法律英语就该这么说 第6期:他是一个开业“初级律师”

　　必背句型:

　　A:Why did he offer to give information to the police?

　　为什么他主动给警察提供信息？

　　B:When he offered to give information to the police,he was granted immunity¹ from prosecution².

　　当他主动给警察提供信息时，他被免于起诉。

　　He offered to give information to the enemy.

　　他主动给敌人提供信息。

　　He offered to give help to the poor.

　　他主动给穷人提供帮助。

　　He was granted immunity from punishment.

　　他被免于惩罚。

　　延伸阅读:A:What about the thief?

　　小偷怎么样了？

　　B:The thief surrendered himself to the police.

　　小偷向警方自首了。

　　The robber surrendered himself to the police.

　　抢劫犯向警方自首了。

　　They surrendered themselves to the enemy.

　　他们向敌人投降了。

　　Why did the person surrender himself to the police?

　　这个人为什么向警方自首？

1 immunity   

n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权

参考例句：

• The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
• He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。

2 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。