英语笔译实务 3配套训练 第十三单元 单元练习_英译汉 Law Prohibiting the Use of the Word “Oriental”.docVIP

英语笔译实务 3级配套训练 第十三单元 单元练习译汉 aw Prohibiting the Use of the Word “Oriental” The northwestern US state of Washington made headlines earlier this year when it passed a law prohibiting the use of the word “Oriental” in official contexts. Instead, the work “Asian” must be employed. The new law only bans the use of the word “Oriental” when the reference is to human beings. Therefore, one law which defines “minority group” to include “Orientals” will be changed to refer to “Asians”, but another law which refers to “Oriental medicine” will be left unchanged. According to the law’s sponsor, Korean-Am