51. 能動態を使用する
NO YES
It can be seen that... We can see that...
34 tests were run We ran 34 tests
These properties were
thought desirable
We wanted to retain these
properties
It might be thought that
this would be a type error
You might think this would
be a type error
受動態は「立派」に見えるが、論文が「薄まる」。
ぜひとも避けたい。
“We”
= あなたと
読者
“We”
= 著者
“You”
= 読者
52. 単純で直接的な言葉使い
NO YES
The object under study was
displaced horizontally
The ball moved sideways
On an annual basis Yearly
Endeavour to ascertain Find out
It could be considered that the
speed of storage reclamation
left something to be desired
The garbage collector was really
slow