請先閱讀這個範例文章

 

Those who have made thorough studies of the vocabularies of aboriginal languages have found that these languages have rich resources of available words. The Maya language of Yucatan has at least 20,000 words, the Aztec of central Mexico about 27,000, and the Zulu language of South Africa possesses more than 30,000. Some other languages may not have as many, but the vocabulary of any language, irrespective of how primitive the people may seem, must be reconed in thousands, not in hundreds of words.

 

摘自："Vocabularies of Aboriginal Languages," Eugene A. Nida, Customs and Cultures.

 

文章的主概念是：原住民的語言使用的字彙可能比你的想像更多

作者舉了兩個南美原住民以及一個南非的例子，這些例子都非常明確專一，包括他們使用字彙的數字等詳細資訊。

 

為了文章的發展，作者將這些例子依照「字彙數字大小」來排列，最重要的例子 (字彙數最多)，Zulu 語，留到最後來講。

 

讓我們再看另一個範例文章：

 

With the exception of universities controlled by church, municipal, or private corporations, Latin American universities are national schools regulated by federal laws and statutes. The measure of autonomy granted to many universities, however, makes for considerable variation in requirements even within a given country. A few of the national universities are large, with enrollments of some 20,000 or more students, as, for example, the National University of Mexico and the National University of Buenos Aires. The National University of La Plata in Argentina and the University of Havana each has an enrollment of over 15,000. Brazil, in addition to its 11 universities, has more than 100 single-faculty professional schools, with enrollments ranging from 50 to 200 students.

 

摘自："Latin American Universities," Marjorie C. Johnston, The Encyclopedia Americana

 

以這一段來說，作者也是把「印象最深」的例子放在最後

前面的幾個例子基本上沒有什麼邏輯上的順序，這一點是可以再做一些修改的

 

基本上，逐漸增加例子的重要性，這是一種比較好的排列方式

 

在寫作時，要儘可能地搜集例子，然後自己排看看，把最重要、最吸引眼球的例子留在最後

前面的例子，則依照重要性增加的順序來排列，為最後的例子鋪陳！