1. Shortlists for job interviews, election ballot papers, lists of conference speakers and attendees: all tend to be drawn up alphabetically, and their recipients lose interest as they plough through them.
求职面试、选举投票、会议发言或参加会议等诸多名单，都是按字母表顺序排序的。当人们顺着名单费劲找人时兴趣也会变得索然了。