plain english campaign

常见例句

雙語例句

• The British Plain English Campaign annually hands out the prize for the most nonsensical remark made by a public figure.
  英國“說通俗易懂英語”運動組織每年爲公衆人物所發表的最荒謬的言論頒發“不知所雲”獎。
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• "When readers or listeners come across these tired expressions, they start tuning out and completely miss the message - assuming there is one," said Plain English Campaign spokesman John Lister.
  英國簡明英語組織的發言人約翰·李斯特說：“儅讀者或聽衆遇到這些令人厭煩的措辤時，他們會開始轉移注意力，結果完全漏掉要點——假如有要點的話。”
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• Formed in 1979, the Plain English Campaign is an independent group that campaigns against cliches, jargon and obfuscation, particularly in official and public documents.
  英國簡明英語組織成立於1979年，是一個獨立機搆，專門從事反對使用陳詞濫調、行話和含糊不清的詞語的活動，特別是那些在官方和公共文件中出現的詞語。

權威例句

• Though intelligent, he remains a stranger to grammar and is ridiculed for his mangled syntax (on the morning of his Commons ordeal he was awarded a booby prize by the Plain English Campaign).
  ECONOMIST: John Prescott’s calming influence
• Hitchings nods at Orwell respectfully but still has questions about the campaign for plain English to which the great man contributed so heavily.
  NEWYORKER: The English Wars
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