美国人写作三个原则（三）
<p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span>(<span word="final">final</span>)<span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>.(他在演说里做出结论。)(<span word="final">final</span> 是多余的字，因为 <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> 已经含有 <span word="final">final</span> 的意思。)</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span>(<span word="actual">actual</span>)<span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span>。(他有多年经商的经验。)(<span word="actual">actual</span> 也是多余的字，因为 <span word="experience">experience</span> 已有 <span word="actual">actual</span> 的意味)</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span>(<span word="together">together</span>)<span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>.(我们装好收音机的零件。)(因为 <span word="assemble">assemble</span> 本身就有 <span word="together">together</span> 的意思，所以 <span word="together">together</span> 是多余的。)</p><p><span word="Enclosed">Enclosed</span>(<span word="herewith">herewith</span> )<span word="please">please</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.(<span word="herewith">herewith</span> 是多余的字，因为 <span word="enclosed">enclosed</span> 就有 <span word="herewith">herewith</span> 的意思。)(即：附上会议报告，请查收。)</p><p>写到这里，想起一位深受美国人民爱戴、一向主张不写长句、不噜苏的美国已故参议员 <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Young">Young</span>，他每次受邀参加会议、演讲、宴会时，他的回信只有三个字我会到(<span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="there">there</span>)。也有人打趣说：讲演或写作的句子，就像穿迷你裙，愈短愈好。(<span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="mini">mini</span>-<span word="skirt">skirt</span>, <span word="sentences">sentences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span>.)</p><p>此外还有：<span word="in">in</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> = <span word="about">about</span>; <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> = <span word="end">end</span>; <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="date">date</span> = <span word="soon">soon</span> 等。</p><p>3. 老外为了族群和谐相处，除不用歧视或偏见的字眼外，连男女性别，也要避免区别，以示平等。 例如：</p><p><span word="Mankind">Mankind</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smartest">smartest</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>。(人类是世上最聪明的动物。)= <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smartest">smartest</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>。(如果改为 <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smartest">smartest</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> 就能包括男女。所以 <span word="mankind">mankind</span> = <span word="man">man</span> = <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>)(注意：<span word="mankind">mankind</span> 后面动词要用多数，而 <span word="man">man</span> 的后面动词，则用单数。)</p>
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