Several leading companies are rewriting their legal forms voluntarily,the State of New York recently passed a law requiring that businesses write consumer contracts in nontechnical language.

• 与基础英语相比，合同的词语较复杂、繁冗、晦涩、难读。因此，国外，特别是美国要求法律文件的格式和语言应 当现代化的呼声愈来愈强烈。