“根据”条文的英译

4.3.2　“根据”条文的英译

立法的“根据（依据）”常见有以下表示法：

（1）The following interim procedures…are formulated according to the …

（2）These rules are formulated pursuant to the Interim Regulations for Notarization of the People’s Republic of China …

（3）… these provisions are drawn up in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China.

（4）… these Measures are formulated based on …

（5）The Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China is formulated on the basis of the Constitution and …

（6）Pursuant to the Constitution，this Law is enacted for the purpose of …

（7）In line with the PRC Constitution Article 6 … and Article 11 … these regulations are formulated in order to …

“根据”文句（也有以之构成独立的“根据”条文的），其表达方式以其使用多寡为序依次有“in accordance with”，“according to”，“pursuant to”，“in line with”，“on the basis of”，“based on”。其中，前三种表达法比较多见，尤其是“in accordance with”为多，“according to”次之，“pursuant to”又次之，最后两种表达方式（“on the basis of”或“based on”）很少用。这四种表达方式都对，但如前所述，笔者个人认为按综合考虑，以“according to”为首选。