美国人写作三个原则（四）
<p><span word="He">He</span>(<span word="she">she</span>)<span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>(<span word="chairwoman">chairwoman</span>)<span word="since">since</span> 1998.(自从1998年他就是委员会主席。)(假如把<span word="chairman">chairman</span>或<span word="chairwoman">chairwoman</span>改为<span word="chairperson">chairperson</span>或<span word="chair">chair</span>，就没有男女之分。)(如指讨论会的主持人，也可称为 <span word="moderator">moderator</span> 或 <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span>。)</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>(<span word="businesswomen">businesswomen</span>)<span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="stressful">stressful</span>.(许多商人觉得工作压力很大。)(如果把 <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>(<span word="businesswomen">businesswomen</span>)改为 <span word="business">business</span> <span word="people">people</span> 或 <span word="business">business</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> 或 <span word="business">business</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> 就可包括男女了。)(凡是单数 <span word="man">man</span> 或 <span word="woman">woman</span>，其多数都是 <span word="men">men</span> 或 <span word="women">women</span>。)</p><p><span word="Policemen">Policemen</span>(<span word="policewomen">policewomen</span>)<span word="should">should</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="courtesy">courtesy</span>.(警察对人民应该有礼貌。)(假如把 <span word="policemen">policemen</span> 或 <span word="policewomen">policewomen</span> 改为 <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> 就可避免男女性别。)</p><p><span word="Congressmen">Congressmen</span>(<span word="congresswomen">congresswomen</span>)<span word="should">should</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="constitutes">constitutes</span>. (国会议员应该为其选民说话。)(<span word="constitute">constitute</span> = <span word="voter">voter</span>)(我们也可以把 <span word="congressmen">congressmen</span> 或 <span word="congresswomen">congresswomen</span> 改为 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> 或 <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span>)</p><p><span word="Stewardesses">Stewardesses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>.(国际航线的空中小姐有时会有时差疲惫的现象。)(如把 <span word="stewardess">stewardess</span> 改为 <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="attendant">attendant</span>，就能包括男女空中服务员。)</p><p>同理，我们可以把 <span word="salesman">salesman</span> 或 <span word="saleswoman">saleswoman</span> 改为 <span word="salesperson">salesperson</span>;把 <span word="mailman">mailman</span> 改为 <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> 或 <span word="postal">postal</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>;把 <span word="foreman">foreman</span> 改为 <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> 等等。</p><p>当然，一些带有种族偏见的字眼，甚至有侮辱的味道(<span word="insulting">insulting</span> <span word="words">words</span> 或 <span word="slur">slur</span>)，也要尽量避免使用，以免闹出麻烦。例如：</p>
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