Q&A（日➡英）長い文章を英訳するコツ

スキルアップ2014/10/10Q&A（日➡英）長い文章を英訳するコツ

長い文章を英訳する場合、ついand や which を多く使いがちになり、文が冗長になってしまいます。明快で引き締まった文章にするには、どうすればよいのでしょうか。
結局は、良い英文に多くふれるのが一番だとはおもいますが、なにかアドバイスがございましたら教えてください。

In general, sentences in Japanese may be considerably longer than they are in English. In such cases, the original Japanese sentence can be broken up into two or more sentences so that the idea and order of thought remains clear and is not confusing to the reader. In English, even though sentences are usually not as long as sentences can be in Japanese, they sometimes are written very long. In such cases, the writer is almost always a very skilled writer who is able to weave words together and keep the general idea clear, logical and fresh.In general, sentences written in English should be concise – that is, not overly long. I would suggest that long sentences not be attempted unless one is a very skilled writer. A long sentence can be time consuming for the reader if he or she has to make sense of it, but shorter and clear sentences are very much appreciated when they maintain the idea and information contained in the original text (that is the Japanese original).

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