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race

种族问题敏感，注意一般不要提及。

在美国，说black and African-American都是ok。black可以做形容词。blacks可以作为名词使用，比如说对比的时候，whitesandblacks。但是，不要把单数black做名词用，这样是冒犯的说法。Barack Obama would be the first black to become U.S. president是不对的。种族一般首字母大写，但是black white不用。

rack, wrack

Use wrack only for seaweed and in the phrase wrack and ruin. Otherwise use rack, e.g. racked with pain.

racket

Not racquet.

radical

Avoid this word in a political context.

Ramadan

The month of fasting when devout Muslims refrain from all food, drink or sex during daylight hours and focus on devotion and good works. The majority Sunnis fast between dawn and sunset, the Shia from dawn to dusk. The start and end of the month for most Islamic countries depends on the sighting of the new moon by the naked eye. It is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic, lunar calendar. Eid al-Fitr is the holiday celebrated at the end of Ramadan. 伊斯兰教的斋月，在其历法的九月。

rand

No “s” in plural.

ranges

$22 million to $26 million, not $22 to $26 million. 注意要说22万-26万，不要说，22-26万。

rape victims

不要提及强奸受害者姓名。

rapt, wrapped

Rapt is entranced or wholly engrossed, wrapped is folded together or enfolded.

rarefied

ravage, ravish

Ravage is to lay waste or pillage. Ravish is to abduct or to rape. You ravage a village and ravish a maiden.

razed to the ground

Tautologous. Razed will do. razed就是夷为平地的意思。

re-

If the second element of a word beginning with re- starts with an e, hyphenate, e.g. re-employ, re-elected. 如果后面跟的是以e开头的词，要加连字符。

realtor

Use real estate agenct 地产中介。

reassure

Use this word with caution. It means to give a new assurance. It does not mean (e.g. Hitler reassured Czechoslovakia that he had no designs on its territory) that the person to whom the assurance is given is necessarily reassured. Better to write again assured.

rebut, refute

Use with care. Refute means to disprove, not to deny or reject. Rebut has a similar meaning, not just to argue against, so its use implies an editorial judgment. Avoid, except in quotes, unless we are really sure we are using them correctly. Deny or reject may be preferred. 这两个词或者暗示编辑判断。尽量避免。可以用deny，reject。

recession

A period of low economic activity with high unemployment and numerous business failures. There are varying definitions. In the United States it is two consecutive quarterly falls in gross domestic product. 在美国，连续两个季度的GDP下滑才叫recession。

reckless

Not wreckless.

reconnaissance

record

By definition any record just set is new, so do not write a new world record.

recur, recurring, recurred

Red Cross

re-elect, re-election

refer

Refer means to mention directly. Allude means to refer to in passing without making an explicit mention. He alluded to the sins of his past and referred to his criminal record. refer表示直接提到，allude表示委婉提到。

referendum, referendums

refute

Use with care. Refute means to disprove, not to deny or reject. Rebut has a similar meaning, not just to argue against, so its use implies an editorial judgment. Avoid, except in quotes, unless we are really sure we are using them correctly. Deny or reject may be preferred.

regime

A word with negative overtones in a political context. Use government. 贬义，注意用government。

register office, not registry office.

reins, reigns

Reins control a horse. A monarch reigns.

reiterate again

A tautology. Just reiterate will do. 不要加again，本身就是重申的意思。

relatively

Do not use unless in a comparison. Do not write He is relatively young. Compared to whom? He is younger than the rest of the team. 尽量别用。

religion, religious titles

Religion: Names of divinities are capitalised but unspecific plurals are lower case, e.g. Allah, the Almighty, Christ, God, Jehovah, the Deity, the Holy Trinity, but the gods, the lords of the universe. Capitalise religious titles when they immediately precede a personal name, otherwise use lower case, e.g. Bishop Thaddeus Smith, Dean Robert Jones, but the bishop, the dean. Use only the simplest and best-known titles at first reference, e.g. the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr John Smith rather than the Right Rev. John Smith. Capitalise names of denominations and religious movements, e.g. Baptist, Buddhist, Christian, Church of England, Islamic, Jew, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox. But non-denominational references are lower case, e.g. adult baptism, orthodox beliefs, built a temple. The Pope is head of the Roman Catholic Church or of the Church (that is, the whole body of Roman Catholics) but he would celebrate mass in a Roman Catholic church (that is, a building). A baptist is someone who baptises. A Baptist is a member of the Protestant denomination. With more than 20 separate Baptist church groups in the United States, it is incorrect to refer to the Baptist Church as a singular entity. The correct reference would be to Baptist Churches or to the specific Baptist group involved, e.g. the Southern Baptist Convention.

religious terms

reluctant, reticent

Reluctant is unwilling or resisting. Reticent is sparing in communication. A gossip is reluctant to be reticent.

remain, remained

Avoid in leads. There is always a more lively way of phrasing.

remainder

Use the rest.

rendezvous

Singular and plural. Prefer meeting or appointment.

repeat, repetition

The noun is repetition, the verb is repeat. John Smith tried to avoid a repetition of his blunder, not a repeat of his blunder. Repeat again is tautologous unless something is being said or done more than twice. Just repeat will do.

repechage

In sport, a contest between runners-up, usually for a place in the final (especially in rowing).

repellent

replica

An exact reproduction, in size and materials. Do not confuse with model.

reported, reportedly

If you use the word reported without stating the source at once, you must give it in the next sentence or paragraph. Do not use reportedly.

report

Report on, not into.

reports

Do not refer to just to reports, unconfirmed or otherwise. Specify where the reports are coming from or originate.

requirements

needs is shorter and better.

resistible, irresistible

responsible

Only people are responsible for the effects of their actions. Things cause things to happen. Drought caused famine, not was responsible for famine.

restaurateur

One who runs a restaurant.

result in

Use a stronger, more direct verb, such as cause.

Reuters name

Reuters is used as the name of our news organisation and as an adjective, e.g. a Reuters correspondent.

If we need to describe the parent company in copy we should write Thomson Reuters, the global information company.

We should refer to Reuters in exclusive interviews (”told Reuters”) and in stories about the news organisation, e.g. one mentioning the activities of AP, AFP and Reuters in covering a war.

Our style permits use of an apostrophe only in connection with the name of the news organisation’s founder, e.g. Reuter’s birthplace in Kassel … So write round the problem, e.g. The decision by Thomson Reuters to … rather than Thomson Reuters decision to …

Editorial policy is to use Thomson Reuters for all references to the company in the text of stories.

reveal

Use with caution. Use of the word implies (a) acceptance that the statement is true and (b) that the information had previously been kept secret, which may not be the case.

revenue

Not revenues.

Reverend

Capitalise religious titles when they immediately precede a personal name, otherwise use lower case, e.g. Bishop Thaddeus Smith, Dean Robert Jones, but the bishop, the dean. Use only the simplest and best-known titles at first reference, e.g. the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Dr John Smith rather than the Right Rev. John Smith.

revert back

Just revert will do.

rhinoceros, rhinoceroses

Richter scale

See earthquakes.

rifle, riffle

Rifle is a weapon, or to plunder or ransack. Riffle is to stir lightly and rapidly.

right wing

A right-winger, a right-wing politician, but the right wing of the political spectrum. Use with caution, as with all political labels.

rigmarole

road map

Two words.

rock’n’roll

rocks

Americans throw rocks, but in most other places use throw stones.

Rolls-Royce

Note hyphen.

Roma

The name of the people. Prefer to Gypsy, which is not used by the Roma themselves. Their language is Romany.

Roman Catholic Church

The head of the Roman Catholic Church is the Pope. Refer to a reigning Pope at first reference as e.g. Pope Benedict and at subsequent references as the pope or the pontiff. A reigning Pope does not take Roman numerals after his name unless to omit them would cause confusion. Past Church leaders should take Roman numerals after their name on first reference e.g. Pope Pius XII and may be referred to simply by their name e.g. Pius, on subsequent references unless to omit the numerals would cause confusion.

The Pope’s appoints cardinals, his closest advisers. Those under 80 can enter a conclave to elect a new Pope. At first reference Cardinal John Doe. At subsequent references the cardinal or Doe. A high-ranking member of the Church, such as a cardinal, an archbishop or a bishop, can be referred to subsequently as a prelate. Monsignor is someone who has a rank between priest and bishop, e.g. Monsignor Martin Smith. In some countries, such as Italy, France and Spain and in Latin America, monsignor is a catchall title used for monsignors, bishops, archbishops and cardinals, e.g. the Archbishop of Bogota, Monsignor Enrique Perez. Avoid this usage. Use Boston Archbishop Charles Dust. For priests, use Father John Doe. Do not use the Rev., Reverend or Most Reverend. The Church hierarchy is: priest, monsignor, bishop, archbishop, cardinal, Pope. The Church government working in the Vatican is known as the Curia. Avoid using it as it needs to be explained. The Vatican technically refers to the city-state in Rome and the Holy See to the Church’s central administration, but the terms have become interchangeable in common use. The Holy See’s ambassadors around the world are known as papal nuncios and its embassies as nunciatures. If the Holy See does not have formal diplomatic relations with a country the Pope’s envoy to the church in that country is an apostolic delegate.

Romania

Roman Numerals

Roman Numeral to Decimal Conversion Table

I	1	XXI	21	XLI	41	LXI	61	LXXXI	81
II	2	XXII	22	XLII	42	LXII	62	LXXXII	82
III	3	XXIII	23	XLIII	43	LXIII	63	LXXXIII	83
IV	4	XXIV	24	XLIV	44	LXIV	64	LXXXIV	84
V	5	XXV	25	XLV	45	LXV	65	LXXXV	85
VI	6	XXVI	26	XLVI	46	LXVI	66	LXXXVI	86
VII	7	XXVII	27	XLVII	47	LXVII	67	LXXXVII	87
VIII	8	XXVIII	28	XLVIII	48	LXVIII	68	LXXXVIII	88
IX	9	XXIX	29	XLIX	49	LXIX	69	LXXXIX	89
X	10	XXX	30	L	50	LXX	70	XC	90
XI	11	XXXI	31	LI	51	LXXI	71	XCI	91
XII	12	XXXII	32	LII	52	LXXII	72	XCII	92
XIII	13	XXXIII	33	LIII	53	LXXIII	73	XCIII	93
XIV	14	XXXIV	34	LIV	54	LXXIV	74	XCIV	94
XV	15	XXXV	35	LV	55	LXXV	75	XCV	95
XVI	16	XXXVI	36	LVI	56	LXXVI	76	XCVI	96
XVII	17	XXXVII	37	LVII	57	LXXVII	77	XCVII	97
XVIII	18	XXXVIII	38	LVIII	58	LXXVIII	78	XCVIII	98
XIX	19	XXXIX	39	LIX	59	LXXIX	79	XCIX	99
XX	20	XL	40	LX	60	LXXX	80	C	100
								D	500
								M	1000

roofs

roro

roll on/roll off vehicle ferry.

Rosh Hashanah

The Jewish New Year festival.

round up, roundup

Two words for the verb and one word for the noun.

round robin

Not a newsletter or circular, but a petition where the signatures are in a circle so no individual can be identified as the instigator.

rounding figures

Round off unwieldy figures, e.g. Japan produced 1.45 million cars in the six months ended … not Japan produced 1,453,123 cars … As a rule round off millions to the nearest 10,000, thousands to the nearest 100, hundreds to the nearest 10. Figures are normally rounded to two significant decimals, with halves rounded upwards. Thus 15.564 becomes 15.56, while 15.565 becomes 15.57. Do not round interest rates. Give them to the full number of decimal places supplied by the source of the information. Round foreign exchange quotations to four decimal places, e.g. the dollar rose to 0.9784 euros. If a country adjusts its currency, any rate given must not be rounded off, e.g. Manchukistan announced a rate of 5.79831 manchuks to the dollar. Do not round company dividends, e.g. the company announced a dividend of 0.123456 pence per share. Where totals do not add up because of rounding, this should be explained. 看起来冗长的数字可以用约数。一般可以只保留小数点后2位数字。四舍五入。利率不要用约数。外汇报价要用到小数点后四位。但对货币价值的调整数不能为约数。公司的每股盈利不能用约数。

row

Do not use for argument or dispute.

royalty

Retain the titles of rulers and their consorts at second reference, e.g. King Hussein, Queen Beatrix, the queen. The titles of other members of royal families can be dropped at second reference. In Britain, for instance, Queen Elizabeth’s husband is the Duke of Edinburgh, and at second reference the duke or Prince Philip. Her eldest son is Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. Either title can be used at first reference; then Charles or the prince. Use Roman numerals in referring to royalty, e.g. Charles I, Louis XIV not Charles 1st or Charles the First.

rubber stamp, rubber-stamp

Two words as a noun, hyphenated as a verb or adjective

rule

A word with negative overtones in a political context. Use govern as a verb.

run for office

Use for candidates in a presidential election For those in a parliamentary one, say stand.

rundown, run down

Rundown is the noun (but prefer review or summary). The verb is run down and the adjective is run-down.

runner-up, runners-up

rush hour, rush-hour

Two words for the noun, hyphenated for the adjective.

rushed to hospital

A cliché. Use taken to hospital or treated in hospital.

slew

It is colloquial and a cliché. If you are trying to say a large number or amount then express it more precisely. 表示极多，口语说法且过时。表达大数字尽量把数字说清楚。

slump

A sudden or serious fall in economic activity or prices. 价格或者经济活动的突然下跌。

Smithsonian Institution, not Institute.

smoulder, but smolder in American style.

sneaked, not snuck

so as to

Use to. 不要用so as to，用to。

so-called

Adjective and adverb.

Social Security

Capitalise when referring to the U.S. system.

socialist

Capitalise only when part of a proper name.

software

Capitalise, without quotation marks, e.g. Windows, Internet Explorer. Use quotation marks for computer games, e.g. “Bust a Move: Dance Summit”. 软件的名称首字母大写，不需加引号。游戏名称加引号。

Somali

Not Somalian. 索马里人的正确拼写。

some

Write about 500 people rather than some 500 people. As an indication that a figure is an approximation, some is more likely to confuse translators than about. 用about表示大约，少用some。

song titles

Capitalise every word in the title apart from conjunctions, articles, particles and short prepositions, e.g. “All You Need Is Love”, “Son of a Preacher Man”.  连词，冠词，虚词，短介词不用大写外，歌名的每个词首字母大写。

sophisticated

A modish word when applied to weapons. Most weapon systems are sophisticated. If you just mean modern, say so. 用于武器时，表示先进的。用modern就好了。

sorcerer

SOS

An appeal for rescue. No spaces, no points.

South Asia

Use this for the region that includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

space age

Began with the launch of Sputnik 1 on Oct. 4, 1957. 太空时代开始于1957苏联人造卫星发射。

space centre, but American style is space center

Use in stories to describe Cape Canaveral and other spacecraft launch facilities. Do not use spaceport 别用spaceport。

spaceship

space shuttle

Lower case unless part of a proper name.

spacewalk

One word

Spanish names

See Hispanic names.

special

Avoid. It rarely adds value. Instead tell us directly what is special about the person or the event. 尽量别用special这个词。毫无价值。不如解释清楚有何特别的。

species

Same word for singular and plural.

speeds

Use numerals for speeds 7 mph, 7 to 9 knots.

spelled, misspelled, not spelt

spelling

There are two generally accepted spelling systems for the English language. Our global client base is accustomed to reading both. Copy orginating in the Americas should follow North American spelling conventions, such as color, defense, aging, caliber, etc. Copy orginating elsewhere should follow British spelling norms. At all times stick to official spellings for American names and titles, such as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Watch out for regional words that non-English language services and clients will find difficult to understand and translate. In American sports coverage, use American terms and spellings e.g. center, maneuver, defense, offense, ballclub, postseason, preseason, lineman, line up, halfback, doubleheader.

spill, spilling, spilled, not spilt.

spin off, spinoff

Spin off is the verb, spinoff the noun.

spokesman, spokeswoman

not spokesperson. If the sex of the person is not known then use representative. 发言人，注意男女。未知的话用representative。

spoonful, spoonfuls, not spoonsful or spoons full.

sports events titles

Use lower case for sport names, junior, men’s, women’s, championship, tournament, meeting, match, test, race, game etc. Use upper case for an event title e.g. French Open tennis championships, Dutch Open golf tournament. Use singular championship when one title is at stake and plural championships for more than one, U.S. Open tennis championships (men’s, women’s, doubles). Use the name of the sport before championship, tournament etc.

sports metaphors

Think twice before using a metaphor drawn from sport. They are often particular to a single sport or culture and are difficult to translate. Not everyone knows what you mean by bowling a googly, a full court press or standing up to the plate. 注意尽量不用隐喻，主要是考虑到读者的理解方便。

sprang, sprung

Sprang is the past tense. The crew sprang to attention. Sprung is the past participle. Spring has sprung.

square leg, square-leg

Two words for the fielding position in cricket, at square leg, but hyphenated as an adjective, square-leg umpire.

stadiums, not stadia.

stagehand, one word

stanch, staunch

Use stanch for the verb, staunch for the adjective. The staunch supporter stanched the flow of blood.

Star Wars

Use quote marks when it means the U.S. Strategic Defence Initiatve.

startup

One word for a new business.

star/superstar

Avoid. Do not use in sports reporting. 不要用明星，超级明星之类的话。

state names

Abbreviate the names of states in the United States only in datelines. In text, spell out the names in full.

station wagon, two words

stationary, stationery

Stationary is fixed or still. Stationery is writing material. 前者是指固定稳定的，后者是指文具。

statute mile

About 1.6 km. 法定英里约1.6公里。

stepping stone, two words

stretcher

Do not use as a verb. Bill Bloggs was carried off, not stretchered off.

stealth

Do not capitalize when describing aircraft or weapons. See military.

storey, storeys

The third storey of a building. But tell me a different story. In American style, story for both uses.

storms

A storm is more severe than a gale. The most severe of all storms is a cyclone, in which winds blow spirally inwards towards a centre of low barometric pressure. The word cyclone is used of such storms in the Indian Ocean and Australia. In the China Seas and West Pacific such a storm is a typhoon and in the Caribbean and on the east coast of the United States a hurricane. A tornado is a violent whirling windstorm with a very narrow focus, common in the United States. In many countries meteorological offices give tropical storms the names of men and women in alphabetical sequence. Japan numbers them sequentially, beginning afresh on January 1 each year. To be recognised as typhoon, a tropical storm has to have winds of 17 metres (56 feet) per second or stronger. The Beaufort scale measures wind speed. storm大于gale。最厉害的storm就是cyclone。cyclone用于印度洋和澳洲，中国海和西太平洋叫typhoon。美国东海岸加勒比这叫hurricane。龙卷风跟以上都不一样。很多国家的热带风暴是以字母顺序的男女姓名命名的。日本则是按数字，每年更新。

strait, straight

a strait is a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water; in dire straits or in desperate straits is a cliché for someone in distress. The home straight is the final part of a racecourse between the last bend and the finishing post.

straitjacket

strait-laced

Narrow in principles, or prudish. Not straight-laced.

strategic

The distinction between strategy – the conduct of a military campaign – and tactics – manoeuvring in the presence of the enemy – is worth preserving. Do not abuse strategic by making it mean simply important. A mountain pass, a bridge or even a building is of strategic importance if its possession could affect the conduct of a campaign as a whole. If it is only of local importance its value is tactical. 注意区分战略与战术。

stratum, strata

One stratum, several strata.

stricture

Adverse criticism, or a binding or closure. The first meaning is the one most commonly used.

strike

Do not use as a transitive verb. For strike action say strike.

strong-arm

Hyphenated as verb and adjective.

stupefy, stupefying, stupefaction

stupor

sub

In general, no hyphen as a prefix.

submachinegun

One word. See also Military

subpoena, subpoenaing, subpoenaed

subprime

One word.

subsequent to, subsequently

Use after or later. 别用这个词，用later或者after

substitute for

The verb substitute takes the preposition for. Do not confuse with replace with or replace by.

successive

Preferable to straight.

successor

successfully

Can often be excised, as in They successfully sailed round the world. 这个词可以没有。

such as, like

Such is used when offering an example. Like means similar to. Politicians like Brown have short tempers and long memories, but Players such as Smith, Patel and Jones are essential in the team. such as 是举例子。like，则是说像谁谁谁。

Sudan, not the Sudan.

sufficient

Generally prefer enough. 用enough足矣。

sue, suing, sued

Not sueing.

suit, suite

A suit of clothes or to follow suit in cards. However, a suite of followers, rooms or furniture or play a suite of tunes. 前者指衣服，后者指一套xx。

summit

Use this term only for meetings of heads of state or government. You cannot have a summit of foreign ministers or of trade union leaders. Do not use mini-summit. Two leaders can make a summit.

summon, summons

The verb is to summon. The noun is a summons. summons，名词，注意s。

Sunni/Shi’ite

Muslims are split into two main groups, Sunni and Shi’ite. Sunnis are estimated about 80 percent of all Muslims and include most Arabs. Sunnis and Shi’ites draw spiritual inspiration from the same source, the Prophet Mohammad, but Shi’ite theologians have much greater freedom of interpretation. As well as adhering to the revelations of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, Sunnis follow the Prophet Mohammad’s rule of life (the Sunna) and traditions based on his sayings. Shi’ites hold that the succession to the Prophet should remain in his own family. Since the direct line was broken not long after the death of Mohammad, Shi’ites believe there is a Hidden Imam (spiritual leader) who will reappear one day. In Iran, where Shi’ites are predominant, the revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was considered the Imam’s deputy on earth. His successor as Supreme Leader holds the same authority Rivalry between Sunnis and Shi’ites extends back to the years following the death of the Prophet Mohammad, when Islam first split over the question of who was the rightful successor. Some hardline Sunnis regard Shi’ites as heretics and Shi’ite minority communities in some parts of the Middle East complain of discrimination

super

In general, no hyphen as a prefix.

superlatives

Be careful with first, largest, biggest, highest and oldest because such descriptions are often challenged. Have a source for them. but be particularly sceptical about news releases claiming records, especially auction records.Avoid similar value judgments. Do not call a company giant, because many companies are giants in one way or another. When does a company become a giant?

 

supersede

supervisor

supremo

Do not use the term for a supreme commander, which is not widely understood outside Britain.

Surinam, not Suriname

Former Dutch colony in South America.

surrounded

Completely surrounded is tautologous, as is surrounded on all sides. it is impossible to be surrounded on two or three sides. 完全被包围是重复的说法。包围就是包围了。

SUV

Sport (singular) Utility Vehicle.

Swastika 纳粹标记

swath, swathe

A swath is a strip cut by a scythe or mowing machine. Swathe is to wrap, or a binding or bandage. Cut a swath, but swathe someone in love.

swat, swot

Swat a wasp but swot for your exams.

syllabus, syllabuses

sync

Prefer to ’synch’ as a way to shorten synchronisation, as in out of sync.

synthesise, synthesizer, but in American style synthesize, synthesizer

Szczecin, not Stettin, Poland.

table

Do not use as a verb. It has conflicting meanings — to put a bill forward for discussion and to postpone discussion of it. 不要将其作动词用，因为它或表示拿出来讨论，或表示搁置。

tablespoon, tablespoonfuls

take over (verb), takeover (noun)

Talib/Taliban

Radical Sunni Muslim movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. From the Arabic for “student” (Talib). The plural is Taliban. 极端逊尼穆斯林运动。Talib是学生的意思。复数相同。

Tangier, not Tangiers, Morocco.

tankan

A Bank of Japan report on sentiment among Japanese companies, based on a quarterly survey covering some 10,000 companies. 短观报告，日本的一项公司情绪调查极度。

targeted

Not targetted. Except in a military context, prefer aimed at or directed at, or describe exactly what is being done to whom.注意拼写，除非军事中，否则用aimed at，或者 directed ar或者直接说对谁做了什么。

Tatar

Soviet ethnic group. Not Tartar. 苏联少数民族，注意拼写。

tattoos, tattoing, tattoed

tautology

Saying the same thing twice, as in ‘a new record’ where the word new is unnecessary. Others are ‘originally built’, ‘future risks’, ‘weather conditions’, ‘in a westerly direction’. 重复。比如新纪录中的新就是不必要的。天气情况中的情况也是不必要的。等等。

tax avoidance/evasion

Tax avoidance is legal, tax evasion is illegal. Be specific. 避税与逃税，前者合法，后者违法。

Tbilisi, not Tiflis, Georgia.

teammate

One word.

teams

Teams and clubs are used as plural nouns, except in American sport. Fulham buy new Dutch striker. Manchester United said they would not rush into the transfer market. 一般将其视为复数名词。注意例句。

teaspoon, teaspoonful, teaspoonfuls

teenage, teenager

terminate

Use stop or end. 用stop或者end代替。

teargas

one word.

Tehran, not Teheran, Iran.

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is not the capital of Israel and the status of Jerusalem is contentious. Do not use the name of either city as a synonym for Israel, as in the Jerusalem government, or refer to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 特拉维夫不是以色列首都，而耶路撒冷的地位是有争议的，所以不要用以上两个城市指代以色列。

television station/network

A televison station is a single, local broadcasting entity whereas a network is a group of affiliated stations that transmit the same programmes during certain hours and whose programmes appears on a single channel in each market. 电视台是单个的，电视网是很多电视台的合体。

television series/season

The season of a show is different from a series, e.g. The television series “Friends” is in its third season. 电视系列剧与电视集是不同的，见例句。

temblor

An American word for earthquake, not trembler. 美国的地震的另一种说法。

temperatures

Express in Celsius (the same scale as Centigrade) and Fahrenheit, using the scale of the country involved first, with conversion in brackets. Spell in full at first reference, abbreviating to C and F subsequently, 25 Celsius, 40C. Freezing point in Celsius is 0 degrees, in Fahrenheit 32 degrees. Convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit for temperatures above zero by multiplying by 9, dividing by 5 and adding 32, e.g. 20 Celsius (68 Fahrenheit). For temperatures below zero multiply by nine, divide by five and subtract from 32, e.g. minus 15C (5F), minus 20C (minus 4F). Convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius for temperatures above 32 by subtracting 32, multiplying by five and dividing by nine. For temperatures below freezing take the total number of degrees by which the temperature is below 32, multiply by five and divide by nine, e.g. minus 8F is 40 below freezing, 40 x 5/9 gives you 22, therefore minus 22C. 注意用当地通用的温度表示方法，然后括号加上另一种。华氏温度与摄氏温度的计算方式非常复杂，用兴趣的自己研究吧。

Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif

A 14-hectare (34-acre) area of the Old City of Jerusalem sacred to Jews and Muslims. It is the site of the biblical Jewish temple destroyed in AD 70. Many Jews believe the Western Wall below the Mount, Judaism’s holiest place, is a remnant of the retaining wall of the ancient temple site. Muslims believe the Prophet Mohammad ascended into heaven from this place. They built the al-Aqsa mosque and the gilded Dome of the Rock on the site and called it al-Haram al-Sharif (the Noble Sanctuary). It is the third holiest Islamic shrine after Mecca and Medina.  同是犹太人与穆斯林的圣地。注意了解。

temporary respite

Tautological. A respite is by definition temporary. 重复，respite就有暂时的意思。

tenses

See writing.

terrorism

We may refer without attribution to terrorism and counter-terrorism in general but do not refer to specific events as terrorism. Nor do we use the adjective word terrorist without attribution to qualify specific individuals, groups or events. Terrorism and terrorist must be retained when quoting someone in direct speech. When quoting someone in indirect speech, care must be taken with sentence structure to ensure it is entirely clear that they are the source’s words and not a label. Terrorism and terrorist should not be used as single words in inverted commas (e.g. “terrorist”) or preceded by so-called (e.g. a so-called terrorist attack) since that can be taken to imply a value judgment. Use a fuller quote if necessary. Terror as in terror attack or terror cell should be avoided, except in direct quotes.

Report the subjects of news stories objectively, their actions, identity and background. Aim for a dispassionate use of language so that individuals, organisations and governments can make their own judgment on the basis of facts. Seek to use more specific terms like “bomber” or “bombing”, “hijacker” or “hijacking”, “attacker” or “attacks”, “gunman” or “gunmen” etc.

泛指时可以用恐怖主义这个词，但是在涉及具体人和事的时候要谨慎。不要在恐怖主义上加引号，也不要说所谓的恐怖主义。因为这看起来暗含价值判断。除非是引语，否则不要说恐怖主义袭击等。尽量使用具体的词，要读者自己判断是非曲直。

Thai names

The first name is used alone at second reference, e.g. Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan said … Chatichai added …泰国名，前面部分为姓。

that, which

Use that in defining clauses, e.g. the cup that cheers. Reserve which for informative clauses, e.g. the cup, which was blue, was full of water. Avoid the unnecessary use of that as in He said that he was going to … 注意区别。

theatre, but in American style theater

Unless it is part of a proper name. 拼写区别。

their, there, they’re

Know the difference.

there is, there are

Usuallly unnecessary, e.g. There are two choices facing the captain can be changed to The captain faces two choices. 尽量别说there结构。换另外说法。

Thimphu

Not Thimpu, Bhutan.

Third World

A term to be avoided. Use developing countries or poor countries instead. 尽量避免，用不发达国家或贫穷国家。

therefore

Use so. 用so。

third man

Two words for fielding position in cricket.

thrash, thresh

Thrash means to beat soundly, thresh to beat out, e.g. grain, corn. 前者表示使劲打，后者表示打谷等

threshold

Not threshhold, but withhold not withold. 注意拼写。

Tiananmen Square, not Tienanmen, in Beijing

tiebreak

One word in tennis.

Tigray

Not Tigre, Ethiopia. The adjective is Tigrayan.

Timbuktu

Not Timbuktou or Timbuctoo, Mali.

time

Abbreviations of time zones are acceptable providing the GMT equivalent is given.

BST (British Summer Time) = GMT +1 CET (Central European Time) = GMT +1 CDT (Central Daylight Time) = GMT -5 CST (Central Standard Time) = GMT -6 EST (Eastern Standard Time) = GMT -5 MDT (Mountain Daylight Time) = GMT -6 MST (Mountain Standard Time) = GMT -7 PST (Pacific Standard Time) = GMT -8

When referring to times first give the local time by the 12-hour clock (with