Chapter One:Origins of the American Legal System(美国法律体系的起源) 1
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 1
Activity(活动) 1
Level Ⅱ:Legally Speaking(法律会话) 2
Introductions(介绍) 2
Level Ⅲ:Legal Thumbnail(法律知识) 3
Founding of the U.S.Legal System(美国法律制度的建立) 3
The Common Law System(普通法系) 10
Precedent and Stare Decisis(先例和遵循先例) 12
Holding v.Dicta(案件的判决与法官的附带意见) 17
Classification of Law in the United States(美国法律的分类) 21
Level Ⅳ:Language Focus(语言聚焦) 33
Polite Commands(礼貌的要求) 33
Level Ⅴ:Additional Exercises(补充练习) 36
Case Comparisons:Writing(案例比较:写作) 36
Collaboration:Pair Work(协作:两人小组作业) 37
Oral Argument:Role Play(口头辩论:角色扮演) 42
Reading for Details:True or False(精读:正误判断) 43
Legal Writing(法律写作) 44
Simplification and Interpretation:Paraphrasing(简化和解释:释义) 44
Chapter Two:Legal Authorities and Reasoning(法律权威和推理) 45
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 45
Activity 1(活动一) 45
Level Ⅱ:Legal Listening and Writing(法律听力和写作) 47
Essential Terms(重要术语) 47
Activity 3(活动三) 47
Activity 2(活动二) 47
Putting the Terms to Use(术语的运用) 48
Level Ⅲ:Legal Thumbnail(法律知识) 49
Understanding Legal Citations(理解法律引用) 50
Locating the Information(查明信息) 53
Understanding the Court System(了解法院系统) 54
Reading the Case(阅读案件) 59
Case Briefings(案件简述) 67
Shepardizing(案例援引查阅) 74
Legal Reasoning(法律推理) 75
High-Context and Low-Context Cultures(紧密型文化和松散型文化) 83
Level Ⅳ:Cultural Focus(文化聚焦) 83
Level Ⅴ:Additional Exercise(补充练习) 85
Case Briefing:Reading and Writing(案件简述:阅读和写作) 85
Chapter Three:Criminal Law(刑法) 91
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 91
Activity(活动) 91
Level Ⅱ:Legal Terms(法律术语) 93
Essential Terms(重要术语) 93
Putting the Terms to Use(术语的运用) 93
Theories of Punishment(刑罚理论) 95
Level Ⅲ:Legal Thumbnail(法律知识) 95
Cruel and Unusual Punishment(酷刑和非常刑罚) 97
Classification of Offenses(罪行种类) 101
Criminal Liability(刑事责任) 103
Specific Crimes(具体犯罪) 108
Defenses to Crimes(罪行抗辩) 125
Criminal Law and Moral Values(刑事法律与道德价值) 130
Level Ⅳ:Cultural Focus(文化聚焦) 131
The Cultural Defense(文化差异的辩护) 131
Research and Explanation:Brainstorming and Role Play(研究和阐释:集思广益和角色扮演) 134
Level Ⅴ:Additional Exercises(补充练习) 134
Simplification and Interpretation:Writing(简化和阐释:写作) 134
Chapter Four:Civil Procedure(民事程序) 136
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 136
Activity(活动) 136
Level Ⅱ:Legal listening(法律听力) 136
Essential Terms(重要术语) 136
Level Ⅲ:Legal Thumbnail(法律知识) 137
Jurisdiction(管辖权) 137
Putting the Terms to Use(术语的运用) 137
Parties and Pleadings(当事人与起诉) 157
Pleadings(起诉) 160
Discovery(发现) 164
The Trial(审判) 166
Level Ⅳ:Language Focus(语言聚焦) 170
Reported Speech(报告性发言) 170
Changing from Direct to Reported Speech(变直接发言为报告性发言) 170
Level Ⅴ:Additional Exercise(补充练习) 175
Progression of a Lawsuit. Fill in the Chart.(一个案例的诉讼程序,填表。) 175
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 177
Chapter Five:Torts(侵权) 177
Activity(活动) 178
Level Ⅱ:Legal Discussion(法律讨论) 179
Essential Terms(重要术语) 179
Putting the Terms to Use(术语的运用) 179
Level Ⅲ:Legal Thumbnail(法律知识) 181
Intentional Torts(故意侵权) 182
Negligence(过失) 187
Strict Liability(严格责任) 193
Defamation(诽谤) 196
Intellectual Property(知识产权) 197
Level Ⅳ:Language Focus(语言聚焦) 210
Building Connections between Clauses(从句的连接) 210
Level Ⅴ:Additional Exercise(补充练习) 224
Case Synthesis:Reading for Details(案件综述:精读) 224
Appellate Argument:Oral Communication(上诉的辩论:口头交流) 226
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 228
Activity(活动) 228
Chapter Six:Products Liability(产品责任) 228
Level Ⅱ:Legal Listening(法律听力) 229
Essential Terms(重要术语) 229
Putting the Terms to Use(术语的运用) 229
Level Ⅲ:Legal Thumbnail(法律知识) 230
Building a Case(一个案例的成型) 231
Damages(损害赔偿金) 242
Litigation Costs(诉讼成本) 245
Gerunds,Infinitives,and That Clauses(动名词、不定式和That从句) 248
Level Ⅳ:Language Focus(语言聚焦) 248
Level Ⅴ:Additional Exercises(补充练习) 258
Risk Management:Exploring the Law(风险控制:探究法律) 258
Law in Action:Writing to Clients(诉讼中的法律:告知客户) 258
Chapter Seven:Corporations(公司) 264
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 264
Activity(活动) 264
Level Ⅱ:Legal Speaking and Listening(法律听说) 265
Conversations in the Corporate World(公司场合的会话) 265
Level Ⅲ:Legal Thumbnail(法律知识) 267
The Entity Theory(实体理论) 267
Contents of the Articles of Incorporation(公司章程的内容) 270
Formation of a Corporation(公司的成立) 270
Changes in the Corporate Structure(公司结构的变化) 280
Takeovers(接管) 283
Termination of Corporate Existence(公司存续的终止) 285
Problems That May Arise(可能出现的问题) 287
Level Ⅳ:Language Focus(语言聚焦) 294
Modals and Semimodals(情态动词和半情态动词) 294
Level Ⅴ:Additional Exercises(补充练习) 298
Case Analysis(案例分析) 298
Activity 1(活动一) 302
Activity 2(活动二) 302
Chapter Eight:Contracts(合同) 302
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 302
Level Ⅱ:Legal Listening(法律听力) 303
Essential Terms(重要术语) 303
Putting the Terms to Use(术语的运用) 303
Level Ⅲ:Legal Thumbnail(法律知识) 306
What Is a Contract?(什么是合同?) 306
How Is a Contract Formed?(怎样缔结合同?) 309
What If a Contract Is Breached?(违约了,该怎么办?) 327
What Should Be Included in a Contract?(合同中应该包括什么?) 330
Level Ⅳ:Language Focus(语言聚焦) 334
Conditionals(条件句) 334
Level Ⅴ:Additional Exercises(补充练习) 340
Applying Content Knowledge(使用上下文知识) 340
Legal Drafting(法律起草) 342
Chapter Nine:The Mock Trial(模拟审判) 347
Level Ⅰ:Discovering Connections(发现关联) 347
Activity(活动) 347
Essential Terms(重要术语) 348
Level Ⅱ:Legal Listening(法律听力) 348
Putting the Terms to Use(术语的运用) 349
Level Ⅲ:The Case(案例) 349
Level Ⅳ:Language Focus(语言聚焦) 352
Obtaining Information(获取信息) 352
Level Ⅴ:Case Preparation(案件准备) 356
Teams(组队) 356
Case Theory(案件理论) 356
Discovery(发现) 357
The Trial(庭审) 358