商务英语口语会刊 NO.110

　　法律事务——法律行为（2）
　　1.Defendant 被告
　　A: If I accuse you of something, you become the defendant, right?
　　B: Right. And you are called the plaintiff.
　　A：如果我指控你，你就变成了被告，对吗？
　　B：是的，那你就叫做原告。
　　2.Execution 执行死刑
　　A: I saw on the TV of a death penalty execution yesterday.
　　B: I hate to see those kinds of things.
　　A：我昨天在电视上看到了执行死刑。
　　B：我不愿意看那种事情。
　　3.DA（District Attorney） 公诉人
　　A: What is the District Attorney?
　　B: A DA represents the government in a case.
　　A：公诉人是什么人？
　　B：公诉人在法庭上代表政府。
　　4.Law firm 律师事务所
　　A: How do you select a law firm?
　　B: You don't select a law firm. You select a lawyer in most case.
　　A：你如何选择律师事务所？
　　B：大多数情况下不是选择律师事务所，而是选择律师。
　　5.Sentence 宣判
　　A: When you get a cancer, isn't that like being sentenced to death?
　　B: Not really. Many cancer patients are still living well.
　　A：如果得了癌症是不是就意味着判了死刑？
　　B：也不完全是，许多癌症患者都活得好好的。