时间：2011-09-15 17:00来源：蓝天飞行翻译 作者：航空 点击：次
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PART 1 - WRITING RULES Part 1 Writing Rules "If you simplify your English, you are freed from the worst follies of orthodoxy. ....And when you make a stupid remark, its stupidity will be obvious, even to yourself." - George Orwell (1946) - Politics and the English Language. Introduction Summaries of the Writing Rules The rules that are discussed in each section of these writing rules are summarized at the beginning of that section. All the rules are also collected in a quick-reference list that is part of this introduction. Examples in the Text Most of the examples in the text are from existing technical manuals. For this reason, the "NOT" examples are not written in Simplified English. List of Writing Rules Section 1 - Words RULE: 1.1 Choose the words for procedures from: Approved words in the Dictionary (Part 2) Words that qualify as Technical Names (Refer to Rule 1.5) Words that qualify as Manufacturing Processes (Refer to Rule 1.10) RULE: 1.2 Use approved words from the Dictionary only as the part of speech given. RULE: 1.3 Keep to the approved meaning of a word in the Dictionary. Do not use the word with any other meaning. RULE: 1.4 Only use those forms of verbs and adjectives shown in the Dictionary. RULE: 1.5 You can use words that are Technical Names. RULE: 1.6 Use a Technical Name only as a noun or an adjective, not as a verb. RULE: 1.7 Use the official name (shortened if necessary). RULE: 1.8 Do not use different Technical Names for the same thing. RULE: 1.9 If you have a choice, use the shortest and simplest name. RULE: 1.10 You can use verbs that are Manufacturing Processes. |
