香港是雙語立法的社會，法律條款皆備有中、英文本。內地則不然，只承認中文為官方語文，因此法律條文的英文本只可作為參考用途，中、英文本倘有歧義，當以中文本為準。不過，這並不是說我們可以隨己意自由翻譯中國法律文件。事實上，內地對於漢英法律翻譯確實有一套不成文的標準和習慣，值得我們學習。

以下是國內法規名稱的習慣譯法：

1. 法	Law
2. 條例	Regulations
3. 規定	Provisions
4. 辦法	Procedures / Measures
5. 施行細則/實施細則	Rules for Implementation
6. 決定	Decision
7. 通知/通告	Notice
8. 解釋	Interpretation

此外，有時候我們還會碰到「暫行條例」、「暫行規定」、「暫行辦法」等法規，這個「暫行」應譯為interim，即interim regulations、interim provisions、interim procedures。有些雜誌文章把「暫行」譯成provisional，本來無可厚非，但碰上「暫行規定」就不大妥當，變成provisional provisions了。

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