考研英语高频词汇
Jury [ˈdʒʊəri]
n.陪审团
<历年真题考查频次:22次>
真题复现1:The jury agreed that the nature of the game, not the helmet, was the reason for the athlete’s injury. (1999年第一篇阅读理解P4)
真题翻译:陪审团一致认为,运动员受伤的原因是比赛的性质,而不是头盔。
真题复现2:The high court’s decision said the judge in Mr. McDonnell’s trial failed to tell a jury that it must look only at his “official acts,” or the former governor’s decisions on “specific” and “unsettled” issues related to his duties. (2017年英语一第四篇阅读理解P2)
真题翻译:高等法院的判决说,审判麦克唐纳的法官没有告诉陪审团,陪审团只能看他的“官方行为”,或者前州长关于与其职责相关的“具体”和“未解决”问题的判决。
真题复现3:Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values, including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be selected randomly from a representative cross section of the community; that no citizen should be denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race, religion, sex, or national origin; that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers; and that verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law. (2010年英语二第一篇阅读理解P1)
真题翻译:许多美国人将陪审团制度视为关键民主价值观的具体体现,包括所有符合最低年龄和文化素质的公民都有同等资格担任陪审团成员的原则;陪审员应从社区的代表性代表中随机挑选;任何公民不得因种族、宗教、性别或民族血统而被剥夺担任陪审团成员的权利;被告有权接受同龄人的审判;判决应该代表社会良知,而不仅仅是法律条文。