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1、SCIENTIFICWRITINGAREADERANDWRITER’SGUIDEJanuary19,2007wspc/spi-b452/FMScientificWriting:AReaderandWriter’sGuideFAThispageintentionallyleftblankJEAN-LUCLEBRUNTrainerofresearchersandscientistsfromA*STARResearchInstitutes.SingaporeFormerDirector,Apple-IS
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7、PrefaceYouknowhowtowritegrammaticallycorrectEnglish.Congratula-tions.YouhavereadStrunkandWhite’slittlebook,TheElementsofStyle.aPerfect.Topursuetruewritingexcellence,younowneedtotakeintoconsiderationthepeoplekeytoyoursuccess:thereaders.Whatreadersfear
8、themostwhilereadingascientificpaperistogetstuckorleftbehind.Theyarestuckwhentheexperiencedwriterzigzagsaroundthefamiliarobstaclesintheknowledgefield,whilstreaderscrashintothem;andtheyareleftbehindwhentheknowledgeablewriterrunswheretheycanonlywalk.Thekn