近两年,不断有人对某些说理文章和机关文件的冗长提出批评,可是改进的效果并不理想。笔者常常阅读到这类文章、文件,疲惫之余,每每陷入沉思。“也许是我的精、气、神都不足吧,不但自己写不出长的东西,我读一本刊物时,也总是先挑短的看,不论是小说、散文或其它文章”(载《人民日报》冰心文)。有人作过调查,就一般文章而言,写得越长,读者越少。花一二分钟读完的,读者最多;花三五分钟读完的,读者次之;花十分钟读完的,读者就大为减少,大都耐着性子才能读下去。然而,许多作者对别人写的东西总嫌太 In the past two years, some people have been criticizing the lengthyness of certain articles and the documents of the authorities. However, the improvement has not been satisfactory. I often read such articles, documents, exhausted, often lost in thought. "Maybe my spirit, spirit, and spirit are not enough. Not only can I not write long things myself, but I always look short while reading a publication, novels, essays or other articles People’s Daily Bing Xin Wen). Someone made a survey. As far as general articles are concerned, the longer they are written, the fewer readers. Spent a minute or two finished, the reader up; spent three or five minutes reading, followed by the reader; spend ten minutes reading, the reader greatly reduced, most of the patient nature to read. However, many authors are too gross about what others write