How to Write a Summary

Author: Lu Ming, Zhao Hua (editors)
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This small book treats the writing of summaries as a systematic engineering study, covering the overall and specific aspects of summaries. It meticulously categorizes comprehensive and specialized summaries, delves into the writing characteristics, principles, methods, and techniques of various summaries, achieving certain success. Beyond the careful summary of summaries in general applied writing, this book emphasizes the specificity, practicality, and novelty of summary writing principles. The book consists of ten chapters, encompassing concise theoretical and practical explanations for all types of summaries. It provides brief yet essential writing guidelines for each type of summary and alerts readers with precise language to potential issues that may arise during the writing process. While explaining the principles of summary writing in a clear and concise manner, it also maintains a strong connection to practicality, selecting fresh, lively, commonly encountered, and frequently used examples from contemporary social life to highlight aesthetic requirements.