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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.Lawconsistslargelyofoug

2、htpropositionsprescribinghowpeopleoughttobehave.2.Theoverallpurposeoflawistoachievejustice.3.Somenationallegalsystemsaresimilarincertainrespectsandsocanbeclassifiedaccordingly.Dialogue对话A:IhearthatCaseanalysisisthebasicteachingmethodinlawclass.B:Yes,schoolstudentscouldlearnthep

3、rinciplesandhistoricaldevelopmentofthelaw,throughthecloseanddetailedstudyofcases.A:Insteadofstudyinggeneralprinciplesfromabook,thestudentsstudythespecificcasesdecidedbyAppellateCourt.B:Itisgoodforthem.A:PleaseintroducesomethingabouttheAmericancourtsystemtome?B:Noproblem.Eachsta

4、tehasthepowertoestablishitsowncourtsystem.A:So,notwostateshavetheidenticalcourtsystems.B:Yes.TheAmericanfederalcourtsystemconsistsoftheUnitedStatesDistrictcourttheUnitedStatesCourtsofAppealandtheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt.A:ThelowestortrialinitiatinglevelistheUnitedStatesDistrict

5、Courts.B:ThetrialprocesswhichthecourtsintheUnitedStatesuseistheAdversarialsystem.A:Besidesthejudgeisthereajuryoflaypersons?B:Thejuryreachesitsverdictandthejudgeentersthejudgment.A:Anythingelse?B:Theappealscourtsmayaffirm,modify,orreversethejudgment.Notes注释IhearthatCaseanalysisi

6、sthebasicteachingmethodinlawclass.Caseanalysis=casestudySupplementaryPoints补充重点内容1.Law:Legallaw/lawofscience2.SimilarExpressionsofLawLawentailsrulesmadebyauthorityfortheproperregulationofacommunityorsocietyorforcorrectconductinlife.Statuteislawpassedbyparliamentorotherlaw-makin

7、gbody.Codeiscollectionsoflawarrangedinasystem.3.LegalSystemCommonlawtradition/civillawtradition/socialistlegaltradition4.FederalCourtSystemInferiorcourt/citycourt/policecourt/justiceofpeacecourt/municipalormisdemeanorcourtTrialcourtofgeneraljurisdiction/districtcourt/circuitcou

8、rtSupremecourt5.RelatedTermsInLawAdversaryapproach/ver