英语四级写作技巧：语态的隐含意义（8）

Wordy （赘语）

Improved （替换语）

as a usual rule

as a rule

at that point in time

then

at this point in time

now

at your earliest convenience

now, soon

concerning the matter of

about

due to the fact that

because

for the reason that

because

has proved itself to be

has proved, is

in connection with

with

in order to

to

in relation to

with

in the event that

if

modern factories of today

modern factories

next steps to take

next steps

puzzling in nature

puzzling

regardless of the fact

although

the reason why is that

because

total effect of all this

total effect

with reference to

about