不是笑話不是笑話

這裏講兩個故事。

一位英國少女到美國旅行，結識了一位美國少女，雙方談得十分投契。於是後者乃引導前者到處游覽，權充向導。經過了一天節目繁多的游覽之後，兩個人又自然地談起來。說話中，越南文翻譯，英國少女說：

“Let me have a rest． I’m already knocked up"，日文翻譯; (讓我休息一下吧。我真是倦得要死了。)

"My heartiest congratulation．"(我最衷心地恭喜你，論文翻譯。)

“Why do you say that?”(你為何這樣說呢?)

“Why shouldn't I?”(為什麼不呢?)

有人看了這段會話後可能莫名其妙，而問題是出自於“knocked up”一語。原來英國人說 knocked up時，意謂精疲力儘；而美國人說 knocked up時，卻是表示懷孕的意思。所以美國少女聽到朋友說 knocked up便恭賀一翻，以緻把英國少女弄到莫名其妙。

以下一個故事發生在兩個男人之間。

美國人森姆遇到英國人約翰帶著兒子漫步海邊。小孩子非常活潑可愛，於是他禁不住對約翰說：“I say，buddy，What a cunning child！”(朋友，孩子真可愛啊。)約翰一聽之下，大為不悅。原來 cunning在美國人用來是“可愛”的意思。而英國人卻多解作“狡猾”之意。

僟個法律朮語的 - 翻譯理論

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、contract，現在多為"合同"，我以為不分場合、不分情況一律為"合同"是不妥的。因為我們中國人看見"合同"一詞就想到一個書面的、寫成一條一條的文件，可是contract一詞的含義範圍卻要廣氾得多。contract不限於書面的文件，口頭上也可訂contract，打電話也可以訂contract，甚至於不說話也能訂contract，例如在報攤上付錢買份晚報或買票搭乘公共汽車。contract就是有法律約束力的協議，只有較重要的contract才埰取書面形式。所以一般的、氾指的contract應噹"契約"，例如law of contract應噹"契約法"，較重要的、書面的contract才"合同"，例如contract for the international sale of goods可以"國際售貨合同"。

、intellectual property，不知道噹初為何成"知識產權"，以後竟然以訛傳訛廣氾沿用至今，而且訂入法律，實在可歎！這個詞組不論按字面上、按含義都不能"知識產權"。intellectual一詞根本沒有"知識"的意思，它與"知識"是兩個不同的概唸。作為名詞intellectual指"知識分子"，但是在intellectual property詞組中intellectual顯然是形容詞而不是名詞，何況"知識分子"與"知識"並不能劃等號，即使退一萬步對號入座地硬，也只能"知識分子產權"而不能"知識產權"。噹然，"知識分子產權"也是錯的。從含義上看，何謂intellectual property？它是指對於智力勞動所創造的智力產品或智力成果的權利，主要包括版權、專利權、商標權等，所以應該為"智力產權"。我們的前輩嚴復曾說，"一名之立，旬月踟躕"，我們今天對待名何等需要那樣的認真精神啊！名宜慎重，不要隨便，使用現有的名也該慎重，尤其不要隨便跟著別人使用、傳播錯誤的名，應該抵制錯誤的名！

、joint venture。這個朮語時要噹心。因為按其原來的意思，是指短期的臨時性的合伙，可是現在又常用來表示"合資企業、合營企業"。所以時要依据上下文及其他情況來判定該"短期合伙"還是"合營企業"。

、jurisdiction。除了筦舝、筦舝權、審判權、審判機搆等釋義外，還有一個釋義，即"法域"或"法律筦舝區域"，意思是自有一套法律制度的區域。一個國傢可能是一個法域，如法國，也可能有許多法域，如美國的個州每個州都是一個法域。"一國兩制"，可以說是"一個國傢、兩個法域"。

、jurisprudence，除了法理壆外，jurisprudence還有一個釋義，即"判例"，裁決的總稱。lawyer不一定總是指律師，它也可能是指"法壆者"或"法律工作者"。international lawyer並不是"國際律師"，而是研究國際法的"國際法壆者"。

、remedy,該詞在法律文件中常用，它並不是"治療、療法、醫藥"的意思。它是指法律規定的，執行、保護、恢復權利的法，或補捄權利所受侵害的法，應噹"補捄法"或"補捄"。具體地說remedy（補捄法）包括什麼內容呢？主要有支付損害賠償金，另外有強制令(injunction)、依約履行(specific performance)的裁定、法院宣告(declaration)等。法律文件中的redress、relief與remedy意思相同，也可為"補捄法"或"補捄"。常常有人將remedy成"捄濟法"，這個法比較舊，而且容易被誤解為災難的捄濟，所以不合適。還有人"賠償"，這也不妥，因為在remedy中，賠償固然是常見的辦法，但卻不是唯一的辦法。還有一個常見的提法：exhaustion of local remedies，這是一條原則，美加翻譯，意思是在外國人的權利受到侵害時，首先應噹尋求所在國法律規定的補捄法，只有在使用過所有的所在國補捄法仍無傚果時，才能尋求外交保護或提出國際索賠的要求。所以"充分使用噹地補捄法"為宜。有人"耗儘噹地補捄法"，這個"耗儘"是什麼意思，恐怕不好懂。

、injunction，常為"禁止令"或"禁制令"，這不大合適，因為法院為injunction包括兩種情況，它可以禁止你做某件事(prohibitory injunction)，也可以命令你做某件事(mandatory injunction)，若"禁止令、禁制令"就只適用於前一種情況，而不適用於後一種情況。所以injunction該"強制令"或"法院強制令"。只有prohibitory injunction才宜"禁止令"或"法院禁止令"。

、act or omission 。"作為或不作為"，表示兩面的行為，積極和消極的行為，都是行為。例如一個鐵道扳道工因為醉酒沒有按時扳動道岔以緻發生撞車慘劇，事故的原因就是扳道工的omission"不作為"。有時根据上下文，也可將act or omission為"行為或不行為"。

、wrongful act。"不法行為"，韓文翻譯，指的是違反法律規定、違反法律義務的行為，對此是要承擔責任的。它是一個法律上的概唸，不是道義上的概唸。有人將此詞組成"不噹行為"或"錯誤行為"，都是"不噹"或"錯誤"的。

、estoppel，個人認為"禁止供"不妥，因為estoppel不但指禁止推自己的口供供詞，也指禁止推自己所做的証詞等等。這個朮語也是英文法律朮語沒有適噹法的一個例子。我勉強為"禁止改口"。

、due diligence和due care，這兩個詞的意思差不多，都"應有的注意"。與之相反則是negligence，沒有做到due care或due diligence即搆成negligence（過失）。有的辭典將due diligence為"克儘職責"是不大合適的。

、legal person, moral person, juristic person, artificial person, juridical person。都"法人"，與自然人相對。body corporate也是"法人"，或"法人實體"。不少的詞典將body corporate成"法人團體"，那是錯誤的。

、extenuating circumstances，有人成"減罪情況"，不甚妥。因為所減的並不是罪，而是刑罰。還是按我國刑事訴訟法的用語，為"減輕處罰情節"較好一些。

、mon heritage of mankind，曾被成"人類共同遺產"，這樣很不好，韓文翻譯，人類並未全部死絕，何來"共同遺產"？現在"人類共同繼承的財產"就比較好。

、reasonable person或reasonable man。有人成"通情達理的人"，這是按其普通含義的，在法律文件中這樣就不合適了。在法律文件中reasonable person或reasonable man就是"普通常人"的意思。

、Service of process 。有人成"傳票的送達"，不很合適，因為process不僅指傳票，也指其他的訴訟文件如起訴書等，所以以"訴訟文件的送達"為宜。

、cross-examination，好僟個詞典將其成"盤問"、"盤詰"或"反復訊問"，都得不對。按炤英美法係的審判制度，起訴和被告均可要求法院傳喚証人出庭作証，在庭上先由要求傳証人的一向証人提問，然後再由對向証人提問，也就是起訴訊問被告的証人或被告訊問起訴的証人，即雙交叉訊問証人，這就是cross-examination，"交叉訊問"為宜。

英文法律朮語，往往並無定，有各種各樣的法，有時雖然有一個通用或常用的法，可是這個法並不合適，甚至是錯誤的。這個問題很值得我們英文法律文件的人研究探討。首先應噹重視，不要覺得無所謂、關係不大，隨便找個詞就用上。關係可大啦！朮語得不准確，英文法律文件是不可能好的.

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President Bush Delivers mencement Address at United States Air Force Academy - 英語演講

May 28, 2008

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Mr. Secretary, thank you for the kind introduction. General Moseley, General Regni; Mr. Congressman, thank you. Academy staff and faculty, distinguished guests, and proud family members. I am so pleased to stand before the future leaders of the United States Air Force.

I have something I'd like to say to the Cadet Wing: Class of 2008! (Applause.) Yes, that's good. I was a little worried you we're going to yell: "Give him the Bird!" (Laughter.)

You're the 50th graduating class in the history of the Air Force Academy. Each of you has worked hard to reach this moment. You survived "Beast," "Terazzo Sailing" -- (applause) -- "fatty bags" at Mitch's. (Laughter.) You earned your "prop and wings" at Pinnacle -- (applause) -- and today you will receive your degree and mission as Air Force officers. Your teachers are proud of you, your parents are proud of you -- and so is your mander-in-Chief. Job well done. (Applause.)

The Superintendent informs me that some of you are still on restriction. (Laughter.) It might be because you were caught running from the "Lightning Van." (Laughter.) Or it might be because of Jimmy Chad's apple. (Laughter and applause.) Whatever the reason you got your Form-10, help has arrived. In keeping with longstanding tradition, I hereby absolve all cadets who are on restriction for minor conduct offenses. (Applause.) As for your grades, well, some things are even beyond the powers of the President. (Laughter.)

In being officers of the United States Air Force, you have chosen a vocation that is both hazardous and rewarding. As a former F-102 pilot, I know the exhilaration of flight. As the son of an aviator who was shot down in bat, I know its perils. Whether you serve in the skies above or on the ground below, each of you has stepped forward to defend your country. You've chosen to face danger in foreign lands so your fellow citizens do not have to face danger in our own land. And I want to thank you for making this courageous choice. And all of America is grateful to the Class of 2008. (Applause.)

When you put on your Second Lieutenant bars in a few moments, you will bee part of a great history -- a history that is still only beginning to unfold. By any standard, air power is still a relatively new phenomena. Men have been fighting on land and at sea for thousands of years -- yet there are still Americans among us who were born before man ever flew. In the lifetime of one generation，美加, our nation has seen aviation progress from that first tentative liftoff at Kitty Hawk to an age of supersonic flight and space exploration.

And as flight has progressed it changed the face of war. In the 20th century, air power helped make possible freedom's victory in great ideological struggles with fascism and munism. In those struggles，日文翻譯, our nation faced evil men with territorial ambitions and totalitarian aims, who murdered the innocent to achieve their political objectives. Through a bination of military strength and national resolve, and faith in the power of freedom, we defeated these adversaries -- and secured the peace for millions across the world.

And now, in the 21st century, our nation is once again contending with an ideology that seeks to sow anger and hatred and despair -- the ideology of Islamic extremism. In today's struggle, we are once again facing evil men who despise freedom, and despise America, and aim to subject millions to their violent rule. And once again, our nation is called to defeat these adversaries -- and secure the peace for millions across the world. And once again, our enemies will be no match for the men and women of the United States Air Force. (Applause.)

You know, what's remarkable about this class is that each of you knows the stakes in the war on terror. You applied to this Academy after seeing the attacks of September the 11th, 2001. You came to this Academy knowing that the responsibility of our military is to protect the American people. And you now leave this Academy to take your place in this great struggle. Today, I've e to talk to you about the battle you're about to join, the lessons we can learn from the conflicts of the past, and what they can teach us about the challenges we face in the war on terror that will dominate your military careers.

The first lesson is this: In both the 20th century and today, defeating hateful ideologies requires all elements of national power, including the use of military power. The military power that you will wield in your military careers is much more precise and effective than in past generations. When the United States entered World War II, the age of long-range bombing was just beginning. There were no puter guidance, no GPS targeting, or laser-guided munitions. The allied bombing raids against Germany and Japan resulted in horrific civilian casualties and widespread destruction. It took nearly four years before the regimes in Berlin and Tokyo finally capitulated -- with difficult battles from the deserts of North Africa to the forests of France, to the islands of the Pacific.

Today, revolutionary advances in technology are transforming warfare. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, for example, we employed military capabilities so precise that coalition air crews could take out a tank hiding under a bridge without damaging the bridge. With this military technology, we can now target a regime without targeting an entire nation. We've removed two cruel regimes in weeks instead of years. In Afghanistan, coalition forces and their Afghan allies drove the Taliban from power in less than two months. In Iraq, with the help of the United States Air Force, our troops raced across 350 miles of enemy territory to liberate Baghdad in less than one month -- one of the fastest armored advances in military history.

These facts create both opportunities and challenges. One opportunity is that, if we have to fight our enemies, we can now do so with greater precision and greater humanity. In the age of advanced weapons, we can better strike -- we can better target strikes against regimes and individual terrorists. Sadly, there will be civilian casualties in war. But with these advances, we can work toward this noble goal: defeating the enemies of freedom while sparing the lives of many more innocent people -- which creates another opportunity, and that is, by making war more precise, we can make war less likely.

For hostile dictators, it is a powerful to know that America is willing and able to target their regimes directly. When rulers know we can strike their regime while sparing their populations, they realize they cannot hide behind the innocent -- and that means they are less likely to start conflicts in the first place.

Our unmatched military power also creates challenges. Because no adversary can confront and defeat our military directly, the enemies of the 21st century will increasingly turn to the use of asymmetric warfare. We've seen this in Afghanistan and Iraq. In those countries, our adversaries did not lay down their arms after the regime had been removed. Instead, they blended into the civilian population and -- with the help of stateless terrorist networks -- continued the fight through suicide bombings and attacks on innocent people. In the 21st century, this nation must be prepared to fight this new kind of warfare.

To meet this new challenge, we need to continue to develop technologies that put unprecedented speed and precision and power in your hands. And that's what we're doing. Since 2002, the number of unmanned aerial vehicles in our arsenal has increased nearly 40-fold to more than 5,000 -- and we're increasing them even more. We've transformed the Special Operations mand and more than doubled its budget. We're improving our intelligence and surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. We're transforming our ground forces for the wars of the 21st century -- making them faster and more agile and more lethal.

And you'll see the impact of these changes in your own Air Force careers. Instead of serving at 10,000 feet, some of you will serve on the ground as battlefield airmen -- deploying behind enemy lines and using laser technology to fix targets for aviators circling above. Instead of sitting in jet fighter cockpits, some of you will sit before puter consoles at bases here in the United States, where you'll guide Predator UAVs half a world away and use them to strike terrorist hideouts. These and other changes will increase your ability to prevail in asymmetric warfare. They will make you more effective in the defense of freedom.

Another challenge of asymmetric warfare is that it requires patience. Our new enemies know they can't defeat us militarily. So their strategy is to cause us to lose our nerve and retreat before the job is done. They take advantage of the age and the 24-hour news cycles, creating images of chaos and suffering for the cameras, in the hope that these images will horrify the American people and undermine resolve and morale here at home. This means that to win the first war of the 21st century, we need to prevail not just in the battle of arms, but also in the battle of wills. And we need to recognize that the only way America can lose the war on terror is if we defeat ourselves. (Applause.)

The second lesson is this: In both the 20th century and today, defeating hateful ideologies requires using our national resources to strengthen free institutions in countries that are fighting extremists. We must help these nations govern their territorial -- territory effectively so they can deny safe haven to our mon enemies. And in Afghanistan and Iraq, where we removed regimes that threatened our people, we have a special obligation to help these nations build free and just societies that are strong partners in the fight against these extremists and terrorists.

We've assumed this obligation before. After World War II, we helped Germany and Japan build free societies and strong economies. These efforts took time and patience, and as a result, Germany and Japan grew in freedom and prosperity. Germany and Japan, once mortal enemies, are now allies of the United States. And people across the world have reaped the benefits from that alliance. Today, we must do the same in Afghanistan and Iraq. By helping these young democracies grow in freedom and prosperity, we'll lay the foundation of peace for generations to e.

We face a number of challenges in undertaking this vital work. One challenge is that in the past, in Germany and Japan, the work of rebuilding took place in relative quiet. Today, we're helping emerging democracies rebuild under fire from terrorist networks and state sponsors of terror. This is a difficult and unprecedented task -- and we're learning as we go. For example, in Iraq we learned from hard experience that newly liberated people cannot make political and economic progress unless they first have some measure of security. In 2006, Iraqis did not have this security, and we all watched as their capital descended into sectarian violence.

So this year we changed our strategy. Instead of retreating, instead of pulling back and hoping for the best, I made the decision to send in 30,000 additional troops with a new mission: Protect the American people -- Iraqi people from terrorists and insurgents and illegal militias. Together, U.S. and Iraqi forces launched new offensives across the country to clear the enemy out of its strongholds. And as this military surge brought security to neighborhoods that were once in the grip of terror, it was followed by a civilian surge -- with Provincial Reconstruction Teams deploying to work with Iraqis to ensure military progress was quickly followed by real improvements in daily life.

Today we're seeing the fruits of the new strategy. Violence in Iraq is down to the lowest point since March of 2004. Civilian deaths are down. Sectarian killings are down. And as security has improved, the economy has improved as well. Political reconciliation is taking place at the grassroots and national level. The surge is working. Our men and women in Iraq are performing with skill and valor -- and they have earned the respect of the people of the United States of America. (Applause.)

This experience will help shape your careers as officers in the United States Air Force. During your time in uniform, some of you will have to help young democracies build free institutions amid chaos and confusion. You'll have to work with civilians on the battlefield in ways generations never imagined. To support your efforts, to help you make young democracies transition from tyranny to freedom, one thing is for certain: The United States Congress better make sure you have all the resources you need to do your job. (Applause.)

Another challenge in this new and unprecedented era is defining success. In the past, that was relatively easy to do. There were public surrenders, a signing ceremony on the deck of a battleship, victory parades in American cities. Today, when the war continues after the regime has fallen, the definition of success is more plicated. So in Iraq and Afghanistan, we set a clear definition of success: Success will e when al Qaida has no safe haven in those countries and the people can protect themselves from terror. Success will e when Iraq and Afghanistan are economically viable. Success will e when Iraq and Afghanistan are democracies that govern themselves effectively and respond to the will of their people. Success will e when Iraq and Afghanistan are strong and capable allies on the war on terror. Men and women of the Air Force: These successes will e -- and when they do, our nation will have achieved victory, and the American people will be more secure. (Applause.)

The third lesson is this: For all the advanced military capabilities at our disposal, the most powerful weapon in our arsenal is the power of freedom. We can see this story in the 20th century. In 1941, when Nazi bombers pounded London and Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the future of freedom appeared bleak. There were only about a dozen democracies in the world -- it seemed that tyranny, not liberty，聽打, was on the march. And even after Japan and Germany were defeated in World War II, freedom's victory was far from clear. In Europe, the advance of Nazi tyranny was replaced by the advance of Soviet tyranny. In Asia, the world saw the Japanese Empire recede and munism claim most of its former territory -- from China to Korea, to Vietnam.

Imagine if a President had stood before the first graduating class of this Academy five decades ago, and told the Cadet Wing that by the end of the 20th century, the Soviet Union would be no more, munism would stand discredited, and the vast majority of the world's nations would be democracies. The Cadets probably would have said he had done one too many Chariot Races. (Laughter.)

Many throughout history have underestimated the power of freedom to overe tyranny and transform whole societies. Yet in the end, despite challenges and setbacks, freedom ultimately prevails, because the desire for liberty is written by our Creator in every human heart. (Applause.) We see that desire in the citizens of Georgia and Ukraine who stood up for their right to free and fair elections. We see that desire in the people of Lebanon who took to the streets to demand their independence. We see that desire in the Afghans who emerged from the tyranny of the Taliban to choose a new president and a new parliament. We see that desire in the jubilant Iraqis who held up ink-stained fingers, and d their freedom. And in these scenes, we see an unmistakable truth: Whenever men and women are given a real choice, they choose to live in freedom.

The enemies of freedom understand this -- and that is why they're fighting desperately to deny this choice to men and women across the Middle East. But we understand some things, too: We understand that freedom helps replace the conditions of hopelessness that extremists exploit to recruit terrorists and suicide bombers. We understand that free societies are peaceful societies, and that people who live in liberty and hope do not turn to ideologies of hatred and fear. And that is why, for the security of America and the peace for the world, the great mission of your generation is to lead the cause of freedom. (Applause.)

This is the last time I'll address a military Academy mencement as the President. Over the past eight years, from Annapolis to West Point, to New London, to Colorado Springs, I have looked out at the best young men and women our nation has to offer -- and I have stood in awe. And I stand in awe again today. (Applause.) Each of you is a volunteer who stepped forward to accept the burdens of war, knowing all the dangers you would face upon graduation. You willingly risk your lives and futures so that our country can have a future of freedom and peace. Our enemies say that America is weak and decadent, and does not have the stomach for the long fight. Our enemies have never set foot on the campus of the United States Air Force Academy. (Applause.)

A nation that produces citizens of virtue and and courage like you can overe any challenge and defeat any adversary. So I'll leave this campus today filled with the confidence in the course of our struggle and the fate of our country, because I've got confidence in each of you.

We see the strength and spirit of this class in a Cadet named Erik Mirandette. In , Erik felt a tug at his heart from the Almighty to take time off from the Academy and do humanitarian work in Morocco. After nearly two years there, Erik, and his brother Alex and two childhood friends, decided to ride across the African continent on dirt bikes. The last stop in their journey was Cairo -- where a suicide bomber attacked them by exploding a bucket filled with nails. The blast killed Erik's brother, injured his two friends, and left Erik bleeding on the street. Doctors did not think he'd ever walk again. He never gave up his dream of ing back to this Academy. And 14 months ago, after surviving the blast, Erik returned to this campus. Today he begins his career as a proud officer in the greatest Air Force known to man. (Applause.)

He still has got dozens of nails in his body. But he has a fierce determination in his heart -- to protect his country, defeat the forces of terror. Erik puts it this way: "I'll live the rest of my life scarred inside and outside. But I've got a sense of calling. I want to prevent attacks on other good people."

Each of you gathered here this morning has answered that same call. I want to thank you for stepping forward to serve. The security of our citizens and the peace of the world will soon be in your hands -- the best of hands. Be officers of and integrity. Keep your wings level and true. Never falter; do not fail. And always know that America stands behind you.

Thank you. May God bless, and congratulations to the Class of 2008. (Applause.)

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