高级商务英语口语辅导：口语会刊（109）

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法律事务——法律行为（1）
* x7 d2 u7 G9 E7 g0 e) y　　1.Attorney 律师
+ }/ L+ f3 a6 c1 A( h3 d* x! n　　A: Why do we call our lawyer an attorney?
　　B: Attorney is a more formal and respectable name for a lawyer.
  Y& ]: v  `- J+ e　　A：我们为什么管我们的律师叫attorney呢？
1 n. e# n  a. M9 B; n$ v, |　　B：Attorney是对律师的正式的尊称。
; @2 w& U/ k! T# g2 f　　2.Accuse 控告
　　A: Did his brother accuse him of mailing bombs?
　　B: Yes. His brother did the right thing. Or he will kill more people.
: z2 P7 m2 I0 a8 Y5 s　　A：是他哥哥控告他邮寄炸弹的吧？
　　B：是的，他哥哥做得对，要不然他会害死更多的人。
　　3.Arrest 逮捕
5 ^& o9 V9 M  [' b* J/ j　　A: Did he get arrested in South Carolina?
& ~; i" B/ I( s2 s3 X　　B: Yes.How amazing. It was more than a thousand miles away from where he committed the crime.
* D! }  M3 ~8 ?+ c8 f2 O" L　　A：他在南卡洛林娜州被逮捕的吧？
" z4 ^- w, u8 B5 M( k) H　　B：是的，真神奇啊，距离他犯罪的地方有一千多英里。
7 m4 w; C, C& Q. e& v8 l" y) T7 l" o　　4.Civil Court 民事法庭
　　A: What is a Civil Court?
　　B: Civil court is different from a Criminal Court. It deals with the cases where no crimes are involved.
( a3 g1 V6 k% G3 l' {1 o7 b+ ]0 K　　A：什么是民事法庭？
　　B：民事法庭与刑事法庭不同，专门受理不是刑事犯罪的案件。
　　5.Court appeal 上诉
! B2 g0 t" A) \) J1 T  z0 {　　A: Why do the sentenced appeal?
$ j; Z9 o1 d( ^, P. ?  i. t　　B: If they think the court judgement is not right, they can appeal with certain time.
　　A：判刑的人为什么要上诉？
　　B：如果他们觉得法官的判决不对，他们可以在指定时间提出上诉。