法律英语PPT课件

Time allotment
1st period pre-reading activities (familiar with new words, terms, and background information)
2nd period while reading (highlights of the text)
3rd period while reading (highlights of the text )
4th period after-reading activities
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Students read, the teacher asks questions and give detailed explanation by using PPT, or ask students to do PPT and presentation then the teacher gives comments and summary.
After-reading activities
A. Try to do the exercises according to the text
B. Translate the following sentences into English
In the legal process there is so much confusion that he even
Language points
⒈ …. a legal system is subject to man’s weaknesses and prejudices. 法 制易受人的弱点和偏见的影响
⒉ Judges are often swayed by prejudices and in some cases are open to bribes in whatever form. 法官 们常被偏见所支配，而且在有些案件中可 能受贿.
In practice, however, there is often a wide margin between law and justice. There is no such a thing as a perfect legal system. Like all man-made things, a legal system is subject to
⒊ ….and our lawyers have yet to prove themselves 而我们的律师，尚待 自己证明.
⒋ look for loopholes in laws and even twist laws… 找法律的漏洞,甚 至歪曲法律. ⒌ … wobbling down the bridge… 摇摇晃晃地骑车下桥
And lawyers? The legal profession is still young in our country and our lawyers have yet to prove themselves. In an advances capitalist country, a lawyer’s prime loyalty is often to his client, and many lawyers look for loopholes in laws and even twist laws to protect their clients. A skilful and successful lawyer is often someone who can help criminals, including murderers, escape justice.
⒍ … in order to give the man a wider berth. 为了更远地躲开那人
⒎…voiced their censure 便同声指责 ⒏ …. But the most unbelievable is
yet to come 但最令人难以置信的事 情还在后边. ⒐ I.O.U. 借据(由I owe you. 的音缩 略而成),亦可写成IOU ）
Contents
Even if there should be a “perfect” legal system, law has to be maintained and enforced by man himself, and certainly man himself is far from perfect. Judges are often swayed by prejudices and in some cases are open to bribes in whatever form. Juries are swayed by emotions.
suggests a mandatory study of some kind of semantic discipline for every judge, lawyer and juryman?
Unit Five Law and Justice tracts
Teaching Plan
Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Understand what is the meaning of justice 2. How to turn the Justice into reality
--- This should be done paragraph by paragraph.
Background Notes
In theory, law and justice should be one and the same thing. That people make laws is to ensure justice. Whether a country is advanced or backward is often judged by its legal system