1、强调宾语的时候，再用被动语态

　　虽然长难句能够表明写作水平，但是清晰明了的表达才是关键。例如：

　　In the fall， not only did the cows have to be milked， but also the hay was mowed and stacked by my grandfather"s family.

　　本句不够简洁的原因是本句的重心应该是“忙碌的家庭-my grandfather"s family”，而使用了被动语态后，仿佛重心变成了cows和hay。下面的表达方式是主动语态，相对来说更简洁一些：

　　In the fall， my grandfather"s family not only milked the cow but also mowed and stacked the hay.

　　2、强调宾语的时候，再用被动语态

　　虽然长难句能够表明写作水平，但是清晰明了的表达才是关键。例如：

　　In the fall， not only did the cows have to be milked， but also the hay was mowed and stacked by my grandfather"s family.

　　本句不够简洁的原因是本句的重心应该是“忙碌的家庭-my grandfather"s family”，而使用了被动语态后，仿佛重心变成了cows和hay。下面的表达方式是主动语态，相对来说更简洁一些：

　　In the fall， my grandfather"s family not only milked the cow but also mowed and stacked the hay.

　　3. 避免频繁使用“there be”结构。

　　例如下面的句子：

　　There were 25 cows on the farm that my grandfather had to milk every day. It was hard work for my grandfather.

　　可以改为：

　　My grandfather worked hard. He had to milk 25 cows on the farm every day.

　　更简洁的句式为：

　　My grandfather worked hard milking 25 cows daily.

　　4. 把从句改为短语或单词。

　　例如：

　　Dairy cows were raised on the farm，which was located100 kilometers from the nearest university and was in an area that was remote.

　　简介的表达方式为：

　　The dairy farm was located in a remote area， 100 kilometers tothe nearest university.

　　5. 用更为精确的一个动词来代替动词短语。

　　例如下面这句话：

　　My grandfather didn"t have time to stand around doing nothing with his school friends.

　　Stand around doing nothing其实可以用一个动词来表达，即loiter：

　　My grandfather didn"t have time to loiter with his school friends.