前面两次我们学习了让政府公文英语更加简明、简单、易懂的三个技巧，第一个是“请勿将动词变成名词”，第二个是“使用代词，直接与读者对话”，第三个是“使用简短、简单的词语”。今天学习第三个技巧——“不使用不必要的词语”。

Omit unnecessary words不使用不必要的词语

Wordy, dense construction is one of the biggest problems in government writing. Nothing is more confusing to the user than long, complex sentences containing multiple phrases and clauses. Unnecessary words come in all shapes and sizes, and it’s difficult to put them into distinct categories.

One place to start working on this problem in your own writing is to watch out for “of,” “to,” “on,” and other prepositions. They often mark phases you can reduce to one or two words.

政府公文里面喜欢用复杂长句，包括多个词组和从句。避免不必要的词语可以从介词入手，删减语句。

Avoid doublets and triplets. English writers love to repeat the same concept by using different words that say the same thing. 避免使用意思相同的成双和成三词组。

Other ways to omit unnecessary words include eliminating hidden verbs, using pronouns, and using active voice.其他办法包括删除隐藏动词、使用代词和使用主动语态。