在準備留學申請過程中，文書essay的寫作可能是令很多小伙伴頭疼的事，特別是對于英語水平一般般的童鞋，想要寫好一篇英文的essay，可是要耗費不少腦細胞。下面和出國留學網(wǎng)小編一起來看看留學essay寫作10個注意事項。
1.省掉一些不必要的介詞短語
減少使用介詞短語的幾率，尤其是想要表達所屬格的時候（運用所有格符號’+s）.盡量不要讓你的句子中充斥著太多的介詞短語；因為它們會使得你偏離句子的主體以及動作本身
2.不要假裝一副博學的樣子
不要在你的寫作中穿插一些夸張或者過于晦澀的詞語來裝腔作勢，選擇一個更加簡單且能夠表達同樣意思的詞語吧。
3.運用過渡詞將你所要表達的觀點以及各個段落之間進行鏈接
這些將有助于你的讀者弄懂你的寫作邏輯。在運用某一個過渡詞之前，確保它要和文章所表達的邏輯相匹配。
| 過渡詞表達的含義 | Examples |
| 加入新的觀點 | Furthermore, moreover, too, also, in the second place, again, in addition, even more, next, further, last, lastly, finally, besides, and, or, nor, first second, secondly, etc. |
| 表達時間 | While, immediately, never, After, later, earlier, always, When, soon, whenever, Meanwhile, sometimes, in the meantime, during, afterwards, now, until now, next, following, then, at length, simultaneously, so far, this time, subsequently, |
| 表達地點 | Here, beyond, adjacent to, there, wherever, neighbouring on, nearby, opposite to, above, below |
| 舉例 | to illustrate, as an illustration, to demonstrate, e. g., (for example)specifically, for example, for instance |
| 同種對比 | in the same way, in like manner by the same token, likewise similarly, in similar fashion |
| 反差對比 | Yet, on the contrary, but, and yet, in contrast, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding, though, nonetheless on the other hand, otherwise, after all, at the same time |
| 解釋 | that is to say, to clarify, in other words, to rephrase it, to explain, to put it another way, i. e., (that is) |
| 表達原因 | Because, on account of, since, for that reason |
| 表達結(jié)果 | Therefore, thus, consequently, hence, accordingly, as a result |
| 隱含的目的 | in order that, to that end, to this end, so that, for this purpose |
| 強調(diào) | Indeed, undoubtedly, to repeat, in fact, certainly, by all means, surely, without doubt,of course |
| 做總結(jié) | to summarize, in short, in brief in sum, in summary, to sum up, in conclusion, to conclude, finally. |
4.謹慎運用縮略詞以及首字母縮寫
對于縮略詞的運用普遍的建議是當你第一次在文章中運用時最好寫其全稱。如果你所運用的縮略詞眾所周知的話，就不必解釋。如果大家都知道一個縮略詞的某一個意思，而你偏偏想用其他的意思時，那么最好不要用這個縮略詞。任何寫作無論它的篇幅多少，其中最多運用2-3個縮略語為宜。
5.采用主動語態(tài)
每一個完整的句子都以其強有力的主動動詞為基礎。但是在以下這些情況下則需要運用被動語態(tài)：想要強調(diào)動作而非動作的執(zhí)行者本身的時候；不提及動作的執(zhí)行者顯得更加周全的時候；為了強調(diào)某一種狀態(tài)，而動作的執(zhí)行者不為人所知或者不重要時；為了聽起來更加權威可靠時；
6.不要用太多含糊不清的名詞（尤其是在介詞短語中）
這些名詞不僅會導致句子冗長，而且它們并不能很好地表達某一個觀點。
以下這些名詞盡量避免：factor ；aspect；area；situation；consideration；degree；case
例：
Instead of： Strong writing skills are a crucial factor in students＇ academic success.
Write： Students＇ academic success depends on strong writing skills.
7.控制句子的長度
最佳的句子長多包含15-20個單詞。但這并不意味著你必須要把每個句子按照這個標準進行縮減。句子的長度以及韻律有所變化反而更好。試著將長短句甚至是省略結(jié)構相結(jié)合吧！
8.避免名詞鏈
除非讀者對于你所用的術語非常熟悉，否則的話不要用太多擁有連續(xù)名詞的短語。
例：
Instead of： Our company has developed an employee performance enhancement program.
Write： Our company has developed a program for enhancing the employee’s performance.
9.減少冗長的短語
運用一些簡潔簡單的詞語來代替長短語。
| Meaning: | Use |
| 想要解釋一些事情時 | because, since, why |
| 展現(xiàn)沖突時 | although, even, though |
| 表示條件時 | if |
| 表示必要性，義務時 | must, should |
| 表示能力時 | can |
| 表示幾率可能性時 | may, might, can, could |
10.避免一些填充式的句式，如It is.....； there is/are.
這些句子結(jié)構會讓讀者的注意力偏離主體以及動作本身。
例：
Instead of ： It was his generous attitude that impressed me most.
Write： His generous attitude impressed me most.
顯然第二個句式顯得更加簡潔有力，而且主體動作都很明確。