适当强调
Highlights from Chapter 8 in <<The Craft of Scientific Writing>> by Michael Alley
1. Emphasize details with wording
1) In strong scientific writing, the writer shows the relative importance the details by giving reasons for their inclusion.
Understanding the “why” allows readers to assign an importance to the details.
One way to convey the “why” is by using infinitive phrases, which are verb phrases that begin with the word “to”.
2) Professional writers also use dependent clauses introduced by words such as “because” and “although”.
2. Emphasize details with repetition
The organization of most scientific documents allows you to mention the detail naturally in three places: the summary, the document’s middle, and the conclusion.
3. Emphasize details with placement
In addition to using illustrations and white space for emphasis, you can also use the lengths of sentences and paragraphs.
4. Move larger blocks of secondary information into appendices