壹、如何理解題目
提到法律，很多考生第壹感覺是類似於憲法、勞動法、刑法等很莊嚴、涵蓋範圍很廣的法律。如果按這種思路來準備這個話題的話，確實會受自己有限知識量以及專業詞匯不足的限制。
其實law到底是什麽，韋氏高階英語詞典的解釋是：
1、A. The whole system or set of rules made by the government of a town, state, country, etc.
B. A particular kind of law.
2、A rule made by the government of a town, state, country, etc.
從以上定義可以看出,a
law可以是壹系列的或者單項的法律或法則,可以是國家、州、城市制定的.所以考生們可參考的範圍就擴大了,既可以是憲法這樣的大法,也可以是合同法、移民法、專利法等相對比較單項的法,更可以是當地政府制定的某些政策法規,例如獨生子女政策、房屋限購政策、限制環境汙染政策等.
以下的法律名稱可以供大家選擇和參考:
New Labor law 新勞動法
Traffic Laws 交通法
Environmental Protection law 環境保護法
Taxation law 稅務法
New plastic-bags standards 塑料袋使用規定
One Child Policy 獨生子女政策
Anti-smoking Law 禁煙法
二、如何組織語言
選好了描述哪個法律之後,接下來就要回答"What the law is"這個問題.對於廣大非法律專業的考生來說,不需要很深入的描述,只需要回答法律頒布或實施時間、主要內容以及頒布的主要目的就可以了.
New plastic-bags standards 塑料袋使用規定New plastic-bags standards went to effect from June, 2008. New
standards forbid supermarkets and shops from handing out colorized
plastic bags. Authorities say those bags are mainly made of wasted
plastics which will pollute the environment. The standards also have
other industrial requirements. For example, plastic bags should have a
thickness of no less than 0.025 millimeter, so that they can be reused.
Enterprises fail to conform to standards will face severe punishment.
Anti-smoking Law 禁煙法
Anti-smoking Law became effective in May, 2011. It bans tobacco
smoking in workplaces and other public spaces in door. The health
consequences of the tobacco epidemic are very serious in China and
smoking has become the top killer of the Chinese population. Our
government is working on making all public spaces—including work sites
and transportation options—tobacco-free for the well-being of Chinese
citizens.
New labour law 新勞動法
The new law greatly limits the use of short-term contracts. The new
law allows employers to assign only two consecutive fixed-term
contracts. After that the employer must offer the employee an open-ended
contract.
The law imposes severe restrictions on the use of probationary
periods in the employment relationship. Probationary periods are
permitted, but the length is limited. Furthermore, an employee can only
be subject to a single probationary period by a single employer. Wages
during the probationary period must also be no less than 80% of the
contract wage.
三、法律帶來的好處
至於法律帶來的好處,可以是對整個社會帶來的效益,也可以是對個人以及某些社會團體帶來的意義,甚至是對我們的地球、環境帶來的好處.
New plastic-bags standards 塑料袋使用規定:
China's new standard is to change consumers' shopping habits. If
everyone can use just one plastic bag a day, he or she can save around
300 bags a year. And that would mean as much as a 2-thirds reduction in
the use of plastic bags for the entire country. Mainly aimed at
protecting the environment. Stop the "White pollution".
Road Traffic Safety Law 道路交通安全法:
It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a
steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality.
Drunken driving may cause traffic accident and death. Strictly abide by
traffic law will guarantee a safe driving. Only Stricter Traffic Laws
Can Prevent Accidents. The strict law about road traffic safety helps
creating a safe, harmonious, orderly and convenient traffic environment
through which the happiness of people can be improved.
One Child Policy 獨生子女政策:The one child policy is an effective way of reducing the population
of China, which is one of the largest one all over the world. Limiting
the growth of population is favorable to economic growth. It can also
release the burden of protecting the environment. One-child policy has
helped the fight against global warming by avoiding 300 million births.
That means, without one child policy in China, we can hardly have the
chance to enjoy all the affluence and living comfort we enjoy now.
New labor law 新勞動法:Chinese workers are increasingly aware of their rights. These laws
seem more favorable to workers. The New labor law has been actively
publicized and employees are well informed about their rights under the
new law, trying to redress the balance of power between workers and
employers. For example, mines and construction sites have been getting a
lot of attention for several years now. Workers were clearly being
abused. All of this represented a source of social instability, and I
think they just decided they couldn't afford it. So they decided to get
at one root cause: the lack of contracts. Implementation and enforcement
are traditionally the weakest points of labor law in China.