1、- 1 -医学英文摘要写作How to write a medical English abstract第一章 概述一、摘要的定义、用途、和长度二、摘要的内容三、摘要的类型四、摘要的写作格式五、摘要写作的注意事项What is an abstract?An abstract is a brief summary of the most important points in a scientific paper. 摘要是作者研究过程、研究目的、研究方法和研究结果的简要陈述和概括。Purposes for AbstractsAbstracts typically serve five main
2、goals:Help readers decide if they should read an entire article Help readers and researchers remember key findings on a topic Help readers understand a text by acting as a pre-reading outline of key points Index articles for quick recovery and cross-referencing Allow supervisors to review technical
3、work without becoming bogged down in details二、摘要的内容Contents1. Title2. Name of the author3. Unit of the author/address4. Text of the abstract5. Keywords1）目的 2）方法 3）结果4）结果的分析、比较、评价以及应用，提出的问题以及建议 5）其他三、摘要的类型1. descriptive abstract 描述性摘要2. informative abstract资料性摘要3. descriptive-informative abstract描述-资
4、料性摘要1. Non-structured abstract （非结构式摘要）2. Structured abstract （结构式摘要）full-structured semi-structured1.描述性摘要Descriptive Abstract/ Indicative AbstractThe descriptive abstracts tell what topics are taken up in the paper. They contain indicative information on purpose, scope, or methodology in the origi
5、nal documents, but mention little or nothing about details of results, conclusions or recommendations. The advantages of a descriptive abstract are that it is easy to write and is usually short; a serious disadvantage is that it contains little information. 一般只用两三句话概括论文或报道的主题，而不涉及具体的数据和结论，通常用于综述、会议报
6、告等。Samples of descriptive abstracts:例一： 心得宁引起的胸膜纤维化 我们报道两例患者服用心得宁后继发胸膜纤维化Pleural Fibrosis After Practolol TherapyWe describe two patients who developed pleural fibrosis after treatment with practolol.例二：论原发性胃肠道淋巴瘤本文综述了治疗原发性胃肠道淋巴瘤的主要经验，并就该病的临床、病理及治疗等问题进行了讨论。Primary Lymphomas of the Gastrointestinal T
7、ractAn institutional experience with primary gastrointestinal lymphoma (PGL) is reviewed. The clinical, pathologic, and therapeutic aspects of PGL are discussed.2.资料性（报道性）摘要 Informative AbstractsThe informative abstracts give the gist, or essence, of a piece of writing: they include the most signifi
8、cant material in the original writing. It is the original document in miniature. Important information on purpose, scope and method of the research are included in this type of abstracts. They also contain key results, conclusions, or recommendations. The advantage of an informative abstracts is tha
9、t it provides much more information than does a descriptive abstract. But it is usually longer than the descriptive type.概括论文的主要信息，一般阐明研究的问题和关键的研究成果， 其特点是全面、简要地概括论文的目的、方法、主要数据和结论。通常，阅读这种摘要可以部分取代阅读全文。Malignant Hypertension and Cigarette Smoking The smoking habit of 48 patients with malignant hyperten
10、sion was compared with that of 92 consecutive patients with non- malignant hypertension. Thirty-three of the patients with malignant and 34 of the patients with non-malignant hypertension were smokers when first diagnosed, the difference were considered separately. Results suggest that malignant hyp
11、ertension is yet another disease related to cigarette smoking.Informative-Indicative Abstracts以报道性文摘的形式表述一次文献中信息价值较高的部分，而以指示性文摘的形式表述其余部分的文摘。字数 200 词左右为宜Traditional Abstract 传统式摘要IMRADIntroduction 引言 Materials and Methods 材料与方法 Results 结果Discussion 讨论全结构式摘要（Full-structured Abstract） 1974 年 4 月，加拿大 Mc
12、Master 大学医学中心的 Dr R Brian Haynes 首先提出建立临床研究论文的结构式摘要。在 Dr Edward J Huth 创导下，美国 内科学记事 （Annuals of Internal Medicine）在国际上率先采用了全结构式（full-structured）摘要。 1目的（Objective）：说明论文要解决的问题2设计（Design）：说明研究的基本设计，包括的研究性质3地点（Setting）：说明进行研究的地点和研究机构的等级4对象（Patients, participants or subjects）：说明参加并完成研究的病人或受试者的性质、数量及挑选方法5
13、处理（Interventions）：说明确切的治疗或处理方法6主要测定项目（Main outcome measures）：说明为评定研究结果而进行的主要测定项目7结果（Results）：说明主要客观结果8 结论（Conclusion）：说明主要结论，包括直接临床应用意义与非结构式摘要相比， 。全结构式摘要观点更明确（more explicitness） ，信息量更大（more information） ，差错更少（fewer errors）.但其缺点也是显而易见的，即繁琐、重复、篇幅过长, 而且不是所有研究都能按以上 8 个要素分类的。于是更多的杂志扬长避短，采用半结构式摘要（semi-str
14、uctured）半结构式摘要(Semi-structured Abstract)半结构式摘要也称为四要素摘要，包括：目的（objective/purpose/aim） 、方法（methods） 、结果（results）结论（conclusion）目前国内许多杂志正从非结构式摘要向半结构式摘要过度。Does smoking predispose to peptic ulcer relapse after eradication of Helicobacter pylori?Chan F.k.l. Department of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital,.
15、Objective: To investigate whether smoking would increase ulcer recurrence afterMethods: A total of 287 patients with gastric ulcers Results: Of the 83 smokers,3 had ulcer recurrence,Conclusions: Cigarette smoking did not increase the recurrence of peptic ulcers after eradication of H. Pylori.About t
16、he tense 1）目的部分：背景介绍：一般现在时或现在完成时目的说明：一般现在时/现在完成时，或一般过去时2）材料、方法和结果部分：除指示性说明外，一律用一般过去时。过去完成时只用于说明研究前的情况或研究中某一点时间之前发生的情况.3）结论部分：凡陈述研究的材料、方法和结果时，一律用过去时；分析结果或发现的原因时，或者提出结论性意见时，如果作者认为具有普遍意义，可用现在时；如果作者认为自己的分析或结论只限于本研究范围或者仅是一种可能性，则用一般过去时为好。Length of Abstracts Keep abstracts of most papers and portions of mo
17、nographs to fewer than 250 words, abstracts of shorter papers to fewer than 100 words, and those of reports and longer theses to fewer than 500 words. Rarely does an abstract exceed one page. Write most abstracts in a single paragraph, except those for long documents.五、摘要写作的注意事项1、要概括研究的要点2、要尽可能简洁3、要
18、符合逻辑、重点突出4、要结构合理，用完整句表述5、要行文流畅第二章 标题（title）一、标题二、副标题三、英、汉标题特点的比较四、冠词的省略五、标题中常用名词的搭配 六、标题中常用介词的搭配 七、几种常用的标题句式一、标题 Title （一）名词性标题（二）完整句标题（三）疑问句- 2 -（一）名词性标题标题一般由一个名词或若干并列的名词，加上必要的修饰语构成，一般没有谓语成分Laboratory diagnosis of SARSSARS 的实验室诊断Haemorrhagic cholecystitis出血性胆囊炎Alcohol use, myocardial infarction, su
19、dden cardiac death, and hypertension饮酒、心肌梗塞、心源性猝死及高血压病Surgery for Infective Endocarditis感染性心内膜炎的外科治疗Left Ventricular Function Before and Following Surgical Treatment of Mitral Valve Disease二尖瓣病变手术前后左心室的功能变化感染性心内膜炎的外科治疗（1）只在标题开头的第一个单词的首字母大学，收尾句不用句号（2）标题中每个词的首字母都大写，只有某些虚词才小写，句尾不用句号。某些需要小写的虚词，指的是冠词、3 个
20、字母以内的连词和介词，4 个字母以上的，如with, from, during , after, against, during ,between 仍需要大写。词组型标题词组型标题是由一个或数个单词或词组单独地、并列地或按偏正关系排列组成. 按其组成关系又可分为以下三类 单一概念标题多概念并列标题 多概念偏正标题单一概念标题,是由一个不可再细分的、具有完整概念的单词或词组构成. 由于这些单词或词组是文章所讨论的唯一对象,即文章标题的中心词.因此,英译标题时可以直接对译. 创伤性血胆症 Traumatic hemobilia中华肝胆外科杂志, 2004, 10(7) ；颅底软骨肉瘤 Chondr
21、osarcoma of the skull base中华神经外科杂志, 2003, 19(6).多概念并列标题,由两个或两个以上具有独立完整概念的词组并列组成. 由于词或词组之间没有说明或被说明、修饰或被修饰的关系,而是无主次的并列关系. 因此,英译标题时可按表达各个概念的词或词组的先后顺序译出. 例如:催乳素和免疫系统 Prolactin and immune system中华内分泌代谢杂志, 2004, 20(6) ；嗜铬细胞瘤病人的临床特点及围术期麻醉管理 Clinical features of pheochromocytoma and anesthetic management du
22、ring perioperative period中华医学杂志, 2002, 82(8).多概念偏正标题,由多个具有独立、完整概念的词或词组构成. 而其中有一个受其它词或词组所修饰、限制或说明. 这个被修饰、限制或说明的词或词组就是文章标题的中心词,它位于标题末,与修饰、限制或说明它的词构成偏正关系. 多概念偏正标题是科技论文标题中最常见的一种,它又可分为并列偏正结构标题和递进偏正结构标题.并列偏正结构标题是以联合词组充当标题中心词的定语. 英译标题时,可按顺序译出各并列成分,并置于中心词之后. 例如:泮托拉唑三联与奥美拉唑三联疗法根除幽门螺杆菌的对比研究Comparison of panto
23、prazole and omeprazole- based triple therapy regimens in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection中华医学杂志, 2002, 82(18)递进偏正结构标题以偏正词组充当标题的中心词. 定语中的各组成部分总是前一个修饰后一个,层层相叠,最后作为一个整体来限定代表标题重心概念的中心词. 英译标题时,代表标题重心的中心词置于题首,定语中的各组成部分,在多数情况下,按由小到大,由近到远的次序排列. 例如:抑郁症患者红细胞儿茶酚氧位甲基转移酶活性的研究The erythrocytes catech
24、ol O methyl transferase activity in patients with depression中华精神科杂志, 2005, 38(3) ；（二）完整句标题医学论文标题一般都是名词性标题。有的医学杂志，如美国的 Journal of the National Cancer Institute 甚至规定标题不得写成完整的句子。但是，在其他英美医学杂志中，仍可以看到标题为完整句，只是句尾没有句号。如：Dietary cholesterol is co-carcinogenic for human colon cancer胆固醇饮食- 人类结肠癌的协同致癌因素Cytochro
25、me b is present in neutrophils from patients with chronic granulomatous disease存在于慢性肉芽杂红患者嗜中性白细胞里的细胞色素把 b（三）疑问句标题也可以是疑问句。疑问句标题尾一般有疑问号，如有疑问副词或疑问代词，也可不用疑问句。 如：Home or hospital births?在家分娩还是住院分娩？Genetic damage form diagnostic radiation ?诊断性放射检查能否导致遗传性损害？What to look for rib fractures and how肋骨骨折时应检查什么及
26、如何检查？Is treatment of borderline hypertension good or bad?治疗临界型高血压是利是弊？Are potassium supplements for the elderly necessary?中年以上的患者是否比须补钾？What does exercise mean for the menstrual cycle?锻炼对月经周期有什么影响？二、副标题副标题往往用于突出论文某一方面的内容，如病例数、研究方法等。正、副标题可用不同字体字号加以区别，也可用冒号隔开（一）突出病例数Abdominal pain in the emergency roo
27、m: A study of 176 consecutive cases腹痛急诊176 连续收治的病例研究Surgical treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts: Analysis of 119 cases假性胰腺囊肿手术治疗 119 例分析（二）突出研究方法Diffuse pulmonary infiltrates in immunosuppressed patients: Prospective study of 80 casesHeparin therapy: A randomized prospective studyDiabetes after inf
28、ectious hepatitis: A follow-up study免疫抑制患者弥漫性肺浸润前瞻性研究 80 例肝素疗法前瞻性随机研究传染性肝炎继发糖尿病患者随访调查（三）突出重点内容Diabetes mellitus: New diagnostic criteria Digitalis therapy in practice : Correlation between clinical evaluation and plasma digoxin concentration Aorto-arteritis: Chest X-ray appearance and its clinical s
29、ignificance糖尿病诊断的新标准洋地黄疗法的实际应用地高辛血浆浓度与临床疗效的关系大动脉炎胸部 X 线表现及其临床意义（四）表示同位关系哌唑嗪一种新的治疗高血压的血管扩张剂乳腺癌组织中的癌胚抗原一种有用的预后指标Prazodine: A new vasodilator used for treatment of hypertension Carcinoembryonic antigen in breast-cancer tissue: A useful prognostic indicator（五）提出疑问句Drug regulation: Evolution or revolutio
30、n？Chronic abdominal pain: A surgical or psychiatric symptom?药物调节：进化还是革命？慢性腹痛是手术症状还是精神症状？（六）表示长篇连载论文各分篇的主题Physical and chemical studies of human blood serum:A study of normal subjects Physical and chemical studies of human blood serum:II . A study of 29cases of nephritis人类血清的理化研究：I 正常人的研究人类血清的理化研究：II
31、. 29 例肾炎患者的研究（七）说明研究时间A collaborative study of burn nursing in China: 20022006 A collaborative study of burn nursing in China: 20022006Endoscopic varicose sclerosis: One year clinical experience中国烧伤护理综合研究： 20022006曲张静脉内镜硬化疗法：一年临床经验研究Exercises 1. 将下列标题改为带有副标题的格式1) A light and electron microscopic stu
32、dy of two cases of primary sarcoma of the heart2) Experimental study of laser surgery of the liver3) A report of60 cases of primary vaginal carcinoma4) Clinical analysis of 55 cases of subacute thyroiditis5) A study of 127 cases of deafness due to noise trauma 6) A review of 37 cases of diffuse mali
33、gnant mesothelioma of the pleura7) Clinical, angiographic, and myocardial scintigraphic observations on unstable angina pectoris8) Fifteen years experience with carcinoma of the pancreas9) Experiences in the treatment of 50 cases of vascular injuries 10) Physiopathologic mechanisms for jaundice and
34、cirrhosis将下列完整句标题改为名词性标题1) Angiodysplasia is a cause of colonic bleeding in the elderly2) Thyroid cancer is a late consequence of head-neck irridation.3) Coronary heart disease: Overweight and obesity are risk factors4) Prostaglandins serve as mediators of inflammation.5) Ferritin serves as an index
35、 of bone marrow stores.6) High uric acid serves as an indicator of cardiovascular disease7) Pernicious anemia is a risk factor for cancer of the stomach8) Inferior vena cava obstruction is a complication of prostate cancer三、英、汉标题特点的比较（一）Study of, Report of 等词的使用 （二）带 as 的句式 （三）带 and 的句式 （四）病例数的处理（五）
36、汉语标题中几个常用词的翻译（一）Study of, Report of 等词的使用18 世纪，科技论文中可以 some thoughts on a few observations on现代科技论文 Study of 、investigation of、 a report of 也不多见标题越来越趋向简短扼要。如：Ultrasound in the diagnosis of cholestatic jaundice- 3 -超生诊断胆汁郁积性黄疸Cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients血液透析患者的心血管病变Toxic effect of
37、benzene on leucocytes苯对白细胞毒性作用的研究Clinical efficacy of disopyramide in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias双异丙吡胺治疗心律失常的疗效观察Studies on the diuretic effects of Etozolin in heart failure乙氧唑啉对心力衰竭患者利尿效应的研究An angiographic and clinical study of coronary collateral circulation冠状动脉侧枝循环的血管造影与临床研究（二）带 as 的句式 在
38、需要用表语（或同位语）的概念时，常用带 as 的句式Pernicious anemia as a risk factor for cancer of the stomachGastrocolic fistula as complication of benign gastric ulcer（三）带 and 的句式表相互关系的意义时，可用 and 来表示Viral hepatitis and medical professionsMalignant hypertension and cigarette smoking（四）病例数的处理在我国医学论文标题，为吸引读者注意，往往将病例数置于正标题中1
39、. 779 例气道异物的治疗2. 系统性红斑狼疮 80 例分析在国外，病例数大多置于副标题中。3. 软骨肉瘤附 26 例报告4.输血后肝炎 60 例报告5. 55 例亚急性甲状腺炎临床分析The treatment of 779 cases of foreign bodies in the air passageAnalysis of 80 cases of SLEChondrosarcoma : Report of 26 casesPosttransfusion hepatitis : A report of 60 casesSubacute thyroiditis: Clinical an
40、alysis of 55 cases有时根据英文标题不列出病例数这一特点，在英译时可将病例数不译。慢性胃炎分类探讨（附 71 例分析）Evaluation of classification of chronic gastritis 肾下腹主动脉瘤 39 例治疗经验Experience in the treatment of infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysm（五）汉语标题中几个常用词的翻译1. “探讨”Discussion , evaluation , approach, study, investigation 如 1）实验性肺功能不全的探讨2）中西
41、医治疗肝炎的探讨3）亚临床肝癌诊断问题的探讨4）心源性猝死 51 例临床病理探讨5）原发性肝癌临床诊断的探讨6）脑血管病 1000 例临床分析及若干问题探讨Discussion on experimental pulmonary insufficiencyAn evaluation of treatment for hepatitis by combined traditional Chinese and western medicineAn approach to diagnosis of subclinical liver cancerSudden cardiac death: Clini
42、copathologic investigation of 51 casesOn clinical diagnosis of primary carcinoma of liverCerebral vascular disorders: Clinical analysis of 1000 cases“体会” experience1） 818 例糖尿病患者治疗体会2）治疗革兰氏阴性杆菌菌血症的新体会3）全胃切除治疗贲门癌的体会Experience in treating 818 patients with diabetes mellitusRecent experience with bacill
43、emia due to gramnegative organismsThe treatment of cancer of the esophago-gastric junction by total gastrectomy3 “总结” experience 如：先天性心脏病 20 年临床资料总结Congenital heart disease: A twenty year clinical experience 4. “问题” problem , aspect1) 完全肠道外营养临床实践中的几个问题Certain problems of total parental nutrition in
44、clinical practice2）关于门脉高压症手术治疗的几个问题Some aspects on surgical treatment of portal hypertension5. “初步体会”1）肝移植术麻醉的初步报告A preliminary report on anesthesia for liver transplantation 10 例二尖瓣膜置换术临床初步小节Clinical experience of mitral valve replacement in ten patients四、冠词的省略（一）一般名词前的冠词在报纸、杂志和书本中的标题，往往省略冠词(the)Tr
45、eatment of gram-negative shockShock caused by gram-negative microorganisms: (an)Analysis of 169（二）疾病名称Carcinoma of the anal canalDiabetes after infectious hepatitis: A follow-up study五、标题中常用名词的搭配（一）studyStudy on/ of/ in Studies / study如果 Study 之前有表示研究对象的定语，后接疾病名称时，往往不用 of, 而用 in e.g.Platelet functio
46、n studies in heart disease（二）reportReport of /on E.g. Thyroid carcinoma induced by irradiation for Hodgkins disease: Report of / on a case放射治疗何杰金氏病引起甲状腺癌 1 例报告（三）survey Survey of/ on（四）observation Observation on/of/ in （六）各种治疗与检查名称的搭配用法治疗方法与疾病名称连用时，一般用介词 forShunting operations for obesitySurgery for
47、 portal hypertensionBlindness after treatment for malignant hypertensionSurgical treatment of hyperthyroidism治疗方法、检查方法还可后接介词 in同 for Surgery in active infective endocarditis Parathyroidectomy in chronic renal failure六、标题中常用介词的搭配in1 各种生理病理现象+in+ 生物名词Epidemic mealses in young adultsThyroid function in
48、 patients with breast cancer 2 in+ 动源性名词Steroid in the treatment of clinical septic shockUltrasound in the diagnosis of cholestatic jaundice3 治疗方法、检查方法、药物名称各种病理现象名称+in+疾病Parathyroidectomy in chronic renal failure An analysis of pancreatic sonography in suspected pancreatic disease（二）due to 标题中表示原因，应
49、用 due to , 不可用 because of , owing to , 可以用 caused by 代替Bacteremia due to gram-negative bacillliInfections due to group C streptococci in man （三）after, following Postoperative syndromes after / following liver surgeryExercises 1.检查标题中介词的用法1) Gram-negative infections of cancer2) Circulatory failure of metastatic carcinoma of the lung 3)Hypercalcemia on malignant lymphoma 4)Acute renal infections of adults5)Tiberculosis in the liver6) Sonography in the common bile duct7) The use of radioactive iodine at t
