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韓 Sir 資深英語教師
路透社(Reuters)於2009年9月11日的頭條報道：
"TAIPEI(Reuters)─Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian, who upset both China and the United States with his pro-independence rhetoric, was found guilty of corruption on Friday and sentenced to life in prison. Taipei District Court convicted the two-term president of six charges related to bribery and corruption, closing a fractious, high profile case that opened nearly three years ago and involved Chen's wife and numerous family members and aides."
可用被動或主動語態
這宗世紀弊案全球矚目，讓我們也趁機學習一些有關詞彙，先看下列句子：
Chen Shui-bian was found guilty of corruption.(陳水扁被判貪污罪成。)
He was sentenced to life in prison.(他被判無期徒刑。)
Taipei District Court convicted the two-term president of six charges related to bribery and corruption.(台北地方法院判決這兩任總統6項牽涉行賄和貪污罪成。)
首兩句用了被動語態(passive voice)：was found和was sentenced；第三句是主動語態(active voice)：convicted。這些都是常見的法律用語。再舉例如下：
The accused was found guilty of manslaughter. (被告被判誤殺罪成。)
He was sentenced to 15-year imprisonment. (他被判監15年。)
The High Court convicted him of embezzlement of public funds.(高等法院判他盜用公款罪成。)
罪行種類多 不要翻譯錯
以下是其他罪行的中英翻譯：
English 中文
arson 縱火
blackmail 勒索
burglary 盜竊
embezzlement 貪污
fraud 詐騙
graft 贓款
indecent assault 非禮
kidnap 綁架
money laundering 洗黑錢
mugging 搶劫
shoplifting 店舖盜竊
vandalism 破壞公物
罪行名詞配對
試用英語說出下列各種情況牽涉哪種罪行：
1. The men were found using a printing machine to make copies of the new $100 bill in their hotel room.
2. Four men and two women forced a pilot at gunpoint to fly his plane to a new destination to seek political asylum.
3. The girl was forced to have sex and was killed afterwards.
4. He had a drunken brawl with his friend and killed him accidentally during the fight.
5.The magazine company was sued because it published an article defaming a celebrity.
Key :
1.forgery 偽造鈔票 2.hijacking 劫機
3.rape & murder 姦殺 4.manslaughter 誤殺 5.libel 誹謗
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