法律英语阅读

本栏目精选收录了大量法律英语阅读材料,既可以作为法律翻译参考之用,亦可作为了解法律英语及国内外法律知识和背景的极好渠道。

姓名之变更 Changing a Name

Usage is not the only way to change a name – it can also be accomplished by a court petition. 使用,并非改变姓名的惟一途径 - 也不妨向法院提出申请以改变姓名。
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人 persons

The concept of artificial personality having thus been invented in Western law, it came to be applied to a variety of entities both human and non-human. 在西方国家的法律中,法人人格这一概念就这样发明出来了;于是,它逐渐被适用于许多不同的实体 - 人的实体和非人的实体。
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法人 Juristic Persons

A person in law possesses certain rights and owes certain duties. 在法律上,人享有一定的权利并负担一定的义务。There are two categories of persons: natural and juristic. 人可分为两类:自然人和法人。
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所得税和净财富税的纳税人 Who Pays the Income Tax and Net Wealth Tax

These provisions are laid down in the Income Tax Act of 1964 and in the Net Wealth Tax Act of 1964, respectively. 这些条文分别在《1964年所得税法》和《1964年净财富税法》中作出了规定。
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关税及其他进口税收 Customs Duties and Other Import Charges

This type of tax is particularly frequent in developing countries suffering from severe foreign exchange shortages. 这类税收在受外汇紧缺之苦的那些发展中国家中尤为常见。
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对外国实体的税收 Taxation of Foreign Entities

The taxation of foreign entities, typically multinational corporations, is somewhat of an exception to the emerging framework of rules governing extraterritorial jurisdiction. 对外国(州)实体(通常是跨国公司)征税,对正在形成的涉及域外管辖的规则框架来说,多少是个例外。
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税法 Tax Law

The payroll tax, used to support the social security system, has grown substantially in recent years and is now the second biggest revenue raiser at about 30%. 用以资助社会保障制度的工资税近些年来大为增加,如今已经成了第二个大税源了 - 约占30%。
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加拿大新闻事业管理法 Controls of the News Industry in Canada

The courts are enforcing acts or rights recognized in the applicable laws, and to that end, they are the vehicle for a form of control on the news industry used by any person or the state, where the laws allow. 法院实施有关法律所承认的行为和权利;为此,在法律许可的范围内,法院乃是任何个人或国家用以对新闻业进行某种形式管理的工具。
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“不当”的含义 What is Unfair?

No general formula can tell us what conduct is morally offensive and thus unfair, for a great deal depends on the cultural traditions of the country and the current problems of commercial life; besides, views change. 没有一条通用的公式能告诉我们:什么行为是违反道德的从而也是不正当的,因为事情大部分取决于本国的文化传统和当前商业生活中的问题,何况,观点又在变化。
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不正当竞争 Unfair Competition

The tort of unfair competition is also grounded in the common law of the various states, and may be enforced in the state courts. 不正当竞争的侵权行为法也在各州的共同法中有其基础,因此也可以通过州法院得到贯彻。
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1961年工厂法 The Factories Act 1961

The Factories Act 1961 and the regulations made thereunder provide a detailed code governing the health, safety and welfare of workers in factories. 《1961年工厂法》和据此而制定的规章,作出了有关各厂工人健康、安全和福利的详细规定。
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劳动法 Labor Law

Labor law, in its broadest sense, is the law that affects working persons by virtue of their employment relationship, a relationship that in the United States is ordinarily with a private employer. 劳动法就其最广泛的意义来说是这样一种法律:它是通过雇佣关系 - 这在美国通常是一种同私人雇主之间的关系 - 而影响劳动者的。
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法律英语写作

法律英语中撇号(’)的几个简单使用规则

不管是以英语为母语的人还是以非英语为母语的人,撇号都经常被错误的使用。但是这些错误能够通过以下几个简单的规则来避免。
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6 steps to write a good legal brief

A legal brief is a document used to submit an argument to a court. Briefs are generally written by lawyers and are intended to...
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法律英语中的破折号和连字符应该在什么情况下使用?

在法律英语写作中,我们经常会遇到的破折号和连字符,应该在什么情况下使用才得当呢?有两种情况,我们可以使用破折号。使用连字符的情况也有两种。
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