扩展英语词汇unit 10-1
乡村风景作文-走亲戚作文
Unit 10 Roots about “Law”, “Cutting”,
“Parting” and “Dividing”
Lecture 1
Roots
about “Law”
1. Warming-up 课程准备
A
famous American actress who stared in the movie
Legally Blonde and Legally
Blonde 2. The
blonde’s legendary tale of winning the law case
sounds really a
Cinderella story.
The
concept of the American court, and a jury of
12members.
The concept of judges.
2. Words
to Watch 词汇锦囊
Root “leg” or “legis” and the
words: legal, illegal, legality, delegate,
relegate,
legislate, legislative, legislation,
legislature and legitimate.
3. Cultural
Interaction 文化采撷
Some knowledge about the law
of the USA and China
4. Critical-Thinking
Questions 思辨问题
1. Warming-up 课程准备
The
lectures talk about a very popular American movie
star, who stared in a well
renowned movie
Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2. Also it
mentions concepts
about the American court,
jury and judges.
Legally Blonde and is a film
which describes a very pretty girl who made her
great effort to go to a famous law school and
then she experienced a legendary tale of
winning a law case. Since it is a story
related to law students and law cases, words
like “law” “court” “jury” “judge” and
“equality” almost appear everywhere. The
four
lectures in this unit will dwell on the roots
respectively related to the meanings of
law,
judging (giving a final decision), and equality.
And the first one is on the root
“leg” or
“legis”, which means “law”.
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2. Words to Watch 词汇锦囊
Root “leg”
or “legis” and the words: legal, illegal,
legality, delegate, relegate,
legislate,
legislative, legislation, legislature and
legitimate.
1) legal adj. 法定的；法律的；合法的
E.g. Was their marriage legal?
他们的婚姻是合法的。
E.g. Is it legal for boys and girls under 17
to drink alcohol?
那个年龄的男孩喝酒合法吗?
2)
illegal adj. 非法的；不合法的
E.g. You know that in
China abortion is legal in China. But in a lot of
other countries
abortion is illegal.
E.g.
Do you know it's illegal to read people's private
letters without permission?
未经允许看别人的私人信件是不合法的。
3) legality n. 合法；正当；合法性
E.g. A lot
of people are questioning the legality of the
government's decision.
提出关于政府决策合法性的问题。
4) delegate n.（会议）代表
vt. 委派（给）；授权（给）；委托（给）
E.g. Mike was elected as a delegate to that
important conference.
他被选为年会代表。
E.g. As a
good boss, you must know how to delegate.
当老板的要知人善任.
E.g. Clerks have been delegated
to work on these problems.
现在已经委派官员着手起草解决方案。
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5) delegation n. 代表团
任务的委派
E.g. The Chinese cultural delegation met
with a hearty welcome.
我们的文化代表团受到热烈欢迎。
E.g. Our delegation is scheduled to set off
the day after tomorrow.
代表团定于明日到达。
E.g. A
key factor in running a business is the delegation
of responsibility.
公司经营中的一个重点就是职责的分派。
6) relegate vt. 放逐；把…降级；把…降格；
把…委托给…；把…移交给…
E.g. She was upset today,
because she was relegated to the position of an
assistant
teacher.
他已经被降到助理教练的地位。
E.g. The football team he is in was relegated
last year.
他们的足球队被降级了。
E.g. Should we
relegate this problem to the organizing committee?
我们将把这个问题委托组织委员会处理。
always relegates
difficult questions to her friends.
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legislate vi. 立法，立法；制定法律，通过法律
通过立法使…产生(或生效)
E.g. Do you think we can legislate to regulate
how students play with their mobile
phones?
态度是不能用立法来改变的。
E.g. A new retirement age
for Chinese people has been legislated recently.
国会制定了一项新的关于工人最低工资的法律。
E.g. to legislate
against prostitution
立法严禁卖淫
E.g. to
legislate for the citizens
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为公民立法
E.g. to legislate morality
用立法规范道德风尚
E.g. to legislate sb. out of an
office
依法罢免某人的职务
8) legislative
adj.（关于）立法的；有权立法的，立法机构的
E.g. People’s
Congress is the highest legislative body of China.
国家的最高立法机关
9) legislation n. 法、法律、法规；
立法行为；立法过程
E.g. The legislation about the
retirement age is under heated discussion these
days.
这项法规有利于教育。
E.g. People are calling
for legislation to protect our envrionment.
一封呼吁立法保护妇女权益的信
E.g. Do you know
legislation is not in the President's power?
立法不是总统的权力。
E.g. banking
legislation有关银行的立法...
E.g. environmental
legislation环境立法
E.g. financial legislation
财政立法...
E.g. agricultural legislation农业立法
E.g. international legislation国际法制; 国际立法...
10) legislature n. 立法机关；立法机构；立法部
E.g.
I want to tell you that one of my nephews is a
member of the legislature.
他是立法机关的杰出成员。
E.g. I believe he must be an outstanding
member of the legislature.
11) legitimate
adj. 合法的；合情理的；合法婚姻所生的
E.g. Something that is
legitimate is acceptable according to the law.
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合法的；依法的；法律认可的
E.g.
Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for
leave.
生病是请假的一个正当理由。
E.g. Her word is
legitimate.
她的话合情合理。
E.g. A legitimate
child is one whose parents were married before he
or she was born
婚生的
E.g. legitimate
expectation合理期待 合理期望
E.g. legitimate
power合法权力; 法定权力
E.g. legitimate interest
合法权益; 正当利益
E.g. legitimate person 获确立婚生地位人士
E.g. legitimate authority 合法权威; 正当权威
E.g.
legitimate end 合法的目的
E.g. legitimate business
正当业务
Derivatives:
illegitimate
adj.非法的；不合理的；私生的
legitimacy n.合法、正当、婚生
illegitimacy n. 非法；不正当；非婚生
E.g. The
opposition parties do not recognize the political
legitimacy of his
government.
反对党不承认他的政府在政治上的合法性。
E.g. Illegitimacy
rates are soaring.
非婚生育率激增。
E.g. Adoption
is in practice a common solution to a case of
illegitimacy.
收养实际上就是解决非婚生问题的通常办法.
E.g.
I feel strongly about the illegitimacy problem in
this country.
我对这个国家的违法现象问题深有感触.
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Cultural Notes 文化采撷
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Legal
systems both in American, China and other
countries:
E.g. Abortion is legal in China.
But in a lot of other countries abortion is
illegal.
E.g. A new retirement age for Chinese
people has been legislated recently.
E.g.
People’s Congress is the highest legislative body
of China.
E.g. A jury of 12 members helps the
judge make the final decision.
E.g. China has
an independent judiciary system.
E.g. The
administrative officer' power cannot go across
into judiciary territory.
4. Critical-
Thinking Questions 思辨问题
Do you think abortion
is legal or illegal? Please state your reasons.
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