双语新闻|如何写好英文论文-3

　　好的开始是成功的一半。写论文亦是如此，一个好的论文标题能让读者一眼看去就知道您论文的主旨是什么，并且能让您的文章更容易被搜索到。本期主要给大家分享如何写好英语论文标题。

What key skills are needed when writing a Title?

撰写论文标题需要哪些关键技巧？

　　Browsers on the Internet looking for a paper may read hundreds of titles before they select an Abstract to read. The gurus of research writing tend to dedicate more pages to discussing the importance of the title than they do to any section in the paper itself. Every word in your title is important. So the key is to devise a title that:

　　在选择阅读一篇论文摘要之前，您在互联网上查找论文的时候可能会阅读数百个标题。论文写作的行家们往往会用更多的篇幅来讨论标题的重要性，而不是论文本身的任何部分。标题中的每一个字都很重要。因此，设计一个标题尤为关键：

　　1 will immediately make sense to the referee

　　让审稿人立刻就能看懂

　　2 will easily be found by a search engine or indexing system

　　很容易用搜索引擎或索引系统找到

　　3 will attract the right kind of readers rather than discouraging them, and will also catch the attention of browsers.

　　吸引而不是妨碍合适的读者，并能引起浏览者的注意

　　4 does not consist of a string of nouns and will be immediately comprehensible to anyone in your general field

　　不是由一连串的名词组成，所有从事该领域的人都能即刻理解

　　5 is short

　　简短

　　6 has a definite and concise indication of what it is written in the paper itself. It is neither unjustifiably specific nor too vague or generic

　　简明扼要地说明论文所阐述的内容。它既不过分具体，也不过于模糊或笼统

How can I make my title more dynamic?

如何让标题更具活力？

　　Every word (apart from articles and prepositions) included in the title should add significance. The following words in italics rarely add value.

　　标题中的每个单词(除了冠词和介词)都应该让标题变得更有意义。下面斜体的单词几乎没有任何意义。

　　S1. A study of the factors affecting the trihyroxyindole procedure for the analysis of deoxyribonucleicacid

　　例1：脱氧核糖核酸分析中三羟基吲哚法的影响因素研究

　　S2. An investigation into some psychological aspects of English pronunciation

　　例2：英语发音的若干心理问题调查

　　The first seven words in S1-2 give the reader no information. S1 and S2 might be more dynamic and more concise if the initial redundant words were removed.

　　例1-2中的前7个单词没有给读者任何信息。如果删除这些冗余的单词，例1和例2会更具活力，也更为简洁。

　　S3. Factors affecting the trihyroxyindole procedure for the analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid

　　例3：脱氧核糖核酸分析中三羟基吲哚法的影响因素

　　S4. Some psychological aspects of English pronunciation

　　例4：英语发音的一些心理问题

　　Similar words that are often redundant are: inquiry, analysis, evaluation, and assessment.

　　类似的冗余的词通常包括: 调查、分析、评价和评估

　　However, words such as study and investigation may be useful to make your research sound less conclusive. S5 sounds like the authors have made the definitive study (i.e. the final settlement or decision) of customer satisfaction, whereas S6 sounds less arrogant and more open.

　　然而，诸如研究和调查这样的词可能会让您的研究听起来不那么有结论性。例5听起来好像作者已经对客户满意度进行了最终研究（即最终解决方案或决定），而例6听起来就少一些自负，多了一点开放。

　　S5. The determinants of customer satisfaction

　　例5：顾客满意度的决定性因素

　　S6. An investigation into the determinants of customer satisfaction

　　例6：顾客满意度决定因素的调查

　　However, simply replacing the with some (S7) or removing it completely (S8) would also make the research seem less definitive.

　　然而，简单地用some代替the (例7)或完全删除(例8)也会使研究看起来不那么确定。

　　S7. Some determinants of customer satisfaction

　　例7：顾客满意度的一些决定因素

　　S8. Determinants of customer satisfaction

　　例8：顾客满意度的决定因素

Are questions in titles a good way to attract attention?

提问式标题是吸引注意力的好方法吗？

　　Titles with questions also work particularly well for abstracts submitted to conferences.

　　They are generally much more informal and because of their question form they immediately get readers thinking about what the answer might be. They can also be original and fun. They thus tend to stand out from other titles and are more likely to attract attention.

　　提问式的标题作为会议论文摘要是一个很好的方式。它们通常显得没那么正式，因为提问的形式，会立即让读者思考答案可能是什么。这种标题可以是原创的或者有趣的。因此，它们往往从其他标题中脱颖而出，更能吸引起人们的注意。

　　The titles below highlight that a question can be formulated using an auxiliary (e.g. does, would, can, will) and using question words (e.g. why, when, what, which, who).

　　以下标题强调的问题可以用助动词(如does, would, can, will)和疑问词(如why, when, what, which, why, who)来表述

　　1.      Does the ocean-atmosphere system have more than one stable mode of operation?

　　海洋-大气系统是否具有多种稳定的运行模式？

　　2.      Will women always live longer than men?

　　女人总是比男人更长寿吗？

How can I assess the quality of my title?

如何评估标题的质量?

　　You need to check that your title is:

　　您应该检查您的标题是否：

　　1.      in correct English - in terms of syntax, vocabulary, spelling and capitalization

　　正确的英语--在语法、词汇、拼写和大写方面

　　2.      understandable (no strings of nouns)

　　可以理解（不是由名词串联而成）

　　3.      eye-catching and dynamic (through effective use of vocabulary and even punctuation)

　　醒目、富有活力（通过有效使用词汇甚至标点符号）

　　4.      sufficiently and appropriately specific

　　充分而具体的恰到好处

　　5.      reflects the content of your paper

　　很好地反映了论文内容

　　6.      expressed in a form that is acceptable for a journal

　　采用了期刊可以接受的表达形式

　　You can check the syntax and the level of understandability by consulting with a native speaker. Generally speaking titles that contain at least one verb and one or more prepositions tend to be much easier to understand.

　　您可以通过咨询母语人士来检查语法和是否易懂。一般来说，包含至少一个动词和一个或多个介词的标题往往更容易理解。

　　You can check the vocabulary and spelling using Google Scholar. Remember that an automatic spell check is not enough.

　　您可以使用Google Scholar检查词汇和拼写。但请记住，自动拼写检查是不够的。

　　The best way to decide whether it is eye-catching and sufficiently specific is to prepare several titles with various levels of specificity and ask colleagues to choose their favorite.

　　判断它是否引人注目和足够具体的最佳方法是准备几个不同具体程度的标题，并让同行选择他们最喜欢的。

　　Unless you get someone to read the whole paper for you, you are probably the best judge of whether your title reflects the actual content of your paper. If it doesn’t, the referees will probably tell you.

　　除非您找人帮您读整篇文章，否则您才是判断您的标题是否反映了论文实际内容的最佳裁判。如果您的标题没有很好的反映范文论文内容，审稿人可能会告诉您。