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新西兰英语 146 Limit to Jury Trials

时间：2011-03-29 05:41:21

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　　The Minister of Justice, Simon Power, wants to limit trial by jury1 to serious crimes. At the moment, anyone who is accused of a crime which could bring a sentence of three months in jail2, can choose to have a jury trial. The problem is that this takes a long time. People waiting for their case to come up in the District Court are now waiting around 12 months while people waiting for a High Court case usually have to wait 18 months. Simon Power wants to change the law so that only those accused of a crime which brings a sentence of three years or more can choose trial by jury. More minor3 crimes would be tried by a judge alone.


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1 jury g3dxN     
n.陪审团，评委会；adj.临时用的；vt.挑选
参考例句：
  • These twelve men are believed to compose the jury.据信，陪审团是由这12人组成的。
  • The members of the jury were discharged from their duties.陪审员们被解除了职务。
2 jail F31xo     
n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留
参考例句：
  • The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
  • If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。
3 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
参考例句：
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

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