Rule of thumb:
經驗法則：
A new heading at least every ~5 pages
至少每五頁就要換一個新章節標題
Numbering levels stop at 3
章節的編號最多到第三級就要停了，也就是說可以有1.2.3，但1.2.3.4就過了。這麼多級一般是出現在書裏，不適合論文。
Parts by I II III
I Intro
1.1
II Data and methods
2
2.1
2.2
9 Abstract
摘要
Goals → methods → most important results
目標 方法 最重要的結果
1 or 2 sentences to background
一到兩句話總結背景
What've done
做了什麼
New discoveries
新的發現
Answers to the orig. question (allude to implications)
對開頭提出問題的解答
Q past tense
問題用過去時
• The objective was to determine whether …
目的在於檢驗什麼
(how much …, under what circumstances …)
多少 在什麼情況下
• … a computerized system for continuous measurement of the oxygen consumption in … was developed …
研發了個測量耗氧量的計算系統
• … was perfected …
完善了什麼
• … was successfully implemented under extreme X conditions …
極端條件下成功完成了
• … produced data with a precision of YY…
精確產出了什麼數據
• For this purpose, … was …
出於這個目的，
• It was assumed that …
據推測
• Measurements at X led to …
測量甲導致了
A present tense
回答用現在時
• This shows unambiguously that …
這毫不含糊揭示了
• The results demonstrate the advantages of
結果展現了什麼的優點
• By analogy it is clear that … (… reasonable to exclude …)
類似地，
• The temperature dependence of both the tensile strength and the 0.2% elongation limit are free of yield stress anomalies at 800 °C.
這句很複雜就不翻了
• … the instrument array consists of …
工具由什麼組成
• … additional advantages include …
額外的優點包括
• … can be simplified (improved) …
什麼可被簡化（提高）
Active descriptions
使用主動的描述
• Transform itself
• Shows significant
• Increases with
• Displays no
Ref 參考
• … demonstrate for the first time that …
• … in contrast to reports in the literature …
• Included is a literature review encompassing all previously reported information on this topic
< 300 words (no pagination display)
少於三百詞，不顯示編頁
After preface/acknowledge, before Table of Contents
位於前言或致謝後，目錄前
Full title before abstract (centered)
摘要前用完整標題，居中