“六脈神劍”第一劍——法律類高頻熱詞:
8. legal
真題例句:However, the Justices said that Arizona police would be allowed to verify the legal status of people who come in contact with law enforcement.(2024,Text 4)
全句翻譯:不過,大法官表示亞利桑那州警察可以對他們認(rèn)為身份可疑的人口進(jìn)行身份核查。
9. legitimate
真題例句:In effect, the White House claimed that it could invalidate any otherwise legitimate state law that it disagrees with.(2024,Text 4)
全句翻譯:事實(shí)上,白宮斷言自己可以對任何雖合法卻不被白宮認(rèn)可的州級法律予以否定。
這兩個單詞的意思都是“合法的”,經(jīng)常要求考生在文章和選項(xiàng)之間進(jìn)行同義替換。
10. ruling
真題例句:Just three weeks before the Court’s ruling on physician-assisted suicide, the National Academy of Science (NAS) released a two-volume report.(2002,Text 4)
全句翻譯:就在最高法院對醫(yī)助自殺做出裁決的前三周,國家科學(xué)院公布了一份兩卷的報(bào)告。
11. decision
真題例句:The Taylor decision also declared sex discrimination in jury selection to be unconstitutional and ordered states to use the same procedures for selecting male and female jurors.(2010,Text 4)
全句翻譯:泰勒案的裁決同時(shí)將陪審團(tuán)遴選中的性別歧視宣布為違憲,并命令各州采取相同程序來遴選男女陪審員。
12. determine
真題例句:Their success may be determined by a suit related to this issue, brought by the Mayo Clinic, which the Supreme Court will hear in its next term.(2012,Text 3)
全句翻譯:他們能否成功可能取決于一起由Mayo診所引發(fā)的相關(guān)案件,最高法院將于下一庭審期對這一案件進(jìn)行聽審。
13. verdict
真題例句:Verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law.(2010,Text 4)
全句翻譯:審判結(jié)果應(yīng)該代表社會良知,而不僅僅是法律條文的字面意義。
這四個單詞都是“裁決、判決”的意思,法律類文章中經(jīng)常會同時(shí)出現(xiàn),必須全部掌握。