2008年12月英语四六级短文写作5大亮点设计

　　6.避免赘言啰嗦
　　考生在写作时要有意识地使用同义词、同根词或上、下义词来取代上文中出现过的词汇以避免重复和啰嗦，以求文采。
　　【例6】
　　1. With the publication of the novel, he became famous as the greatest writer living then, and he has been more and more famous as a major American author ever since. He is now also becoming more and more famous with Chinese readers.
　　2. With the publication of the novel, he became famous as the greatest writer living then, and his reputation as a major American author has been on the increase ever since. He is now also becoming more and more popular with Chinese readers.
　　【分析】第1段中表示“闻名”使用的都是同一个词“famous”，给人感觉单调乏味，缺少文采;而第2段中则使用了“famous”、“reputation”和“popular”三个词性不同、意义接近的词来表达“闻名”的意思，而且“on the increase”和“more and more”表达的也是同样的意思，这样就避免了用语的重复，表达灵活生动，颇具文采。