英语文章写作要点.doc

Introduction
说明
The Rosetta Stone, key to the original deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs, has probably been the most famous language inscription on the planet. This massive piece of polished black stone, discovered in 1799, contains parallel messages in old Greek, hieroglyphs, and demotic, a cursive form of hieroglyphics, chiseled into its surface. Twenty-four years after its discovery linguists finally completed the decoding which permitted the people of the world to understand the writings and culture of ancient Egypt.……

罗赛塔石碑，破译埃及象形文字的关键所在，也有可能是这个星球上最有名的语言题词。这样一块大的抛光黑色石头，是在1799年发现的，包含类似古希腊的象形文字，和通俗文字，及草形式的象形文字， 其表面轮廓分明。 24年前，被语言学家发现后，终于完成了解码这使世界人民的知晓文字和文化的古埃及。……

概意：英语是世界语言界的“罗赛塔石碑”，是用于科学论文写作的最好语言。

Even if flowing exotic language is, unfortunately, not a good way to report research results, it is still a splendid way to write short stories, novels, and poetry. Perhaps English literature will forever have stirring pages filled with fiery words designed to inflame a reader's soul or poetry of soaring words intended to make one drunk with beauty. But these are not the words in which to report scientific results. Instead research is best served as if it were a meal, carefully prepared, arranged in an exact manner on a plate, and served cold.

概意：学科技论文不必要像写小说、或诗歌一样的对待，（用一些壮丽、温暖、富有感情色彩的词汇），而只要仔细地对待，用一个严谨的方式，表达清意思即可。

成功的写法：
Successful scientific writing today is done in a simple and direct fashion. First, the sequence must be precisely organized - not an easy thing to accomplish because so many things at first seem to need to be said simultaneously. Second, every sentence must be worded so that it is clear, with no alternate meanings available to innocent readers who were not in the lab with you, and therefore must rely only on the accuracy of your words.

概意：成功的科学论文，是以一种简单、明了，而直接的方式完成的，有几点。
第一：精确安排所写内容的顺序；
第二：要用非专业人员也能懂得的词汇来表达论文意思，这就依赖于精确词汇的使用，另外就是形象的比喻。

要点：
l translate their scientific results into clear contemporary English,
l write articles suitable for publication,
l present their ideas at conferences, and, above all,
l maintain their joy of life.

概意：用精确、接近时代的语言表达；语言适合出版；想法经过讨论；语言保留生活的感觉；