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1、CHAPTER1Elementaryknowledgeoflaw第一章法律基础知识WordsandExpressions词汇和表达Law/lawsuit/jurist/lawcourt/judiciary/justice/statuteLegalsystem/code/legislator/magistrate/law-abiding/attorneyLaw-breaker/solicitor/illegal/law-officer/illegitimate/trialKeySentences重点句子1.Lawconsistslargelyofoughtpropositionspr

2、escribinghowpeopleoughttobehave.2.Theoverallpurposeoflawistoachievejustice.3.Somenationallegalsystemsaresimilarincertainrespectsandsocanbeclassifiedaccordingly.Dialogue对话A:IhearthatCaseanalysisisthebasicteachingmethodinlawclass.B:Yes,schoolstudentscouldlearntheprinciplesandhistoricaldevelopmen

3、tofthelaw,throughthecloseanddetailedstudyofcases.A:Insteadofstudyinggeneralprinciplesfromabook,thestudentsstudythespecificcasesdecidedbyAppellateCourt.B:Itisgoodforthem.A:PleaseintroducesomethingabouttheAmericancourtsystemtome?B:Noproblem.Eachstatehasthepowertoestablishitsowncourtsystem.A:So,n

4、otwostateshavetheidenticalcourtsystems.B:Yes.TheAmericanfederalcourtsystemconsistsoftheUnitedStatesDistrictcourttheUnitedStatesCourtsofAppealandtheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.A:ThelowestortrialinitiatinglevelistheUnitedStatesDistrictCourts.B:ThetrialprocesswhichthecourtsintheUnitedStatesuseistheA

5、dversarialsystem.A:Besidesthejudgeisthereajuryoflaypersons?B:Thejuryreachesitsverdictandthejudgeentersthejudgment.A:Anythingelse?B:Theappealscourtsmayaffirm,modify,orreversethejudgment.Notes注释IhearthatCaseanalysisisthebasicteachingmethodinlawclass.Caseanalysis=casestudySupplementaryPoints补充重点内

6、容1.Law:Legallaw/lawofscience2.SimilarExpressionsofLawLawentailsrulesmadebyauthorityfortheproperregulationofacommunityorsocietyorforcorrectconductinlife.Statuteislawpassedbyparliamentorotherlaw-makingbody.Codeiscollectionsoflawarrangedinasystem.3.LegalSystemCommonlawtradition/civillawtradition/

7、socialistlegaltradition4.FederalCourtSystemInferiorcourt/citycourt/policecourt/justiceofpeacecourt/municipalormisdemeanorcourtTrialcourtofgeneraljurisdiction/districtcourt/circuitcourtSupremecourt5.RelatedTermsInLawAdversaryapproach/ver