1、Once a man is dead, there is no helping; you can't rekindle the spark of life in him。

2、避免使用空洞、多余的短语;

3、善用形象化语言

4、避免过多地使用较长的句子结构，如并列句和从属句等;

5、交错使用长短句

6、He is a man who is honest, who always pays his just debts, and who observes the golden rules in his dealings with others。

7、再如The committee refused to listen to our request。如果被改成The committee turned a deaf ear to our request。句子生动，增加了文采。

8、本句中的there is no helping是汉语式的英语，不符合英语的习惯说法。这里虽然用了比喻，但更改了原来的主语，句子显得罗嗦、笨拙。如果改成下面的习惯表达，句子变得既简洁又生动。

9、Once a man is dead, he can't be brought back to life。

10、避免不必要的重复。

11、恰当使用英语习语

12、Owing to the fact that I had a lot of work to do, it wasn't possible for me to accept their invitation。

13、My hometown is a quiet, peaceful place、 It is quiet and peaceful because of the small number of people living there。

14、写作时适当地使用习语、成语等也是使语言生动活泼的好办法。如：

15、灵活使用多样句式