简洁是现代商务英语写作的发展趋势，是在保证内容完整无损的前提下用尽可能少的词句来阐明主题。商务英语写作要求既筒短扼要，又不失完整与清楚明白，还要包括必要的礼貌。

(1)用简洁的语言(Use simple language)

尽量使用 避免使用

please will you be good enough to

prefer express a preference for

because for the reason that

ask request

buy purchase

need request

do accomplish

letter communication

(2)少用陈词滥调(Omit trite expressions)

下表列出的是一些常见的陈词滥调：

in the near future

it has come to my attention

at your earliest possible convenience

avail yourself of this opportunity

don’ t hesitate

take the liberty to

due to the fact that

thanking you in advance

enclosed herein

with kindest regards

(3)避免冗长的表达方式和不必要的重复(avoid wordy expressions & unnecessary repetition)

请看下表中的两组例子，比较一下修改前与修改后的差别。

Wordy

Concise

We would like to

A long period of time

I expected it to be

During the year of 1995

For the development of

Square in shape

During the time that

please

a long time

expected

during 1995

for developing

square

while

(4)删改无关紧要的成份(Remove unneeded facts)

如果句中的某些成份被删除后不影响句子的原意，那么就应该毫不犹豫地把它们删改掉。如下面句子中的划线部分被删去后并不影响句子的原义：

It should be noted that this is the best we can do。

(5)多使用主动语态的句子结构以明确表达意思

请比较下面两个句子:

Payment of their accounts will be made by Johnsons next week.

Johnsons will pay their accounts next week.