Welcome to the Voice of America’s “News Words”, where we teach you about words in the news.
欢迎收听美国之声“新闻词汇”,在这里我们会教您新闻中的词汇。
Sometimes hearing the word “court” can be confusing.Which court is this?
有时候听到“法院”这个词让人很困惑。到底是哪个法院?
Supreme Court kept in place a controversial provision that requires police to check the immigration status of those they stop for other reasons, if police suspect they are in the country illegally.
最高法院保留了一个有争议的条款,该条款要求,警察因其他原因截停某人,如怀疑其非法滞留美国,可以检查他们的移民身份。
“Supreme” means top or highest.
“最高”的意思是最顶层的或是最高的。
And America’s Supreme Court is just that -- the nation’s highest court.
美国最高法院即是该国最高级的法院。
Nine Justices sit on the court. And they make decisions on major issues that affect the country.
九个法官在法庭开会。他们对影响国家的重大事件进行判决。
Now, when you hear the words “Supreme Court,” your English will be good enough to know what these News Words mean.
现在,当你听到“最高法院”这个词组的时候,你的英文程度就足以明白它的意思了。
For more “News Words”, visit our website at LearningEnglish. voanews. com
收听更多“新闻词汇”,请访问我们的网站LearningEnglish. voanews. com