEA (重要的规则：一个句子一个意思) * D. Punctuation(标点符号) Has the Power to Completely Change the Meaning of a Sentence (标点可以完全改变句子意思) * 1. Commas: Be careful about commas with essential and nonessential information (在表示重要的和非重要的信息时，请多留意逗号的用法。 ) * Ask yourself, “Is the information essential or is it extra information that could be omitted”? (仔细斟酌：“此信息重要吗？是否为多余信息，可以省略？” ) * If the information is essential, do NOT use commas. (如果此信息是重要的,不要使用逗号。) * If the information is extra, nonessential, information, you MUST use commas. (如果此信息是附加的，不重要的，必须 使用逗号。) * Correct: (正确用法) The equipment that we used was made by the XX Company. * Wrong: (错误用法) The equipment, which we used, was made by the XX Company. * Correct: (正确用法) The equipment, which was made in Shanghai, was very expensive. * 2. Hyphens, en dash, em dash: Try not to overuse because they can slow down the reader(尽量少用连字符、短破折号和长破折号：他们会使读者不易阅读) * Hyphens and Dashes Hyphen (-): Connector rather than in indicator of interruption or omission. (表连接，而不是停顿或省略) well-being, advanced-level En dash (–): Means “through.” (表范围) August 28–29; pp. 2–5. Em dash (—): Separator to create a strong break in a sentence, like parentheses. (很强的停顿，效果同括号) These two cities—that is, Beijing and Shanghai—are developing rapidly. * Exercise 1. The introduction is written on pages 3■6. 2. The ISTIC conference will be held August 28■August 29 in Beijing, China. 3. Mr. Wang had tried asking, begging, and even demanding cooperation from his staff■all of whom were busy with other things■before he gave up and