The Published Scholar,TPS 英文學術發表專家

Professor Pedantic 教授的考究學問

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What does that mean? 你真的瞭解這個慣用語嗎?

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“In beginning the volatile laboratory experiment before preliminary data were completely analyzed, the chemist risked a Faustian outcome, and perhaps an explosive one.”
「化學家在完全分析初步數據前，就冒險進行揮發性實驗，很可能得到浮士德式的結果，或許還會爆炸。」

避免抄襲的七大方法之三：詳實引注，解決剽竊疑慮

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7 Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism Tip # 3 – Resolve to give credit generously 避免抄襲的七大方法之三：詳實引注，解決剽竊疑慮

If ever there is a time to go the extra mile—and life is rife with such opportunities—giving full credit in a paper to the work of another scholar is one such time.
生命中許多時候，應該多花點時間，多付出一些努力－在論文中充分標註引用的他人成果，就是這樣的時機。

This is not academic writing 學術文章不是這麼寫的

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This excerpt from a paper on physical education fails mostly in vocabulary, but also in fuzzy thinking. The opening phrase, “a complete and total education,” not only contains a redundancy, it is wordy.
本段文章取自體育學論文，主要問題在選詞不當，此外思慮也不夠清晰。第一句 “a complete and total education”（完整而全面的教育）用詞多餘又冗長。

Professor Pedantic 教授的考究學問

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QUESTION: I hate deadlines for papers, but, of course, I can’t get away from them. Is there any secret to learning to live happily with deadlines?
寫論文最討厭截稿期限，但我當然也沒辦法擺脫截止期限。有沒有甚麼秘訣，可以讓我學會輕鬆應付截稿期限？

What does that mean? 你真的瞭解這個慣用語嗎?

【英文學習】

“Some of Shakespeare’s plays were ghosts of earlier penmen, original in content but not in theme.”
「有些莎士比亞的劇作是過去作品的鬼魂，內容獨創，但主題不然。」

避免抄襲的七大方法之四：「引用」與「換句話說」

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7 Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism Tip # 4 – Quote, paraphrase, or don’t use 避免抄襲的七大方法之四：「引用」與「換句話說」

What are quotations and paraphrases and why do writers employ them? The question is a good one. Some writers clearly haven’t figured it out.
什麼是引用，什麼又是換句話說？為什麼寫作時要引用或換句話說？好問題，有些寫作的人也還沒弄清楚答案。

This is not academic writing 學術文章不是這麼寫的

【寫作技巧】

This exploration of plants as a source of life and a focus of research is slack in its execution. Language is not taut and thinking is sloppy. Using “foodstuff” instead of “food” is evidence of both failings. “Important” or a variation of it recurs with numbing regularity.
這段文章討論植物作為生命來源與研究領域，但寫作不力，遣詞用字草率，思慮也不夠嚴謹。用 “foodstuff” 取代 “food” 就同時有語言和思慮的瑕疵，“important” 與種種類似的詞彙一再出現，略顯麻木單調。