法律英语随身听 6 审前会议

Question 1

3.3 审前会议

Answer 1

Pretrial Conference

Question 2

（1）在联邦法院和一些州法院，审理开始前都有一个审前会议。

Answer 2

In federal courts and in some state courts, there is a pretrial conference before the trial begins.

Question 3

审理开始前

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before the trial begins

Question 4

（2）审前会议一般在正式审理开始前两到四个月举行。在会上，当事人各方要向法院提交书面文件，归纳其事实和法律方面的争论点，列出将在法庭作证的证人的姓名，以及计划在法庭上使用的文件证据或其他证据的清单。

Answer 4

At the conference, which usually takes place from two or four months before the trial begins, the parties shall each submit written documents summarizing their contentions of facts and law and listing the names of the persons, whom they will use at the trial as witness as well as a list of all documentary or other evidence which they plan to use at the trial.

Question 5

举行

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take place

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当事人各方要提交。。。

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the parties shall each submit 。。。

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书面文件

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written documents

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归纳

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summarizing

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其事实和法律方面的争论点

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their contentions of facts and law

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contention

Answer 10

n.
1. 争吵; 争执;
2. 争论;
3. (尤指争论时的) 看法，观点

[例句]This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
这一证据证实了他们的观点，即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。

[其他] 复数：contentions

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以及

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as well as

Question 12

列出将在法庭作证的证人的姓名

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listing the names of the persons, whom they will use at the trial as witness

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计划在法庭上使用的文件证据或其他证据的清单

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a list of all documentary or other evidence which they plan to use at the trial

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文件证据

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documentary evidence

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在法庭上【指的是：在审判中】

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at the trial

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（3）审前会议在联邦地区法院被广泛使用。许多案件常常无需正式开庭审理，便能在审前会议上解决。

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Pretrial conference, used extensively in the federal district courts, frequently results in the settlement of the case without trial.

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被广泛使用

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used extensively

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常常

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frequently

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解决

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settlement

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无需正式开庭审理

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without trial

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案件的解决

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settlement of the case

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（4）如果案件未能在审前会议上解决，法院会确定另一确切日期开庭审理该案。

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If it does not, the court fixes a specific date for the case trial, following the pretrial conference.

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法院为该案确定另一确切日期

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the court fixes a specific date for the case trial

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案件审理

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the case trial

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（5）审前会议的目的在于缩短实际审理的时间而又不侵犯双方当事人的权利。

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The objective of the pretrial conference is to shorten the actual trial time without infringing upon the rights of either party.

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目的

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objective

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缩短实际审理的时间

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shorten the actual trial time

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而又不

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without

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双方当事人【任何一方当事人的意思】

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either party