1、用介词（短语）服替代从句
W: While they wre playing tennis, she started an argument that lasted all morning.
B: During tennis, she started an argument that lasted all morning.
W: when you come to the second traffic light, turn right.
B: At the second traffic light, turn right.
2、用过去分词形式替代从句
W: The novel, which is written in three parts, told a story that is set in the Middle Ages.
B1: Written in three parts, the novel told a story set in the Middle Ages.
B2: The three-parts novel told a story set in the Middle ages.
3、用前置 修饰语替代who/that 从句
W: A neighbor who would like to help others will get certain help in return.
B: A helpful neighbor often receives help from others in return.
W: The couple that has just married plans to visit Chengdu in southwesten China
B: The newly-wed couple plans to visit Chengdu in southwesten China.
4、删除意义重复的单词或短语
W: Two joint partners will present their views over a long-distance telephone call.
B: Two partners will present their views over a long-distance call.
W: He sometimes gets so angry that he would like to take someone else's life and murder them.
B: Sometimes he becomes angry enough to contemplate murder.
5、学会使用含否定意义的词
W: College stundents who do not have sufficient financial backing can apply needs-based scholarship.
B: College students who lack sufficient financial backing can apply needs-based scholarship.
W: I find that I do not have a lot of leadership skills.
B: I find my leadership skills lacking.
W: The side effects were not often exerienced by the patients.
B: The patients rarely experience the side effects.
W: Susan almost finished talking on the phone, but did not, when her baby woke up.
B: Susan had barely finished talking on the phone when her baby woke up.
----2020.2.22
Too much rest becomes a pain. (Via Alexander Pope)
Loyalty comes from love of good govenment, not fear from a bad one. (Via Hugo Black).
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