书籍介绍
这本书最戳中读者的，不是它教'如何避免中式英语'，而是它提供了一种近乎苛刻的写作伦理：英文的本质是'动词的语言'，简洁、清晰、有力；而中式英语恰恰是'名词的疾病'——用一堆抽象、空泛的词堆砌出冗长与含糊。作者Pinkham不满足于给错误归类、改例句，而是逼读者追问每一个词'是否真的有意义'。读者反馈里反复出现的，正是这种'脱帽'之后的顿悟：好英文如同精妙的设计，每个词都要用在刀刃上。它尤其适合体制内外语工作者与笔译学习者，因为所举例子多来自官方语境，批评一针见血。当然也有争议：有人嫌它'政治性太强''脱离文化环境'。但正是这份不妥协，让它超越工具书，成为一本关于'如何像人一样清晰思考与写作'的书。
AI导读
核心看点
- 系统剖析中式英语，归类冗余词汇与句式
- 倡导英语写作应简洁、清晰、重动词
- 提供大量实例对比修改，附练习与答案
读者共识
- 直击痛点，对纠正翻译陋习极有帮助
- 前半部分精华密集，后半稍显拖沓
- 不仅是翻译指南，更是写作思维重塑
精彩摘录
- "They are plainly redundant because their sense is already included or implied in some other element of the sentence. Whatever function the category noun serves in Chinese, in English it is generally useless. All it adds to the sentence is weight without substance."
- "Translation is not a science but a craft, and craftsmen in any field may have different opinions as to the best solution to a given technical problem."
- "B: we should draw up correct (or, better: sound) development plans for all these zones."
- "For historical reasons, and because of its innumerable borrowings from other languages, English has an exceedingly rich vocabulary. That is, it contains many words that are nearly synonymous. Some pairs in which the two words are drawn from separate language streams (the first having Germanic roots,"
- "Yet even in these pairs whose dictionary definitions are for practical purposes identical, subtle distinctions can be made. The words have acquired different connotations and associations and have come to be used in different contexts. "Foretell" has an aura of mystery and prophecy that is lacking i"
- "Plain English is a language based on verb. It is simple, concise, vigorous, and above all, clear. Chinglish is a language based on noun - vague, general, abstract nouns. It's complicated, long-winded, ponderous, and obscure."
- "Authorities on English consistently condemn the use of abstract language. The consensus is perhaps best summed up by the American scholar Jacques Barzun, a master of the crafts of writing and translation. In his guide for writers, significantly entitled Simple and Direct, he makes this recommendatio"
- "The preference for abstract language is not, of course, unique to Chinglish. If the advice-givers make such a point of condemning it, that is precisely because it pervades so much of the writing of native speakers of English. Abstract nouns are the common coin of academic institutions, government bu"
目录
To the Reader
Part One: Unnecessary Words
I. Unnecessary Nouns and Verbs
II. Unnecessary Modifiers
III.Redundant Twins
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用户评论
读完这本书后我很讨厌现代汉语，尤其是公文，真是恶心死了。偶尔发现一些母语者也会犯这上面提到的问题...Polish your writting已经成为我的中长期目标。
我的评价: 力荐
看了看书评，有人吐槽政治性太强啦，有人吐槽文化差异啦，但是句子的内容是什么其实不重要，问题是某个词的意义在不同语言中的涵盖范围是不相同的。好词用在刀刃上，才能达到准确表意的作用。举个栗子，我以前觉得英语有时态这个东西真的太累赘了，后来发现不用准确的时态是真的说不明白。
巧夺天工不是天赋，而是日积月累的坚持，常读常练
鉴于此书提倡concise且针对伟光正媒体，不如说是中式官话之鉴。
好书。对比可见中文和英文不同的特点和要求。另外很多例子取自于政府的报告，和领导人的选集，顺便可以复习党史。
书写得很好，但全是八股文例句，读了1/3就读不下去了。
我想通了，大丈夫要迎难而上。
完美诠释中式英语，这里的中式英语不是指语法错误的英语，而是带有中式思维的英语。
补标，谢谢你论文侠
1/50每一例句都是我本人没错了😅学到了但是改不掉🥲
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