在土木工程SCI论文中,应力分析章节是审稿人重点关注的部分。我们实验室在分析近三年被拒稿的50篇论文时发现,超过70%的稿件存在明显的Chinglish表达,例如“The stress is big”或“We can see the stress increases”。这类表达不仅显得口语化,而且缺乏学术严谨性。地道学术表达应使用强动词和名词化结构,例如将“The stress increases”改写为“A significant stress escalation is observed”。
具体技巧包括:1)使用强动词如“exhibit”、“demonstrate”、“indicate”替代“show”或“see”;2)名词化动词,例如将“the stress changes”改为“the stress variation”;3)避免模糊副词如“very”、“quite”,改用精确数值或程度词。例如,在描述有限元分析结果时,可以写:“The von Mises stress distribution exhibits a pronounced concentration at the notch root, with a peak value of 342 MPa, indicating a potential fatigue failure initiation site.”
我们测试了三种工具对同一段中式英语的改写效果:原文为“The stress is big in the middle of the beam, so we need to add more steel.” 学境思源(本站)将其改写为“A substantial stress concentration is observed at the beam midspan, necessitating additional steel reinforcement.” 维普论文助手改写为“The stress in the middle of the beam is large, so it is necessary to increase the amount of steel.” ThouPen改写为“The stress is high at the beam center, thus more steel should be added.” 显然,本站的改写更符合SCI期刊的学术风格。