Unit6CommercialLitigation高級綜合商務(wù)英語省公開課金獎全國賽課一等獎微課獲獎

Unit6CommercialLitigationQuiz1/110Quiz

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機密情報attheoutsetmaterialinformaionanecdotalevidencecontingencyfeeruleofthumbPreviewing(Unit6)mindset4/110mindsetn.ahabitualorcharacteristicmentalattitudethatdetermineshowyouwillinterpretandrespondtosituations

思維模式;思想傾向;心態(tài)ThegreatestchallengefortheAmericansisunderstandingthemindsetofEasternEuropeans.

對美國人來說，最大挑戰(zhàn)在于了解東歐人思維方式。5/110Quiz

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機密情報attheoutsetmaterialinformaionanecdotalevidencecontingencyfeeruleofthumbPreviewing(Unit6)mindsetkowtow6/110kowtow[,k?u'tau]Ifyousaythatsomeonekowtowstosomeoneelse,youarecriticizingthembecausetheyaretooeagertoobeyorbepolitetosomeoneinauthority.

卑躬屈膝;唯命是從Seehowstupidlytheykowtowtopersonshigherinthehierarchy.

瞧他們對上級唯命是從樣子是多么愚蠢。7/110Quiz

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在開始時;從一開始Decideattheoutsetwhatkindoflearningprogrammeyouwanttofollow.

一開始就要定下你學(xué)習(xí)計劃。9/110Quiz

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機密情報attheoutsetmaterialinformaionanecdotalevidencecontingencyfeeruleofthumbPreviewing(Unit6)mindsetkowtowconstructiverelationshippersonalinjuryconfidentialinformation從一開始實質(zhì)性信息10/110materialinformaionMaterialevidenceorinformationisdirectlyrelevantandimportantinalegaloracademicargument.

實質(zhì)性(證據(jù)或信息)11/110Quiz

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機密情報attheoutsetmaterialinformaionanecdotalevidencecontingencyfeeruleofthumbPreviewing(Unit6)mindsetkowtowconstructiverelationshippersonalinjuryconfidentialinformation從一開始實質(zhì)性信息軼事證據(jù)12/110anecdotalevidenceAnecdotalevidenceisbasedonindividualaccounts,ratherthanonreliableresearchorstatistics,andsomaynotbevalid.軼事證據(jù)13/110Quiz

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機密情報attheoutsetmaterialinformaionanecdotalevidencecontingencyfeeruleofthumbPreviewing(Unit6)mindsetkowtowconstructiverelationshippersonalinjuryconfidentialinformation從一開始實質(zhì)性信息軼事證據(jù)勝訴費經(jīng)驗法則16/110ruleofthumbn.aruleorprinciplethatprovidesguidancetoappropriatebehavior

(依據(jù)實踐或經(jīng)驗總結(jié))經(jīng)驗法則17/110Unit6CommercialLitigationLead-in18/110InCourt1.Ifyouhaveanargumentaboutyourdivorce,youmaysettleitina_______.tenniscourtlegalcourtcivilcourtcriminalcourtKey:

C.civilcourt民事法庭19/110InCourt2.Didyouknowthe_______ofOJSimpsonintheUSwasthelongestever,costingover$20,000,000tofight?courtjudgesentencetrialKey:

D.trial審判過程20/110InCourt3.Thedecisionguiltyornotguiltyisknownas_______.theverdictmakingyourmindupthedecisionthechoiceKey:

A.theverdict陪審團(tuán)評決21/110InCourt4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect:Hegota5year_________forcommittingaseriesofburglaries.verdictsentencestretchprisontermKey:

A.theverdict是判決,并不是處罰或者刑期22/110InCourt5.Thelawyerwhofightsthecriminalcaseiscalledthe

defence(辯方律師),butwhatdowecallthelawyerontheotherside?persecutionprosecutionattackeroppositionKey:

B.prosecution控方律師23/110InCourt5.Thelawyerwhofightsthecriminalcaseiscalledthe

defence(辯方律師),butwhatdowecallthelawyerontheotherside?persecution迫害prosecutionattacker

進(jìn)攻者opposition反對派Key:

B.prosecution控方律師24/110InCourt6.IntheUKthedecisionwhethersomebodyisguiltyornotguiltyismadeby12membersofthepublic;thesepeopleareknownas________.thelawyersthebarristersthejudgethejuryKey:D.thejury陪審團(tuán)

25/110InCourt6.IntheUKthedecisionwhethersomebodyisguiltyornotguiltyismadeby12membersofthepublic;thesepeopleareknownas________.thelawyersthebarristers

(英)(有資格出席高等法庭并辯護(hù))專門律師C.thejudgeD.thejuryKey:D.thejury陪審團(tuán)

26/110ReducingtheRiskofCommercialLitigationintheUnitedStatesTitle27/110litigationn.theprocessoffightingordefendingacaseinacivilcourtoflaw

訴訟Thesettlementendsmorethanfouryearsoflitigationonbehalfoftheresidents.

這次和解結(jié)束了代表居民長達(dá)四年多訴訟。28/110commerciallitigation商業(yè)訴訟；商事訴訟29/110ReducingtheRiskofCommercialLitigationintheUnitedStatesTitle30/110ReducingtheRiskofCommercialLitigationintheUnitedStatesStructureAnalysis31/110StructureAnalysisPara.1 Introduction:inevitabilityoflitigationandprospectofmakingitlesssevereParas.2-4 Themindset:limitingtangiblerisksParas.5-13

Theenvironmentalriskoflitigation32/110ReducingtheRiskofCommercialLitigationintheUnitedStatesDetailedReading33/110Para.1Whatcanwedotolowertherisksofcomingdownwiththecommoncold?34/110comedownwithIfyoucomedownwithanillness,yougetit.

得(病)

Thomascamedownwiththechickenpox.

托馬斯得了水痘。35/110Para.1Whatcanwedotolowertherisksofcomingdownwiththecommoncold?TakevitaminsWashourhandsStayoutofdrafts36/110Para.1Whatarethesimilaritiesbetweenlitigationandcomingdownwiththecommoncold?Neitherofthemcanbeeliminateddespitegoodefforts.37/110StructureAnalysisPara.1 Introduction:inevitabilityoflitigationandprospectofmakingitlesssevereParas.2-4 Themindset:limitingtangiblerisksParas.5-13

Theenvironmentalriskoflitigation38/110Paras.2-4Locateallthesynonymsof"lawyer"?Practitioner.Attorney.Advocate.Counsel.Litigator.39/110practitionern.someonewhopracticesalearnedprofession

開業(yè)者,從業(yè)者,執(zhí)業(yè)醫(yī)生40/110attorney[?'t?:ni]n.aprofessionalpersonauthorizedtopracticelaw;conductslawsuitsorgiveslegaladvice

律師;代理人Atthehearing,herattorneydidnotenteraplea.

在聽證會上，她律師沒有提出申訴。41/110counsel['kauns?l]n.alawyerwhopleadscasesincourt

辯護(hù)律師42/110advocaten.alawyerwhopleadscasesincourt辯護(hù)律師43/110litigator['litigeit?]n.alawyerwhohelpssomeonetakelegalaction

訴訟律師44/110Paras.2-4Locateallthesynonymsof"lawyer"?Practitioner.Attorney.Advocate.Counsel.Litigator.45/110Para.2Howcanacommercialtransactionbemade?Byaccentuatingthepositiveandde-emphasizingthenegative.46/110accentuate[?k'sentjueit]

vt.emphasize;stress;makemorenoticeable

強調(diào);使突出

Hisshavenheadaccentuateshislargeroundface.他剃了光頭突出了他大圓臉。47/110de-emphasizevt.toremoveemphasisfrom不予強調(diào)tode-emphasizeexportsandencouragedomesticconsumption降低出口,勉勵國內(nèi)消費48/110IQTest對那些讓你以為不舒適人，能夠?qū)λ[身或?qū)⑺麖膿从衙麊紊蟿h除。Itispossibletoblockorde-friendpeoplewhomakeyoufeeluncomfortable.Prefixde-:remove...49/110Para.2Whatisasourceofsubstantiallawyer-clienttension?Lawyerswhooftenwarnoftherisksareperceivedofasanuisance.50/110Para.2Intheworstsituation,alawyercanbeperceivedofasagadfly,aCassandrathatcanplaceadamperontheenthusiasmforadeal.51/110gadflyn.anyofvariouslargefliesthatannoylivestock;apersistentlyannoyingperson

牛虻;討厭人52/110Cassandra[k?'s?ndr?]n.(Greekmythology)aprophetessinTroyduringtheTrojanWarwhosepredictionsweretruebutwereneverbelieved[希臘神話]卡珊德拉(特洛伊公主，能預(yù)卜吉兇。因拒絕阿波羅求愛，受其詛咒，后無人再相信她預(yù)言)

兇事預(yù)言家;不為人所信預(yù)言家53/110put/placeadamperon...Toputadamperonsomethingmeanstohaveaneffectonitwhichstopsitbeingasenjoyableorassuccessfulasitshouldbe.

令...掃興

Thecoldweatherputadamperonourplans.

嚴(yán)寒天氣給我們計劃涂上一層灰色。54/110Para.2Intheworstsituation,alawyercanbeperceivedofasagadfly,aCassandrathatcanplaceadamperontheenthusiasmforadeal.在最糟情況下，律師被認(rèn)為是一個惹人討厭人，律師和希臘神話中能夠預(yù)言兇事卡珊德拉一樣能澆滅人們談生意一腔熱情。55/110Para.2Whatpressureisthelawyerunder?Toacthumblybeforetheclient.56/110Para.2IntheAmericansystem,whichadornsthelawyerwiththemantleofagladiator,theattorneyisundertremendouspressuretokowtowtotheclient,whichoftenentailsshyingawayfrom

addressingtheweaknessesofacourseofaction,especiallywheretheoutcome,atleastintheshortterm,isexpectedtobeveryprofitable.57/110adornvt.furnishwithpowerorauthority;ofkingsoremperors賦予58/110mantlen.thecloakasasymbolofauthority

責(zé)任;職責(zé)Wehavetherareopportunitytoseizethemantleofnationalleadership.

這次是我們擔(dān)當(dāng)國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職責(zé)天賜良機。59/110gladiator['ɡl?dieit?]n.(ancientRome)aprofessionalcombatantoracaptivewhoentertainedthepublicbyengaginginmortalcombat;disputer;controversialist角斗士;爭論者60/110kowtow[,k?u'tau]Ifyousaythatsomeonekowtowstosomeoneelse,youarecriticizingthembecausetheyaretooeagertoobeyorbepolitetosomeoneinauthority.

卑躬屈膝;唯命是從Seehowstupidlytheykowtowtopersonshigherinthehierarchy.

瞧他們對上級唯命是從樣子是多么愚蠢。61/110shyawayfrom...Ifyoushyawayfromdoingsomething,youavoiddoingit,oftenbecauseyouareafraidornotconfidentenough.

(因害怕或信心不足而)防止

Wefrequentlyshyawayfrommakingdecisions.

我們經(jīng)常因為害怕而防止做決定。62/110addressvt.directaquestionatsomeone重點提出Theproblemwillonlygetworseifitisnotaddressed.假如不重點處理一下，這個問題只能惡化。63/110acourseofaction行動方案64/110Para.2IntheAmericansystem,whichadornsthelawyerwiththemantleofagladiator,theattorneyisundertremendouspressuretokowtowtotheclient,whichoftenentailsshyingawayfrom

addressingtheweaknessesofacourseofaction,especiallywheretheoutcome,atleastintheshortterm,isexpectedtobeveryprofitable.美國法律制度給律師們賦予了角斗士職責(zé)，背負(fù)巨大壓力律師們只能盡力討好當(dāng)事人，這迫使他們盡可能防止談及采取法律行動缺點，尤其當(dāng)人們認(rèn)為訴訟結(jié)果最少能在短期內(nèi)帶來巨大經(jīng)濟(jì)利益時候。65/110Para.2WhatisthesimilaritybetweenAmericanlawyersandgladiators?Americansystemplaceslawyersinagreatlystressfulworkingenvironment.Havingchosenahighlyprofitablebutstressfulprofession,lawyershavetofighthardtowinoverclientsjustlikegladiatorswhofightgrimlyforsurvival.66/110Para.3Whatkindoftransactionpresentssignificantlitigationrisks?Transactionsthatinvolvepartieswithutmostconfidenceinoneanother'sintegrity,thusnotmakingtheircontractairtight.67/110Para.3Whatarethedifferencesinperspectivebetweenthelitigatorandcorporateattorney?Corporateattorney:viewingasnapshotLitigator:viewingamotionpictureatthebeginning:highexpectationsinthemiddle:disillusionment,asenseofinjusticeintheend:mistrustLitigator:morecynical68/110snapshotn.aphotographthatistakenquicklyandcasually

快照Letmetakeasnapshotofyouguys,sofriendsbackhomecanseeyou.

讓我給你們大家拍張快照,這么家里朋友們能夠看到你們。69/110motionpicturen.aformofentertainmentthatenactsastorybyasequenceofimagesgivingtheillusionofcontinuousmovement

電影70/110disillusionment[,disi'lju:??nm?nt]n.thedisappointmentthatyoufeelwhenyoudiscoverthatsomethingisnotasgoodasyouhadexpectedorthought

幻滅;醒悟Pollshavechartedgrowingdisillusionmentwiththecampaign.

民意調(diào)查顯示人們對這場運動越來越失望。71/110asunderIfsomethingtearsoristornasunder,itisviolentlyseparatedintotwoormorepartsorpieces.

化為碎片地72/110Para.4Whatshouldacounselkeepinmindwhentheclientsaremakingatransaction?Tomaintainabusinessrelationshipbasedonthecorporateinterests.73/110Paras.2-4Whatarethesuggestionsonhowtoreducetherisksoflitigation?Firstly,managinglitigationrisksentailsmakingadispassionateassessmentofreality.Itiscriticalfortheclienttoestablishaconstructiverelationshipwithcounselandperceivecounselasanobjectiveanddispassionateadvocateforreasonandprudence.74/110Paras.2-4Whatarethesuggestionsonhowtoreducetherisksoflitigation?Secondly,itisimportanttomakeariskassessmentattheoutsetofatransaction.Counselcaneasilyidentifyandprovideforlitigationrisksiftheyprevailupontheclienttotakethelongviewofitsbusinessassociations.Counselmustassesstheclient’stransactionpartnersandtheirbusinessrelationshipsandabidebythegoldenruleofcontemporarycommercialworld“businessisbusiness”.75/110StructureAnalysisPara.1 Introduction:inevitabilityoflitigationandprospectofmakingitlesssevereParas.2-4 Themindset:limitingtangiblerisksParas.5-13

Theenvironmentalriskoflitigation76/110Para.5Whatarethesourcesoflitigationrisks?Thetenserelationshipbetweenclientandcounsel.constructiveanearperfectflowofmaterialinformationThetransactionenvironment.77/110Paras.6-7WhataboutthetransactionenvironmentinAmerica?Predictability

(agenerallypositivebusinessclimate)Politicalandeconomicstabilityprevail.Unpredictability(litigation:anothercostofdoingbusiness)Americansarehighlylitigious.78/110prevailIfaproposal,principle,oropinionprevails,itgainsinfluenceorisaccepted,oftenafterastruggleorargument.占上風(fēng)Wehopedthatcommonsensewouldprevail.我們希望常識能占上風(fēng)。79/110IQTest本協(xié)議以漢字和英文書就，如有不一致，以漢字文本為準(zhǔn)。ThisContractshallbewritteninbothChineseandEnglish.Intheeventofanyinconsistencybetweenthetwoversions,theChineseversionshallprevail.80/110Paras.6-7WhataboutthetransactionenvironmentinAmerica?Predictability

(agenerallypositivebusinessclimate)Politicalandeconomicstabilityprevail.Unpredictability(litigation:anothercostofdoingbusiness)Americansarehighlylitigious.81/110Paras.6-7WhyaretheAmericanpeopleregardedasahighlylitigious?3lawyersin1000people(U.S.)1.6lawyersin10,000people(China)Popularliterature.82/110LawyersinAmericaTop100LawFirms79AverageAnnualIncome$100,000AverageAge47NumberofLawyer-turned-President2383/110Paras.6-7WhatcontributestothelitigiousnessintheU.S.?Thirstforeasymoney.ContemporaryAmericanculture:de-emphasisofloyaltyandhonor.84/110Paras.8-9Whatroledoescontingencyfeeplayinthelitigationandfrivolouslitigation?85/110contingencyfeen.afeethatispayableonlyiftheoutcomeissuccessful(asforanattorney'sservices)

勝訴費86/110IQTestPara.6AttorneysworkingoncontingencyPara.8AttorneysworkingwiththeexpectationofobtaininganawardofdamagesContingency-fee-basedlawyers87/110Paras.8-9Whatroledoescontingencyfeeplayinthelitigationandfrivolouslitigation?88/110frivolous['friv?l?s]adj.notuseful;notseriousincontentorattitudeorbehavior

無用;輕率89/110Paras.8-9Whatroledoescontingencyfeeplayinthelitigationandfrivolouslitigation?Contigencyarragementsdrivethelegalmarket.Litigatorsarefarmorereluctanttoworkoncontingency.Onbalance,apartywithabonafidecauseofactionismorelikelytoresorttolitigation.90/110Paras.8-9Whatroledoescontingencyfeeplayinthelitigationandfrivolouslitigation?Contigencyarragementsdrivethelegalmarket.Litigationareas:Personalinjury人身傷害;Productsliability產(chǎn)品質(zhì)量責(zé)任;Classactions集體訴訟.91/110Paras.8-9Whatroledoescontingencyfeeplayinthelitigationandfrivolouslitigation?Litigatorsarefarmorereluctanttoworkoncontingency.Commerciallitigation:Contractdamagesarecapped.contractdamages違約損賠92/110Paras.8-9Whatroledoescontingencyfeeplayinthelitigationandfrivolouslitigation?Litigatorsarefarmorereluctanttoworkoncontingency.Exception:Thepurposeofthelitigationistoharass;Thequalityoflegalworkisnotahighpriority.93/110Para.8Whatdoes"retain"meanin"apartymaybeabletoretainayoungandeagerlawyeroncontingency"?vt.tokeepinpay;toemploybyapreliminaryfeepaid;to

hire;toengage

付定金聘請94/110Para.8Whyisitthatonlyayoungandeagerlawyerwillbewillingtoworkoncontingency?Becausemostcontingency-fee-basedlawyers:Discriminating;Takeonaclientonlywhentheprospectsofvictoryaresignificant.95/110discriminatingSomeonewhoisdiscriminatinghastheabilitytorecognizethingsthatareofgoodquality.

有判別能力Morediscriminatingvisitorsnowtendtoshunthearea.

更多有判別能力游客現(xiàn)在趨向于避開此地。96/110Para.9Whatistheruleofthumbforcounseltryingtoassessthelitigationrisks?Lessriskindisputes:factuallyandlegallycomplex(辯論內(nèi)容)從事實和法律角度來說比較復(fù)雜limiteddamages賠償金額有限97/110Para.9Whatistheruleofthumbforcounseltryingtoassessthelitigationrisks?Enhancedriskindisputes:predominantlyfactual(辯論內(nèi)容)主要基于事實minimalmotionpracticeanddiscovery訴訟程序簡單,當(dāng)事人必須透露事實極少non-cappeddamage