Select exactly the right word.
7 w1 p- o9 ^% ~* l Inaccurate: I was disgusted because rain spoiled our picnic. $ g$ n; @4 _5 ]% b
Accurate: I was disappointed because rain spoiled our picnic. / V! o) ?' _2 S# I3 Z0 m
Accurate: I was disgusted by the mindless violence in the movie. : E4 e/ o, ?2 q7 Y
Do not-we repeat, do not-confuse words because they sound alike or are similar in meaning
5 j; }$ M$ Z8 j* r8 U' g- a1 O Wrong word: today’s society has been pilfered with barrage legalized drugs
* ^- D- J Y7 E% k v9 |) f Improved: a barrage of legalized drugs has proliferated in today’s society.
1 V g9 ]) M% V, ~2 C+ X4 B1 _ Wrong: the Russians have not been sufficiently forthcoming about the treaty. & B) x3 S* h7 _( v( P' G
Improved: the Russians have not been sufficiently forthright about the treaty. ; [! `, w* f2 Y% V% m
Use lively, concrete, specific terms.
. F2 @2 r1 G; \ Limp: we got into the car. . C @7 Z |: W/ A9 A" I
Improved: all four of us piled into Herman’sHond. 0 [0 J. N( j, Z/ D/ }
Limp: this dog came up, all excited.
- ^! P4 L* l/ H Improved: “a dog came bounding among us with a loud volley of barks and leap round us wagging its whole body, wild with lee at finding so many human beings together.”
6 H7 H. q5 d' ?5 y9 Z) U Move run sprint % r! S+ p; D( a9 v9 t
Vehicle car sedan Jaguar / ]8 V I1 j- s$ r3 {! u7 t
Animal dog Collie Lassie
9 i) h3 L6 Y$ `. A& c Dull:Seymourwas up late last night trying to finish typing his term paper.
8 W9 ]4 {4 q' P Specific: Seymor sat hunched over his typewriter, pecking away doggedly until three o’clock in the morning, trying to finish his paper on the mating habits of hippopotamuses. ; Y9 a$ p, t: A- b1 v
Avoid bafflegab ! i- _& e% p; n6 W5 M5 [
Bafflegab: the production of toxic and noxious residue hydrochloric acid obviates its efficacious application since it my prove compatible with metallic permanence.
1 G, v0 Z. V) [' h$ Q0 e- U% G# z Translation: don’t use hydrochloric acid: it eats hell out of the pipes,
; o; l- C+ z1 J) Y& H+ B7 } Bafflegab; Consumer elements are continuing to stress the fundamental necessity of a stabilization of the price structure at a lower level than exists at the present time.
( J4 J q. O; o/ o5 K Translation: Consumer keep saying that prices must go down and stay down.
! Y0 \4 m9 {- m6 p$ _ Bafflegab: the finance director claimed that substantial economies ere being effected in his division by increasing the time interval between distribution of data-eliciting forms to business entities. 8 _* d% @# O* W* R) @ g3 n/ Q2 W
Translation: the fiancé director said his division was saving money by sending fewer questionnaires to employers.
/ ^0 j! l4 B- V& K1 O6 w4 @; o Avoid doublespeak : O+ ~6 |) C$ k
“protection reaction strike” (meaning bombing)
( u5 `9 m. Y, z; h- Q0 T, Q7 p “to terminate with extreme prejudice” (to assassinate)
' w/ D2 A3 S) Y! L/ d, ? “that statement is inoperative” (it is untrue) ) r H# r' O! V$ d
Be selective with euphemisms
8 P+ U( u5 R! N Powder room (women’s toilet) 8 _5 `+ m I+ N$ H& A; } Q7 x
Unmentionables (underwear) 9 u# c; B$ z l* E) E' D+ S: `5 I0 a" }
Passed away (died) Sanitation engineer (garbage collector)
" x2 j- f( c+ P6 NDo not compare words that denote absolutes, like unique, omnipotent, infinite. # b1 r& C; |$ w3 k8 L3 v, u9 J W' O
Illogical:Cloviscame up with a very unique design. 7 ?- W: S: v8 q$ B, @
Improved:Cloviscame up with a unique design. # Y+ z3 r' B; l
Formal, informal, colloquial 0 l# r* |5 q0 D% B
Automobile car ride ; ~& |8 r9 X6 c W3 Y9 L2 \
Comprehend understand dig
9 `& E- P! K' A) S. y Depart leave split ' q1 a# \% Z0 b* C8 L
Residence house crib
' l' \. E8 q3 U/ L% x+ c Offensive unpleasant gross
! L" E' `, e) F1 k" @6 W: m3 _ Exhausted tired out wasted ( Y9 K8 n/ c- _
Dejected sad down
% _1 `( ^0 `/ l6 J% t' s Hyperactive jittery wired
0 e3 C) ^1 G0 n Intoxicated drunk sloshed / d3 T( j8 ?& s' ~0 H3 r0 Q9 a& f
1. 避免重复 * {% L+ h. P+ a, h8 Q! C4 b
After the performance, we went to Karl’s house to discuss whether it was an effective performance.
3 t2 a2 [! v; O9 {5 i7 ^ After the performance, we went to Karl’s house to discuss whether our production was effective.
7 F2 X) d; ?5 H* Y The length of his hair adds to the wild appearance of his hair.
6 Z. V" X, G7 Y! \ ] The length of his hair adds to its wild appearance.
% R3 X) R8 J9 t" u$ r" S2 V Walking up to the door, I came upon the skeleton head of a cow placed next to the door.
$ |+ k6 d8 l# z0 t. n Walking up to the house, I came upon the skeleton head of a cow placed, 词汇的准确对应 / x* B! L. o# P$ ~/ m) ]! w
Your first big city is an event that changes you whole outlook if you grew up in a small town. 2 z4 u, P0 r7 x& y1 K7 W8 }" _ d
Your first visit to a big city is an experience that changes you whole outlook if you grew up in a small town.
; Q$ E V0 q4 t2 Y; {0 @ The importance of granceful hip movement is essential when doing the Bump. & x3 V: l6 |2 W x+ T" Q: Z) o
Graceful hip movement is essential when doing the Bump.
7 ?* [3 u. R3 N( g Smoothness and precision are among the basic problems encountered by beginning dancers.
5 Q* r$ x e# K Roughness and imprecision are among the weaknesses of beginning dancers.
T9 s8 K/ Z, A8 W ` q' a Possessive Spell out numbers one hundred and under. In general, write numbers over one hundred in figures. Spell out round numbers requiring only a couple of words (two hundred tons, five thousand dollars). If a series of numbers occurs in a passage, and some of them are over hundred, use figures for all of them. Never begin a sentence with a numeral; spell it out or rewrite the sentence. use commas to separate numerals and place names and to set off names of people from titles. ( E! F* s& z$ }) B
A. Eudora, who was born November 15, 1950, inDenver,Colorado, moved toDallas,Texas, before she was old enough to ski.
f- H! q+ l j" ?0 d. C5 ? B. You may write to Laverne at375 Fairview Avenue,Arlington,TX20036.
& N+ v! l& r% j8 B C. My friend Laverne lives inArlington,Texas. * c6 |1 S3 O# h( k( m. Z
D. Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. writes intelligently and persuasively. Or: Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., writes intelligently and persuasively. - W/ k( n) _7 q8 a% Q
E. The committee chose Lola Lopez, attorney-at-law, to present their case.
" S. l* V2 N# y- O; p) Z1 f Avoid using “any reasonable person would agree that….” “undoubtedly, certainly, any fool can plainly see, even a five-year-old knows’
3 ^0 O6 k+ `2 f Z Too big better 4 ]" H4 S+ X& N9 D' m) l
People typists
- d& b- M9 ^: s6 l Cars compact foreign cars Sex sex in daytime TV commercials |