1)采用复数形式 Sexist: When bathing a baby, never leave him unattended. Revised: When bathing babies, never leave them unattended. 给婴儿洗澡时,一定不能让他们无人照料。
2)用we/us/our改写原句 Sexist: From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs. Revised: From each of us according to our abilities, to each of us according to our needs. 各尽所能,按需分配。
3)改用第二人称、 Sexist: No man knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something on the installment plan and raised an adolescent.
Revised: You don‘t know what your true character is until you have run out of gas, purchased something on the ! installment plan and raised an adolescent. 只有当汽车大的油用光了,按分规付款方式购物和抚养大一个孩子时,人的本来品性才会显露出来。
4)改用被动语态 Sexist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both. Revised: One who, when given the choice of two evils, chooses both. 一个在两种恶行之中要作出选择就两者都选的人。
5)完全省略代词 Sexist: What a person thinks of after he becomes a departee? Revised: What a person thinks of after becoming a departee? 一个人离去后,会作何感想呢?
6)用冠词替代 Sexist: Can a critic give his opinion of an omelet without being asked to make one? Revised: Can a critic give an opinion of...? 评论家议论煎蛋时难道到非要他去自己煎鸡蛋吗?
7)用someone, one, the one, no one等替代 Sexist: He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it. Revised: Someone who can take advice is sometimes superior to the one who can give it. 接受忠告者有时胜过发出忠告者。
8)使用he and she或his and her,但使用的次数不宜太多。s/he仅可用于备忘录(memos), 便条(notes), 或者非正式的交谈之中。
9)用名词或上下文中用过的同义词替换 Sexist: To find a friend one must close one eye - to keep him, two. Revised: To find a friend, one must close one eye - to keep a friend, two. 想找朋友;就得睁一只眼,闭一只眼;想留住朋友,就得双眼都闭上。
1) Dear friends of the library(亲爱的图书馆的朋友们) 2)Dear Madams and Sirs(亲爱的女士们及先生们) 3) Dear Personnel Officer(亲爱的人事处长) 4)Dear Committee Member(亲爱的委员) 5)Dear Citizen(亲爱的公民) 6)Dear Customer(亲爱的顾客) 7) Dear Councilor(亲爱的参议员,或顾问) 8)Dear Agent(亲爱的代办) 9)Dear Director(亲爱的厂长或局长;主任;)
5.尽量少引用含有通性词man; men的引语,如果非引用不可,下列处理办法可供选择:
1)不直接引用,把引语进行释义 Sexist: W. Phillips said: "The best use of laws is to teach people to trample bed laws under their feet." Revised: W. Phillips suggested that the best use of law is to teach people to trample bad ones under their feet.