2021年2月1日 ~ Book8 Lesson4

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 14 (When do you think a defendant can count on a more lenient sentence?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
What might be the medical results of doing strenuous work for over 30 years?

The medical results of doing strenuous work for over 30 years might be death from overworking.

What do you suppose the verdict ‘not proven’ means?

I suppose the verdict ‘not proven’ means that a suspected person should be released if there’s no enough evidence.

Would you be willing to employ a person who had served a 2-year sentence for theft? Why?

No, I wouldn’t be willing to employ a person who had served a 2-year sentence for theft because they may commit a crime again.

When do you think a defendant can count on a more lenient sentence?

I think a defendant can count on a more lenient sentence when they feel deep remorse for what they have done.

＜単語・イディオム＞
strenuous :

精力的な；熱心な；努力を要する

haphazardly :

でたらめに、偶然に

verdict :

（陪審員が下す）（～という）評決、答申；（物事に関する）意見、決定

on a charge of :

～の罪

be charged with :

～の嫌疑を受ける、～の罪に問われる

claim damages :

損害賠償を要求する

not proven :

証拠不十分；証拠不十分な

defendant :

被告人（の）

plead guilty :

罪を認める、（被告人が）身に覚えがあるという

plead innocent :

無罪を主張する、身の潔白を主張する

a court of law :

裁判所、法廷

lenient :

寛大な、情け深い

remorse :

良心の呵責、自責の念、後悔

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