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一、缩写 Abbreviations

规则1、

在正式写作中，应当避免使用缩写，除非有下述规则2、规则3和规则4的情形。

In formal writing, one should not use abbreviations, except as indicated in rules 2, 3, and 4 below.

例如：

Incorrect: The U.S. Supreme Court held that the defendant’s rights had been violated.

Correct: The United States Supreme Court held that the defendant’s rights had been violated.

Incorrect: Professor Jonas mentioned several cities that have domestic-partnership ordinances, e.g., New York and San Francisco.

Correct: Professor Jonas mentioned several cities that have domestic-partnership ordinances, including New York and San Francisco.

Incorrect: The Court announced its decision in the case on Oct. 12, 1994.

Correct: The Court announced its decision in the case on October 12, 1994.

规则2、

如果一个缩写的应用已经非常普遍，在一般用法中已经取代了全称，则可以使用缩写；但使用此缩写时不应该使用表示缩写的英文句号（.）。

When an abbreviation has become so common that it has supplanted the full name in common usage, one may use the abbreviation; however, one should do so without the use of periods.

例如：

Incorrect: The N.A.A.C.P. was the subject of a profile on C.B.S. last week.

Correct: The NAACP was the subject of a profile on CBS last week.

（注： NAACP abbr.National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (美国)全国有色人种协进会，CBS abbr. （美国）哥伦比亚广播公司(Columbia Broadcasting System)）

However: The defendant in the case is R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.

请注意，在上面的例子中，字母R和J后面的句号（.）应当保留，因为这个缩写所代表的含义并非广为人知。一般来说，这样的缩写应当使用全称；但是在上面的例子中不能用全称，因为缩写R.J.是公司注册名称中使用的。

Notice that in the preceding example, the points after "R"" and ""J"" should be left in

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