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例如下面这个例子::
The farm my grandfather grew up on was large in size。
Large 对一个farm来说就是size方面的large,所以in size可以去掉。
改为:The farm my grandfather grew up on was large。
更简洁的表达方式为:My grandfather grew up on a large farm。
2、 一个词组可以也用一个更简单的单词来替换,这也是大家在SAT写作考试中展示自己的词汇量的好方法,应用恰当的话,会让大家更加有机会拿到SAT写作高分成绩。
例如:My grandfather has said over and over again that he had to work on his parents’ farm。
这里的over and over again就可以改为repeatedly,显得更为简洁。
改为:My grandfather has said repeatedly that he had to work on his parents' farm。