plain english campaign

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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(yùn)動組織每年爲(wèi)公衆(zhòng)人物所發(fā)表的最荒謬的言論頒發(fā)“不知所雲(yún)”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(fā)言人約翰·李斯特說：“儅讀者或聽衆(zhòng)遇到這些令人厭煩的措辤時，他們會開始轉(zhuǎn)移注意力，結(jié)果完全漏掉要點(diǎn)——假如有要點(diǎn)的話?！?br>www.chinadaily.com.cn
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(dú)立機(jī)搆，專門從事反對使用陳詞濫調(diào)、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(xiàn)的詞語。

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