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推动美律师在民事案件中的权力

2011-12-05来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. People who are charged with crimes in the United States have a constitutional right to have an attorney provided to them by the government, if they can not afford one on their own.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句:They charged him with negligence of duty.
他们指责他玩忽职守。

2. Holmes’ estranged husband took away their three children when she was living in another state - and she could not afford a lawyer to get them back.

take away把…带走; 使离开
例句:The prisoner was taken away by an armed guard.
一个持枪的狱警把犯人带走了。
get back找回, 取回
例句:I haven't got back the book I lent him.
我还没有收回我借给他的那本书。

3. Holmes eventually got joint custody of her children with the help of a private organization called Maryland Legal Aid, which provided her with a lawyer at no cost.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句:Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

4. People have a constitutional right to their children; a right to have just some place to live; to have access to the resources that are available.

have access to接近(或进入)的方法(或权利、机会等)
例句:Students must have access to good books.
学生应该读得到好书。

5. She said most developed countries in the world enacted statutory rights to civil counsel long ago - leaving the U.S. lagging far behind.

lag behind落后
例句:The lame child lagged behind.
那个跛脚的小孩落在后面了。

6. The battle for the right to civil counsel is taking place in state legislatures across the country.

take place发生; 举行
例句:The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

7. California, Massachusetts and Maryland, among others, are exploring pilot programs that experiment with the idea.

experiment with以…做试验
例句:They experimented with a new material.
他们用新材料来做试验。