Headings, facts and recommendations · 小标题、事实与建议
Use headings
- Break the report into short sections with headings.
- For example: Introduction, Problems, Recommendation.
- Headings help the reader find information fast.
Headings are signposts; they cannot do the walking for the evidence.
使用小标题
- 用小标题把报告分成几个短小的部分。
- 例如:Introduction、Problems、Recommendation。
- 小标题帮读者快速找到信息。
标题是路标，可不能替证据走路。
Layout of a report · 报告的版面结构
A report is scannable: header line, introduction, findings under headings, one recommendation. · 报告要便于速览:标题行、引言、小标题下的发现、一条建议。
A principal wants to find the advice quickly. Which heading best identifies that section?
Recommendation names the advice section. A heading should accurately describe the content below it.
Facts first
- Give the facts clearly.
- Keep your opinion out of this part.
- A report is factual, not a story.
The shape of a report: facts under clear headings, recommendations at the end
先写事实
- 把事实写清楚。
- 这一部分不要写你的看法。
- 报告是客观的,不是故事。
The facts section should be full of your personal opinions. · 事实部分应该写满你的个人看法。
Keep opinions out of the facts; save them for the recommendation. · 事实里不写看法;留到建议部分。
End with a recommendation
- After the facts, give your recommendations.
- Say clearly what you think should happen.
- Finish with one clear recommendation.
用建议收尾
- 事实之后,给出你的建议。
- 清楚说明你认为应该怎么做。
- 用一条清楚的建议结尾。
A report ends with a clear ___ (advice on what to do). · 报告以一条清楚的 ___(该怎么做的建议)结尾。
End with a clear recommendation. · 以清楚的建议结尾。
Write one recommendation for your school, starting with 'I recommend'. · 为你的学校写一条建议,用 'I recommend' 开头。
Example: 'I recommend that the school adds more sports clubs.' · 例如:'I recommend that the school adds more sports clubs.'
A report skeleton you can reuse
- To: the Principal · From: Li Hua · Subject: Canteen queues — a title line, not a greeting.
- Introduction: "This report summarises students' views on lunchtime queues."
- Findings: two or three facts, each in one clear sentence — headings keep them tidy.
- Recommendation: "I recommend opening a second till." — advice lives only here.
可以反复套用的报告骨架
- To: the Principal · From: Li Hua · Subject: Canteen queues——标题行,不是问候语。
- Introduction:"This report summarises students' views on lunchtime queues."
- Findings:两三条事实,每条一句清楚的话——小标题让它们整齐。
- Recommendation:"I recommend opening a second till."——建议只住在这一节。
Put the report sections in order, top to bottom. · 把报告的各节从上到下排好顺序。
Header, introduction, findings, recommendation — the reader can jump straight to any part. · 标题行、引言、发现、建议——读者可以直接跳到任何部分。
- Short headings organise a report.
- Facts first; keep opinions out of that part.
- End with a clear recommendation.
- 用短小的小标题组织报告。
- 先事实;那一部分不写看法。
- 用一条清楚的建议结尾。