假设你的图是个展现多种组织中mRNA水平的柱状图。写成 “Five hundred and fifty copies of mRNA 1 were found in leaves, but only 300 copies were found in the roots (Fig. 1),” “叶中发现了550份mRNA 1拷贝,而根中发现了300份(图1)” 是对图中所示的信息的重复。最好写成 “The expression of mRNA 1 was higher in the leaves than in the roots (Fig. 1).” “叶中的mRNA 1表达高于根中(图1)” 这样给出了整体趋势而没有重复数字。
5. 保持简洁明了。用主动动词写简短、清晰的句子。例如用 “The signal increased with increasing temperature.” “信号随着温度上升而增强” 代替 “As the temperature was increased, the signal was increased too” “随着温度的升高,信号也得到了增强”,这样从10个词减到了6个。