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英文法律文书简明教程（四）

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括号

　　1 在引语中插入你自己选用的单词时，该单词使用括号。

　　Incorrect: The professor said that "Frankfurter evolved from liberal to conservative while on the Supreme¹ Court (and) Blackmun evolved from conservative to liberal."

　　Correct: The professor said that "Frankfurter evolved from liberal to conservative while on the Supreme Court [and] Blackmun evolved from conservative to liberal."

　　2 为表示你在引语中改变了一个单词的一部分时，该部分使用括号。此类情形通常发生在为合并引语和你自己的句子时，要把大写字母变小写字母，反之亦然。

　　引语:

　　"Excessive bail² shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted³." U.S. Const. amend⁴. VIII.

　　不正确合并:

　　The Eighth Amendment⁵ provides that "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." U.S. Const. amend. VIII.

　　正确合并:

　　The Eighth Amendment provides that "[e]xcessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." U.S. Const. amend. VIII.

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1 supreme
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。 He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 bail
v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人
参考例句：
One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。 She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 inflicted
把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。 Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。

4 amend
vt.修改，修订，改进；n.[pl.]赔罪，赔偿
参考例句：
The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。 You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。

5 amendment
n.改正，修正，改善，修正案
参考例句：
The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。 The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

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