IELTS 작문 : 간결한 표현 방법
1. 내용이 없는 단어나 문장은 피해라.
예 : When all things are considered, young adults of today live more satisfying lives than those of their parents, in my opinion.
이 문장중에 “when all things are considered” 와“in my opinion“은 불필요한 설명이다.
→ Young adults of today live more satisfying lives than their parents.
※ 특별한 내용이 없거나, 복잡한 형식은 바꿀 수 있다.
예 : Due to the fact that our grandparents were under an obligation to help their parents, they did not have the options that young people have at this point in time.
이 문장 중에 “due to the fact that” 은 복잡한 표현 방식의 전형적인 예이다.
→ Because our grandparents were obligated to help their parents, they did not have the options that young people have now.
2. 중복을 피해라
예 : The farm my grandfather grew up on was large in size.
large 자체에 size의 뜻을 내포하고 있다. in size는 없애도록 한다.
→ My grandfather grew up on a large farm.
※ 더욱 간단한 말로 바꿀 수 있다.
예 : My grandfather has said over and over again that he had to work on his parents' farm.
문장 중에 over and over again을repeatedly로 바꾸게 되면, 표현이 간결해진다.
→ My grandfather has said repeatedly that he had to work on his parents' farm.