Editing for Chinese-English Colloquial

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(1.) Prevent overuse of
traditional textbook phrases

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One can develop, expand, and
debug the program easily in the
future.

The program can be
easily developed, expanded, and
debugged in the future.
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It is very difficult to find for sheet
bending operations a suitable
deformation limit.

Finding an adequate
(appropriate) deformation limit
for sheet bending operations is
quite difficult.
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The main purpose of monitoring
network planning is to decide
suitable well locations.

Monitoring network
planning attempts (aims) to
determine appropriate (adequate)
well locations.

( 2 .) Make your intended meaning
more visually accessible

:

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Because of an extremely short transfer time
and high exposure sensitivity of the camera,
there was almost no interval as taking
pictures of moving objects.
Almost no interval between
photographing moving objects was
allowed owing to an extremely short
transfer time and the camera's high
exposure sensitivity.
( 3. ) Avoid overemphasis of
clauses involving time

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(a)
(b)
(c)

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Currently, there are more than 50
varieties of bulk pharmaceuticals
produced in Taiwan.

More than fifty varieties
of bulk pharmaceuticals are
produced in Taiwan.

( 4. ) Avoid overemphasis of
clauses involving comparison

In comparison with the
conventional method, the proposed
method spends less computational
time.

The proposed method
spends less computational time
than the conventional method.
( 5. ) Avoid overemphasis of
"domains.



(a)

(b)

(c)


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In order to determine the acoustic
pressure due to an ultrasonic
transducer, we must solve the
general equation.

Determining the acoustic
pressure requires (necessitates)
solving the general equation.
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If we wish to carry out
environmental protection measures
that internalize the resulting social
costs, we must consider using
market mechanisms to lead the
people and industry.
Implementing
(Promulgating) environmental
protection measures that
internalize the subsequent social
costs hinges on effectively using
market mechanisms to direct
individuals (the general public)
and industry.
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In Article 18 of the Waste
Treatment Law, it is stipulated
that. .

Article 18 of the Waste
Treatment Law stipulates that. . .
( 6. ) Use transition to link
sentences and promote the
manuscript's flow

Common sentence linkers include
the following:

Under those circumstances,
For such a reason,
In such a case,
In light of above developments,
As mentioned earlier,
If this above condition is satisfied,
According to those results,
Above results suggest
that. . .This finding (event, fact,
phenomenon, occurrence)
reveals that. . .
( 7. ) Provide variety in verb
form and selection

(a)

(b)
(c)


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Our results fit very good with those
of Wu et al.

Our results closely
correspond to (correlate well
with) those of Wu et al.
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Recycling has to be practiced more.

Recycling must be
adhered to more stringently.
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Companies see big results in
cutting air pollution.

Companies witness
significant progress in
alleviating air pollution.

( 8.) Avoid excessively long
sentence

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(a)

(b)
(c)

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Through numerous discussions by
representatives from industry, government,
academic and research organizations, the
"Inspection Table for the Standard of Good
Manufacturing Practice on
Pharmaceuticals" suitable to local
condition as well as acceptable to
international standards was drafted in July
1996.
Through numerous
discussions by representatives from
industry, government, academic
and research organizations, the
"Inspection Table for the Standard
of Good Manufacturing Practice on
Pharmaceuticals"
was drafted in July 1995. The
document was deemed
appropriate (adequate") for local
conditions as well as acceptable
to international standards.
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Since the climate of Orchid Island
is relatively hot and humid
compared to Taiwan, the research
team from the research Institute
decided to return them to their
native habitat on Orchid Island to
allow the butterflies to be
successfully born.
The climate of Orchid
Island is hotter and more humid
than that of Taiwan, accounting for
why the team from the research
Institute decided to return the
butterflies to their native habitat on
Orchid Island for their successful
birth.
( 9. ) Avoid overuse of
First person


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(a )

(b)


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We must emphasize the development and
introduction of technologies that are both
environmentally friendly and able to satisfy
the needs of humankind.
Developing and introducing
technologies that are both
environmentally friendly and able to
satisfy the needs of humankind must be
emphasized.
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From the literature having been
mentioned, we can find that the
factors which influence impact
pressure include impact velocity,
weight, bottom area and bottom
edge.
Above literature
indicates that impact velocity,
weight, bottom area and
bottom edge influence impact
pressure.
( 10. ) Separate writing process
from the revision process





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