如何在应用英语时避免性别歧视(5)

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 trample¹ 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.
W·菲利普斯说：“行使法律的最好办法是教导人们把不好的法律踩在脚下。"

2）使用[sic](原文如此)让读者意识到原文中的man使用得不大恰当。例如:
w. Phillips said： “The best used laws is to teach men[sic] to trample bad ones under their feet．”

3）对上述引语，也可只引用其中的一部分，例如：
W. Phillips said the best use of laws was to teach people "to trample bad laws under their feet”。

我们赞同Rosalie Maggio所讲的话：

“It is also necessary to acknowledge that there can be no solution to the problem of sexism in society on the level of language alone. Using the word secretary inclusively, for example, does not change the fact that only 1.6% of American secretaries are men. Using director instead of directress does not mean a woman will necessarily enjoy the same opportunities today a man might."

1 trample   

vt.踩，践踏；无视，伤害，侵犯

参考例句：

• Don't trample on the grass. 勿踏草地。
• Don't trample on the flowers when you play in the garden. 在花园里玩耍时,不要踩坏花。