第45页 第二章 写作的基本规则

- 规则十七 省略不必要的词
    - the question as to whether
    - whether
    - there is no doubt but that
    - no doubt
    - used for fuel purposes
    - used for fuel
    - he is a man who
    - he
    - is a hasty manner
    - hastily
    - there is a subject that
    - this subject
    - His story is a strange one.
    - His story is strange.
    - the reason why is that
    - because
    - 特别无力的一个词语是 the fact that，应该从所在的每个句子里删去。
    - 请参阅第四章列出的词语：case、character、nature。
    - who is、which was 以及诸如此类的词语常常是多余的。
          本质就是将非限制性定语从句变成同位语
        - His brother, who is a member of the same firm
        - His brother, a member of the same firm
        - Trafalgar, which was Nelson’s last battle
        - Trafalgar, Nelson’s last battle
    - 一种常见的啰嗦说法是用一组句子一步一步地表述一个复杂的思想。如果将这些句子组成一个句子，表达就显得紧凑了：
          循序渐进的写作方法。一开始可以用简单句进行书写。
        - Macbeth was very ambitious. This led him to wish to become
          king of Scotland. The witches told him that this wish of his
          would come true. The king of Scotland at this time was
          Duncan. Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth murdered Duncan. He
          was thus enabled to successes Duncan as king.
        - Encouraged by his wife, Macbeth achieved his ambition and
          realised the prediction of the witches by murdering Duncan
          and becoming king of Scotland in his place.