47: 什么是赘述？ 怎样避免？

Question 47: What is redundancy and how to avoid it?

Answer: A sentence in which some information is unnecessarily repeated is called redundant. Presented below are some word combinations that are always redundant, and thus should never be used:

1) return back
"Return" means "to go back or to send back", so "back" is not necessary.

2) reason...because
These words indicate the same thing; the correct pattern is "reason...that...".

3) repeat again
"Repeat" means "to say again" ("re" usually means "again"), so "again" is redundant.

问题47: 什么是赘述？ 怎样避免？

回答: 句子中不必要的重复部分叫赘述。以下是的一些搭配都是赘述，不应被采用：

1) return back
"Return" 意思是 "to go back or to send back", 所以 "back" 是不必要的。

2) reason...because
这两个词指的是同一个意思; 正确的结构应该是 "reason...that..."。

3) repeat again
"Repeat" 意思是 "to say again" ("re" 通常有"again"的意思), 所以 "again" 是赘述。