The Published Scholar,TPS 英文學術發表專家

What does that mean? 你真的瞭解這個慣用語嗎?

【英文學習】

完美撰題八大原則七：勇敢探索學科的邊緣領域

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8 Ways to Choose a Perfect Research Paper Topic # 7 – Don’t be afraid to explore the edge of a subject 完美撰題八大原則七：勇敢探索學科的邊緣領域

As in the previous guideline about an original topic, this suggestion is about how to make a paper distinctive from hundreds of similar papers. The recommendation is to look toward the edges of a subject where previous researchers have been reluctant to explore.
這項守則類似前一項「力求主題創新」守則，都能讓論文從數百篇類似的文章中脫穎而出，而方法就是關注學科的邊緣領域，探索過去研究者未加探究的主題。

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

【寫作技巧】

This piece on a geological foray into the challenging center of Australia suffers from redundancies, wordiness, and a grammatical error.
本段文章描述在澳洲險惡的內陸作地質探訪，文字多餘、冗贅，還有文法錯誤。

Professor Pedantic 教授的考究學問

【學術專欄】

QUESTION: I was so embarrassed when I gave a paper to my friend to read and he later admitted that he had fallen asleep reading it. And this was in the morning after he had good night’s sleep! Seriously, how do I write an “eye-opening” paper?
有一次我把論文給朋友看，他讀一讀就睡著了，那時候是早上，而且前一天他睡得很飽。我覺得好丟臉！請告訴我，我該怎麼寫出讓人眼睛一亮的文章？

What does that mean? 你真的瞭解這個慣用語嗎?

【英文學習】

“Double Ten Day is awash with lion dances, fireworks displays, and the natal feeling that the Republic’s heritage is as noble as its future is challenging.”
「雙十節時，舞獅、煙火表演一波波湧起，以及值此誕辰的體認，感受中華民國的傳統命脈不僅珍貴輝煌，同時也未來艱鉅。」

完美撰題八大原則八：尋找耐人尋味、有啟發力的題目

【學術專欄】

8 Ways to Choose a Perfect Research Paper Topic # 8 – Find a topic that is intriguing or can teach 完美撰題八大原則八：尋找耐人尋味、有啟發力的題目

In choosing a research paper topic, a writer should make a genuine effort to find one that forces him to learn something.
選擇研究論文題目時，應該竭力尋找能讓你從中學習的題目。

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

【寫作技巧】

This paper excerpt suffers from wordiness, a casual tone, and misleading grammar, among other weaknesses. The first sentence manages to incorporate “reusing,” “using” and “uses” in the first 10 words, which is overuse of a root word.
這段文章有許多缺點，例如文字冗贅、太過口語，造成誤解的文法等等。第一個句子中，開頭前十個字就擠入太多相同字根的字，包括 “reusing,”、“using”、“uses”。

Professor Pedantic 教授的考究學問

【學術專欄】

QUESTION: I seem to lack “tense sense.” That’s how a classmate puts it. I can’t seem to get the tense right in many of my research paper sentences, switching back and forth between present and past tenses. Is there a rule to help me?
根據我同學的說法，我好像沒有什麼「時態知覺」，論文裡很多句子的時態都有問題，在現在和過去式之間擺盪著。有什麼規則可以幫幫我嗎？

What does that mean? 你真的瞭解這個慣用語嗎?

【英文學習】

“The student was undaunted by the scope of the work and turned in a groundbreaking paper on 19th-century Polynesian authors.”
「這位學生並未因研究範圍廣泛而卻步，最後交出一篇開創性的論文，探討十九世紀波里尼西亞的作家。」