不要把主語寫得很長

英文中盡量不要把主語寫得很長。打個比方，中文我們喜歡說「長臂猿的手臂很長」，翻譯成英文如果按照中文的語序則譯成「The arms of gibbons are long」，這顯然還是中文的思維；按照英文的思維，應該譯成「Gibbons have long arms」會更加地道。

所以在醫學英文論文中，很多時候更傾向於說：Group A had a significantly higher serum level of … than group B，而不是The serum level of … in group A was significantly higher than that in group B.

差：The X-ray findings of silicosis of the treatment group showed an improvement.

好：The treatment group showed an improvement in the X-ray findings of silicosis.

差：The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of different doses of aminophylline were different.

好：Different doses of aminophylline had different pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

差：The survival of the two groups was compared.

好：Survival was compared between the two groups.

差：The total bilirubin levels of the two groups were significantly different.

好：Total bilirubin levels were significantly different b