2006年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Takes on 38 Cases in New Term
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By Peter Fedynsky
Washington, DC
04 October 2006
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The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term this week with a docket of 38 cases, 17 of which are related to business. VOA's Peter Fedynsky looks at the most prominent cases, including one about abortion 2, a politically divisive social issue in the United States.
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Abortion rights demonstration
The high court will decide a federal law that bans a procedure, which proponents 3 refer to as a partial birth abortion, and proponents call a late-term abortion. Lower courts declared the law unconstitutional, because it does not recognize medical emergencies.
Irene Jaroslaw
Ilene Jaroslaw, a New York attorney, had a late-term or partial birth abortion due to genetic 4 defects. "Part of the brain was missing, part of the skull 5 was missing and this baby had a very grim prognosis."
The procedure the Bush administration considers immoral 6. Constitutional lawyer Jay Sekulow agrees. "It is a gruesome procedure."
Jay Sekulow
Observers say two new conservative members of the nine-member court could tip the balance to limit a woman's right to an abortion. Roger Evens is a pro-choice activist 7. "The most important principle at stake here is protecting the relationship between physicians and their patients from intrusion by politicians."
The Supreme Court is also reviewing a lower court ruling, which ordered cigarette maker 8 Philip Morris to pay nearly $80 million in punitive 9 damages to the family of a deceased smoker 10 in Oregon. Business interests are seeking limits on such damages.
Another business issue includes a case in which environmentalists are challenging a lower court decision that would allow an energy company to continue using old, refitted electric generators 11 without expensive pollution control equipment.
In a social issue, school boards in Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Kentucky are seeking to achieve racial integration 12 by taking race into account when limiting the choice students have of which schools they may attend.
The Supreme Court will be in session through June 2007.
- 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。
- She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
- A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。
- Reviewing courts were among the most active proponents of hybrid rulemaking procedures. 复审法院是最积极的混合型规则制定程序的建议者。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
- Proponents of such opinions were arrested as 'traitors. ' 提倡这种主张的人马上作为“卖国贼”逮捕起来。 来自辞典例句
- It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
- Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
- The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
- He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。
- She was questioned about his immoral conduct toward her.她被询问过有关他对她的不道德行为的情况。
- It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.我相信使核武器是不邪恶的。
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- They took punitive measures against the whole gang.他们对整帮人采取惩罚性措施。
- The punitive tariff was imposed to discourage tire imports from China.该惩罚性关税的征收是用以限制中国轮胎进口的措施。
- His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
- He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。
- The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
- Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
- This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。