中式英语之鉴 Part One

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I. Unnecessary Nouns and Verb 多余的名词和动词
Nouns 名词: Most unnecessary nouns in Chinglish appear in short phrases, combined with articles and prepositions.
1. Easily recognizable unnecessary nouns are plainly redundant because their sense is already included or
implied in some other element of the sentence.
1) to accelerate the pace of economic reform [to accelerate = to increase the pace of]
2) there have been good harvests in agriculture ["harvests" implies agriculture]
3) these hardships are temporary in nature [any adjective describes the "nature" or "character" of the noun it modifies.]
4) 时态:the development of our economy in the future will, to a large extent, depend on... [the future tense of the verb ("will depend") is sufficient to express futurity.]
5) 单复数: we should adopt a series of measures to ensure that... [the plural form of "measures"
covers the sense of a "series."]
Other less easily identifiable unnecessary nouns (or gerunds) add nothing to the meaning of the sentence, and when they are deleted the sense is clarified.
1) following the realization of mechanization and electrification of agriculture
2) it is essential to strengthen the building of national defense
3) A: these constitute important conditions in striving for the fulfillment of the general task in the transitional period
B: these are important conditions for fulfilling the general task in the transition period
4）situation
A: at that time the situation in northeast China was still one where the enemy was stronger than
the people's forces
B: at that time the enemy was still stronger than the people's forces in northeast China ["situation" is a particularly dangerous noun. It is generally unnecessary, and it drags other unnecessary elements after it.]
5) key
A: the key te the solution lies in the curtailment of expenditure
B: the solution is to curtail (or: cut back on) expenditure ["key" is sometimes useful, but usually it can be dispensed with.]
II. Unnecessary Modifiers 多余的修饰语
Redundant modifiers: Many adj. and adv. translated from Chinese into English are redundant because their sense is already contained or implied in the word they modify or in other element of the sentences.
1. Obvious redundancies 明显的冗余
Phrases:
advance forecasts
mutual cooperation
new innovations
positive guidance
a serious natural disaster
a family relative
Sentences:
1) : that theory too is a value ideological treasure of the Party [A treasure is valuable by definition.]
2) quadrupling GNP will provide a new starting point from which, in another 30 to 50 years, we shall approach the level of the economically developed countries.
[The term "developed countries" means those that are developed economically.]
3) Singapore will bar America's popular female pop star Madonna from staging a show in its territory
[star-popular; Madonna-female ]
4) the Chinese government took all possible eventualities into account when it made
this policy decision［eventualities ＜正>可能发生的事情（尤指坏事情）一 possible］
5) A: Chiang was able to complete the all-round encirclement of the Central Soviet Area after having defeated the Fujian People's Government
B: having defeated the Fujian People's Government, Chiang was able to complete the encirclement of the Central Soviet Area
[all-round / a completed circle]
［调换句子位置修正句子：because Chiang had defeated..he was no able to..］