论文英语表达：不要把主语写得很长

英文中尽量不要把主语写得很长。打个比方，中文我们喜欢说“长臂猿的手臂很长”，翻译成英文如果按照中文的语序则译成“The arms of gibbons are long”，这显然还是中文的思维；按照英文的思维，应该译成“Gibbons have long arms”会更加地道。

所以在医学英文论文中，很多时候更倾向于说：Group A had a significantly higher serum level of … than group B，而不是The serum level of … in group A was significantly higher than that in group B.

差：The X-ray findings of silicosis of the treatment group showed an improvement.

好：The treatment group showed an improvement in the X-ray findings of silicosis.

差：The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of different doses of aminophylline were different.

好：Different doses of aminophylline had different pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

差：The survival of the two groups was compared.

好：Survival was compared between the two groups.

差：The total bilirubin levels of the two groups were significantly different.

好：Total bilirubin levels were significantly different between the two groups.

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