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法律英语教案 总论 法律英语 法律英语并不是一个独立的英语体系，没有自己独立的词汇系统和语法规制。但在长期使用中，法律英语在英语基本词汇系统和语法规则的基础上，有了一定的规律，如其句法结构比较固定，使用陈述句的频率较高，往往带有一定的专业术语等。 法律英语的文体特点 书面法律语言具有准确性、严谨性和庄重性的特点。而这些特点是由一系列语言要素决定的。 词汇特点 选词庄重、正式 具有鲜明的政策性和权威性 This Law is enacted for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the parties to contracts, maintaining the socio-economic order and promoting the socialist modernization.(Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China: Art. 1) 比较enact与make, maintain与keep, promote与speed up的庄重程度。 The World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization, desiring to establish a mutually supportive relationship between them, and with a view to establishing appropriate arrangements for cooperation between them, agree as follows:….(Agreement Between the World Intellectual Property Organization and the World Trade Organization: Preamble) 比较desire和wish或want, with a view to 和in order to。 古词、借词较多 法律英语词汇包括了大量中古英语、拉丁语和法语词汇，主要原因是为了显示法律语言的神圣性、权威性和严密性。 古语 Legal English Daily English Hereby by this means Hereto to this Hereof of or concerning this Hereinafter after this Thereafter after that, accordingly Whereby through, by that Said the, that Aforesaid previous Viz. that is, namely Henceforth from now on Whilst during 借词 法律语言中拉丁语常常出现。 In personam 对人的， 属人的 In rem 对物的 Prima facie 初步的，表面的 术语繁多 Plaintiff 原告 Defendant 被告 Appellant 上诉方 Appellee 被上诉方 Prosecutor 公诉人 Opinion 判决书 Jury 陪审团 近义词成对使用 Rights and interests 权益 Terms and conditions 条款 Complete and final understanding 全部和最终的理解 Customs fees and duties 关税 Loss of and damage to 灭失和损坏 Null and void 无效 Sign and issue 签发 Furnish and provide 提供 Rules and regulations 规章 Last