下面是十點文書寫作常見瑕疵，如果你記不住這篇文章的其他建議，也要記住這四個字：有趣、簡潔。
方法/步驟
Admitwrite，國內最專業的留學文書機構，擁有超一流導師，累計寫作修改文書達上萬篇。
TOP 10 ESSAY WRITING TIPS
文書寫作10大建議
1. Don't Thesaurusize Your Essay. Do Use Your Own Voice.
不要言過其實，不要用華麗辭藻堆砌文書，要說自己的話。
Admissions officers can tell Roget from an 18-year-old high school senior. Big words, especially when misused, detract from the essay, inappropriately drawing the reader's attention and making the essay sound contrived.
Before: Although I did a plethora of activities in high school, my assiduous efforts enabled me to succeed.
After: Although I juggled many activities in high school, I succeeded through persistent work..
2. Don't Bore the Reader. Do Be Interesting.
文章有趣才能吸引讀者！
Admissions officers have to read hundreds of essays, and they must often skim. Abstract rumination has no place in an application essay. Admissions officers aren't looking for a new way to view the world; they're looking for a new way to view you the applicant. The best way to grip your reader is to begin the essay with a captivating snapshot. Notice how the slightly jarring scene depicted in the "after" creates intrigue and keeps the reader's interest.
Before: The college admissions and selection process is a very important one, perhaps one that will have the greatest impact on one's future. The college that a person will go to often influences his personality, views, and career.
After: An outside observer would have called the scene ridiculous: a respectable physician holding the bell of his stethoscope to the chest of a small stuffed bear.
3. Do Use Personal Detail. Show, Don't Tell!
給招生官來一場“秀”。
Good essays are concrete and grounded in personal detail. They do not merely assert "I learned my lesson" or that "these lessons are useful both on and off the field." They show it through personal detail. "Show don't tell," means if you want to relate a personal quality, do so through your experiences and do not merely assert it.
Before: I developed a new compassion for the disabled.
After: The next time Mrs. Cooper asked me to help her across the street, I smiled and immediately took her arm.
The first example is vague and could have been written by anybody. But the second sentence evokes a vivid image of something that actually happened, placing the reader in the experience of the applicant.
4. Do Be Concise. Don't Be Wordy.
文章要簡潔，忌囉嗦！
Wordiness not only takes up valuable space, but it also can confuse the important ideas you're trying to convey. Short sentences are more forceful because they are direct and to the point. Certain phrases such as "the fact that" are usually unnecessary. Notice how the revised version focuses on active verbs rather than forms of "to be" and adverbs and adjectives.
Before: My recognition of the fact that the project was finally over was a deeply satisfying moment that will forever linger in my memory.
After: Completing the project at last gave me an enduring sense of fulfillment.
5. Don't Use Slang, Yo!
不要使用俚語。
Write an essay, not an email. Slang terms, clich??s, contractions, and an excessively casual tone should be eliminated. Here's one example of inappropriately colloquial language.
Well here I am thinking about what makes me tick. You would be surprised. What really gets my goat is when kids disrespect the flag. My father was in 'Nam and I know how important the military is to this great nation.
6. Do Vary Your Sentences and Use Transitions.
用好連詞，使文章錯落有致。
The best essays contain a variety of sentence lengths mixed within any given paragraph. Also, remember that transition is not limited to words like nevertheless, furthermore or consequently. Good transition flows from the natural thought progression of your argument.
Before: I started playing piano when I was eight years old. I worked hard to learn difficult pieces. I began to love music.
After: I started playing the piano at the age of eight. As I learned to play more difficult pieces, my appreciation for music deepened.
7. Do Use Active Voice Verbs.
用主動語態
Passive-voice expressions are verb phrases in which the subject receives the action expressed in the verb. Passive voice employs a form of the verb to be, such as was or were. Overuse of the passive voice makes prose seem flat and uninteresting.
過度使用被動語態會使文章平淡乏味，這和被動語態的性質有關，童鞋們可要學好咯。
Before: The lessons that prepared me for college were taught to me by my mother.
After: My mother taught me lessons that will prepare me for college.
8. Do Seek Multiple Opinions.
多諮詢他人的意見(三人行，必有我師焉)
Ask your friends and family to keep these questions in mind:
向親朋好友諮詢下列問：
Have I answered the question?
回答問題了嗎？
Does my introduction engage the reader? Does my conclusion provide closure?
開頭吸引讀者嗎?結尾說清楚論點了嗎？
Do I use concrete experiences as supporting details?
論據有力嗎？
Is my sentence structure varied, or do I use all long or short sentences?
句子結構多樣化嗎?抑或只是單一的長句或短句？
Are there any clich such as cutting edge or learned my lesson?
有諸如“我學到一課”這樣的陳詞濫調嗎？
Do I use transitions appropriately?
連線詞使用正確嗎？
What about the essay is memorable?
文章誦讀性怎樣？
What's the worst part of the essay?
文書中最不好的部分是什麼？
What parts of the essay need elaboration or are unclear?
文書哪些部分需要詳細闡述或還不清晰？
What parts of the essay do not support my main argument?
文書哪些部分不支援我的主要觀點？
Is every single sentence crucial to the essay? This must be the case.
每一獨立段落對文章都很重要嗎？
What does the essay reveal about my personality?
這篇文書展示了我什麼個性？
9. Do Answer the Question.
Many students try to turn a 500-word essay into a complete autobiography. Not surprisingly, they fail to answer the question and risk their chances of attending college. Make sure that every sentence in your essay exists solely to answer the question.
許多學生把500字的作文寫出了自傳，這顯然對錄取不利。
10. Do Revise, Revise, Revise.
The first step in an improving any essay is to cut, cut, and cut some more.
潤色，潤色，再潤色：給文書潤色的第一步就是大刀闊斧地刪減，給文章瘦身，使文章簡潔有力。