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Taipei Judge’s Suicide Leads to Calls for Reform by Legal Workers

台北法官自殺引發法律界改革呼聲

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Taipei Judge’s Suicide Leads to Calls for Reform by Legal Workers
白花運動
A 38-year-old judge named Li Chao-ran died after jumping off the Shilin District judge’s dormitory in Taipei on Friday, April 12.
4月12日星期五,38歲的法官李昭然在台北士林地方法院法官宿舍跳樓身亡。
jump off從某處跳下來dormitory=dorm宿舍、團體寢室
His suicide has led many legal workers to call for reforms in the way the country’s judges are treated.
他的自殺引發許多法律工作者呼籲改革國內法官的待遇。
suicide(n.)自殺attempt suicide企圖自殺、commit suicide自殺suicidal(adj.)有自殺傾向的legal(adj.)法律上的
According to Taiwan News, Li was known as a “kind, efficient, and hard-working” judge.
根據《台灣英文新聞》,大家都說李昭然是一位「善良、有效率且勤奮」的法官。
be known as以某身份為名be known for以某長處、特點出名be known to sb.為某人所熟知
Before taking his own life, Li sent a message to his wife, who is also a judge, apologizing for leaving her.
自殺前,李法官傳訊息給自己的妻子,她也是一名法官,對離開她表示歉意。
apologize(v.)道歉,apology(n.)道歉
Many believe that Li’s suicide was the result of stress from having to deal with too many legal cases at the same time.
許多人認為,李法官的自殺是因為同時處理過多的法律案件,壓力過大所致。
deal with面對、處理
One of his colleagues told Taiwan’s United Daily News that there have been problems for years with legal cases for judges not being fairly distributed across Taiwan.
他的一位同事告訴台灣的《聯合報》,多年來,台灣一直存在法官案件分配不公平的問題。
fair(adj.)公平的,fairly(adv.)公平地、相當地distribute(v.)分配、散布、分布
Additionally, it has been reported that judges who want to advance their careers are basically required to take on heavier workloads to be considered for promotions.
此外,據報導,希望晉升的法官基本上需要承擔更重的工作量才能被考慮晉升。
advance(v.)晉升take on承擔、接手promotion(n.)升遷,promote(v.)升遷、晉升
After Li’s death, many legal workers protested by laying hundreds of white flowers in front of the Shilin District Court building.
李法官去世後,許多法律工作者抗議,在士林地方法院大樓前放置了數百朵白花。
protest(v.)抗議lay(v.)放、擱、下蛋、產卵、下賭注、賭錢,三態lay-laid-laidlie(v.)躺下,三態lie-lay-lain
Calling themselves the “White Flower” movement, this group of workers is demanding that Taiwan’s Judicial Yuan make improvements to the system.
這群工作者自稱為「白花」運動,他們要求台灣司法院改善制度。
demand(v.)要求Judicial Yuan司法院
According to TaiwanPlus News, leaders have already admitted that there are problems which need to be addressed and offered extra support services to the country’s legal staff.
根據《TaiwanPlus News》,領導者已經承認存在需要解決的問題,並為國內法律人員提供額外的支持服務。
admit(v.)承認address(v.)向…提出、給某人寫信、向…發表演說或致詞、稱呼address(n.)地址,重音在第一音節

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judge(v.)
評判、審判、認為、判斷(n.)法官、裁判、鑑賞家
judgment(n.)
審判、判決
judge by...
根據…做判斷
lead to
導致
e.g. A diet that is high in fat can lead to obesity.
高油脂的飲食會導致肥胖
bring about, cause, result in
導致、引起
call(n.)
要求、請求
call for something
要求、呼籲某事
reform(n.)(v.)
改革、改良、改過自新
jump off
從某處跳下來
dormitory=dorm
宿舍、團體寢室
suicide(n.)
自殺
attempt suicide
企圖自殺、commit suicide自殺
suicidal(adj.)
有自殺傾向的
legal(adj.)
法律上的
be known as
以某身份為名
be known for
以某長處、特點出名
be known to sb.
為某人所熟知
apologize(v.)
道歉,apology(n.)道歉
deal with
面對、處理
fair(adj.)
公平的,fairly(adv.)公平地、相當地
distribute(v.)
分配、散布、分布
advance(v.)
晉升
take on
承擔、接手
promotion(n.)
升遷,promote(v.)升遷、晉升
protest(v.)
抗議
lay(v.)
放、擱、下蛋、產卵、下賭注、賭錢,三態lay-laid-laid
lie(v.)
躺下,三態lie-lay-lain
demand(v.)
要求
Judicial Yuan
司法院
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