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Writing Skill

Contraction: avoiding redundancy （冗余）
　　Brevity is the soul of wit(言以简洁为贵). Therefore, you should always try to look out for unnecessary repetition (重复) in your writing. Study the following examples and then rewrite the following sentences, leaving out redundant (多余的) words.

Guided Writing

Key

1. recent
2. true
3. first
4. customary
5. total
6. with fear
7. of today
8. either without or certainly
9. before in my life.
Rewrite
10. We ask Mr. Wilson for advice because he is such a wise man/so wise.
11. Many children like collecting stamps.
12. After studying history in the afternoon and English in the evening, I treat myself to a movie.

Examples:
--- I would like to propose that all television broadcasting in the United States be
　　(offocially) prohibited by law.
--- (There are ) Few pastimes (that) bring a family closer together than gathering around
　　and listening to mother or father read a good book.

1. Tom is a recent newcomer to us.

2. The true fact is, I never liked him.

3. I first began to feel sick when we went into the classroom.

4. It was his customary habit to sit at the table by the window.

5. At one time total extinction (灭绝) threatened the panda.

6. He was frightened with fear by the mysterious (神秘的) sound behind him.

7. In this modern world of today, people never walk when they can ride.

8. Without a doubt, this month has certainly been the coldest January on record.

9.It was the most interesting book I had ever read before in my life.

10.We asked Mr. Wilson to give us advice because of the fact that he is such a wise man.

11. There are many children who like collecting stamps.

12. I studied history in the afternoon. Then in the evening I studied English. After that,
　　I treated myself to a movie.


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