Scientific English Writing
Section Ⅹ
Part Ⅱ Paper Writing
Ⅰ, The title
An Extended Definition of Linearity
SectionⅠ, The composition of an Academic Paper
① noun phrase
② gerundial phrase
③ on-phrase
By using
1,Features,① brief & clear
② attractive
Actual Noise Measure of Linear Amplifiers
2,Rules for the capitalization of Letter:
a,Only the first letter of the title is capitalized.
b,The first letter of the title and the first letter of
each notional word of the title are capitalized.
Ⅱ, The author’s name
Full name:
given name + middle name + family name
Wang Zhiming;
王志明
WANG Zhiming; Wang,Zhiming;
( + membership in some learned society)
eg.
R,K,Benton,Senior Member,IEEE
Li,Jiandong,Senior Member,IEEE
? The author is with the Department of Electrical
Engineering,Xidian University,Xi’an 710071,China
1,just put below the author’s name
2,put in the footnote on the first page of the
paper
Ⅲ, The institution with which the author is
associated
Ⅳ,The abstract / summary
1,Features ① brief & clear
② give prominence to the key points
③ Below it there are 3-8 key words
*Ⅴ,The contents of the paper
Subtitles & page numbers
Ⅵ,The text
*Ⅶ,The biography of the author
Section II,Abstract writing
Ⅰ, Requirement,Sentences ? Correct in grammar
Ⅱ, How to make sentences standard to natives
1,Passive voice
“人们”,大
家”
╳
╳
√
I,you
one
people
eg,① 本文提出 /介绍 /讨论 ·· ··
√ √
√
I present … in this paper.
② 这是一个 人们 感兴趣的问题
③,我”“我们” ─ > the author(s)
This paper presents … …
Something is presented/ proposed/
introduced / proved (in this paper)
( Passive)
╳
2,Tenses
Simple present > simple future & present perfect
> Simple past & present progressive
Finally,the applications of IC are illustrated with examples.
② ·· ·· 被广泛地应用于 ·· ··
eg,① 最后作者举例说明了 IC的应用。
… has been widely used
in …
… has found wide use in …
3,Idiomatic expressions,set patterns
The results obtained are in good agreement with
the calculated values.
② 本文重点讲述了 ···
eg,① ··· 与 ··· 相吻合
A agrees with B
?A is in good agreement with B
Emphasis is put on …
③ 这是一个与 ···有关的问题
……This is a problem
concerned with / related to
concerning / dealing with
4,Vocabulary in paper writing
⑴ Tend to use big words instead of common words
approximately ? about
caution ? care
purchase ?buy
utilize / employ ?use
inquire ?ask
commence ?begin
eventually ?in the end
whereby ?by which
⑵ Tend to use formal verbs instead of phrasal verbs
maintain ?keep up
extinguish ?put out
consume ?use up
perform ?carry out
encounter ?come across
(3) Tend to use pre-modifiers instead of post-modifiers
a U-shaped magnet
a fast-growing industry
a newly-built laboratory
< compound adjectives >
(4) Seldom use short forms of words
(5) Tend to use nouns instead of verbs to express actions
(6) Use a different word from that in the Chinese
language in some cases
Assignment:
P.128 I -1
P,145 II-1
Section Ⅹ
Part Ⅱ Paper Writing
Ⅰ, The title
An Extended Definition of Linearity
SectionⅠ, The composition of an Academic Paper
① noun phrase
② gerundial phrase
③ on-phrase
By using
1,Features,① brief & clear
② attractive
Actual Noise Measure of Linear Amplifiers
2,Rules for the capitalization of Letter:
a,Only the first letter of the title is capitalized.
b,The first letter of the title and the first letter of
each notional word of the title are capitalized.
Ⅱ, The author’s name
Full name:
given name + middle name + family name
Wang Zhiming;
王志明
WANG Zhiming; Wang,Zhiming;
( + membership in some learned society)
eg.
R,K,Benton,Senior Member,IEEE
Li,Jiandong,Senior Member,IEEE
? The author is with the Department of Electrical
Engineering,Xidian University,Xi’an 710071,China
1,just put below the author’s name
2,put in the footnote on the first page of the
paper
Ⅲ, The institution with which the author is
associated
Ⅳ,The abstract / summary
1,Features ① brief & clear
② give prominence to the key points
③ Below it there are 3-8 key words
*Ⅴ,The contents of the paper
Subtitles & page numbers
Ⅵ,The text
*Ⅶ,The biography of the author
Section II,Abstract writing
Ⅰ, Requirement,Sentences ? Correct in grammar
Ⅱ, How to make sentences standard to natives
1,Passive voice
“人们”,大
家”
╳
╳
√
I,you
one
people
eg,① 本文提出 /介绍 /讨论 ·· ··
√ √
√
I present … in this paper.
② 这是一个 人们 感兴趣的问题
③,我”“我们” ─ > the author(s)
This paper presents … …
Something is presented/ proposed/
introduced / proved (in this paper)
( Passive)
╳
2,Tenses
Simple present > simple future & present perfect
> Simple past & present progressive
Finally,the applications of IC are illustrated with examples.
② ·· ·· 被广泛地应用于 ·· ··
eg,① 最后作者举例说明了 IC的应用。
… has been widely used
in …
… has found wide use in …
3,Idiomatic expressions,set patterns
The results obtained are in good agreement with
the calculated values.
② 本文重点讲述了 ···
eg,① ··· 与 ··· 相吻合
A agrees with B
?A is in good agreement with B
Emphasis is put on …
③ 这是一个与 ···有关的问题
……This is a problem
concerned with / related to
concerning / dealing with
4,Vocabulary in paper writing
⑴ Tend to use big words instead of common words
approximately ? about
caution ? care
purchase ?buy
utilize / employ ?use
inquire ?ask
commence ?begin
eventually ?in the end
whereby ?by which
⑵ Tend to use formal verbs instead of phrasal verbs
maintain ?keep up
extinguish ?put out
consume ?use up
perform ?carry out
encounter ?come across
(3) Tend to use pre-modifiers instead of post-modifiers
a U-shaped magnet
a fast-growing industry
a newly-built laboratory
< compound adjectives >
(4) Seldom use short forms of words
(5) Tend to use nouns instead of verbs to express actions
(6) Use a different word from that in the Chinese
language in some cases
Assignment:
P.128 I -1
P,145 II-1
