时间:2011-09-15 17:00来源:蓝天飞行翻译 作者:航空 点击:次
RULE: 1.11 Use Manufacturing Processes only as verbs, not as nouns or adjectives (unless the noun form qualifies as a Technical Name). RULE: 1.12 Once you choose the words to describe something, continue to use these same words (particularly Technical Names). RULE: 1.13 Make your instructions as specific as possible. Section 2 - Noun Phrases RULE: 2.1 Do not make noun clusters of more than three nouns. RULE: 2.2 Clarify noun clusters that are Technical Names with one of these two methods: Use hyphens to show the relationship between the most closely related words. Explain the noun cluster. Then, if possible, use a shorter name after the initial explanation. RULE: 2.3 When appropriate, use an article (the, a, an) or a demonstrative adjective (this, these) before a noun. Section 3 - Verbs RULE: 3.1 Use only those forms of the verb that are listed in the Dictionary (Part 2). RULE: 3.2 Use the approved forms of the verb to make only: The infinitive The imperative The simple present tense The simple past tense The future tense. RULE: 3.3 Use the past participle only as an adjective: either with a noun or after the verbs TO BE, TO BECOME. RULE: 3.4 Do not use the past participle with a form of the verb HAVE to make an unapproved tense. RULE: 3.5 Do not use the past participle of a verb with a helping verb to make a complex verb. RULE: 3.6 Use the active voice. Use only the active voice in procedural writing, and as much as possible in descriptive writing. RULE: 3.7 If there is an approved verb to describe an action, use the verb (not a noun or other part of speech). Section 4 - Sentences RULE: 4.1 Keep to one topic per sentence. RULE: 4.2 Do not omit words to make your sentences shorter. RULE: 4.3 Use a tabular layout (vertical layout) for complex texts. RULE: 4.4 Use connecting words to join consecutive sentences that contain related thoughts. Section 5 - Procedures RULE: 5.1 Keep procedural sentences as short as possible (20 words maximum). RULE: 5.2 Write only one instruction per sentence. RULE: 5.3 Write more than one instruction per sentence only when more than one action is done at the same time. |