美国人写作三不不用难字,不写长句,不偏见
<p>由于美国人生活繁忙、紧张，讲求快速，时间就是金钱，所以近年来许多美国大学也在推行日常生活的讲和写，不用难字，不写长句，不含偏见的三不。也就是说，尽量使用简短易懂的白话英语 (<span word="Plain">Plain</span> <span word="English">English</span>)，写得愈白愈好，用字愈少愈妙，使别人可以一目了然，充分了解。这不但可节省思索时间，也可避免对方的误解。还有，老外为了族群和谐相处，也不使用带有偏见的字眼。以下即为一些例子，以供读者参考。</p><p>1. 尤其在商业上，报章杂志或公文书信上，尽量不用难字 (<span word="big">big</span> <span word="word">word</span>) 或过时的字眼 (<span word="old">old</span>-<span word="fashioned">fashioned</span> <span word="word">word</span>); 例如：</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>. (许多人认为道德教育是高等知识的基础) (如果用 <span word="foundation">foundation</span> 或 <span word="basis">basis</span> 代替 <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> 就更明白)</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="acres">acres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parameter">parameter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="university">university</span>，<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> (<span word="growth">growth</span>). (三百英亩的土地是本大学发展的限度) (如果用<span word="limit">limit</span>代替<span word="parameter">parameter</span>，会更简单易懂。)</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="disseminated">disseminated</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. (这消息已散布到全美各地) (如果用<span word="spread">spread</span>取代<span word="disseminated">disseminated</span>，不更简单?) (动词时态是：<span word="spread">spread</span>, <span word="spread">spread</span>, <span word="spread">spread</span>)</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="diminutive">diminutive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span>. (这大学的校长个子不小) (假如用<span word="small">small</span>代替<span word="diminutive">diminutive</span>，不更明白吗?)</p>
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