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1、TwelveAngryMen (PartTwo)ByReginaldRosePartOneBackgroundInformationLesson6–TwelveAngryMen(Parttwo)Ajudgeorjusticeisanappointedorelectedofficialwhopresidesoveracourt.Thepowers,functions,andtrainingofjudgesvarieswidelyfromjurisdictiontojurisdiction.JudgesInUSA,judgesarenott
2、rainedseparatelyfromlawyersandaregenerallyappointedorelectedfromamongpracticingattorneys.Lesson6–TwelveAngryMen(Parttwo)Beingajudgeisusuallyaprestigiouspositioninsociety,andasaresultavarietyofsolemntraditionshavebecomeassociatedwiththeoccupation.Inmostnationsoftheworldju
3、dgeswearlongrobes,usuallyblackorred,andsitonanelevatedplatformduringtrials.ThestandardjudgesuniformoriginatedwiththeRomantoga. Insomecountries,notablyBritain,judgesalsowearlongwigsandusespecialgavelstoinstillorderinthecourtroom. InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,judgesworer
4、egularstreetclothesuntil1984,whentheybegantowearmilitarystyleuniforms,whichwereintendedtodemonstrateauthority.Theseuniformswerereplacedin2000byblackrobessimilartothoseintherestoftheworld.Lesson6–TwelveAngryMen(Parttwo)InmostEnglishspeakingcountries(particularlytheUSA)aju
5、dgeisaddressedas"YourHonor"whenpresidingoverthejudge'scourt,asasignofrespectfortheoffice.ThejudgesoftheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates,andthejudgesofthesupremecourtsofseveralU.S.statesandothercountriesarecalled“justices”.IntheUnitedKingdom,acomparablerankisheldbytheHouseof
6、Lords;itsjudgesarenotcalledjudges,butLawLords,andsitintheHouseofLordsaspeers.Lesson6–TwelveAngryMen(Parttwo)Lesson6–TwelveAngryMen(PartTwo)PartTwoLanguageStudyWordStudy1.acquittalExample:Of52prosecutionsforpolicebrutality,46endedinacquittals.v.acquitsomebodyofsomethingTh
7、ejudgedirectedthejurytoacquitPhillipsofthemurder.Lesson6–TwelveAngryMen(PartTwo)n.anofficialstatementinacourtoflawthatsomeoneisnotguilty2.avengev.todosomethingtohurtorpunishsomeonebecausetheyhaveharmedoroffendedyouExamples:TheTrojanswishtoavengethedeathofHector;theirmisp
8、lacedvaluesmeanthatpatienceinadversityisimpossible.Halfacenturylaterhehasfinallyavengedthatdefeat.Lesso
