XI. Прочтите и перескажите своим друзьям английские шутки:

One morning the king stoops down over the basin to wash his face. The jester can’t stand the temptation and kicks the king. It is an inexcusable insult. The king gets furious and orders to execute the jester. A few minutes before the execution the king feels sorry for the jester and tells him that he will pardon him if he makes such an excuse that will be more impudent than the insult itself. The jester thinks a little and says, “I’m sorry, Your Majesty! But I thought it was the queen”.

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The jester can’t stand the temptation… – (зд.) Шут не может противостоять соблазну…

to kick smb – ударить кого-либо ногой

an inexcusable insult – непростительное оскорбление

to get furious – прийти в ярость

to execute smb – казнить кого-либо

execution – казнь

to pardon smb – помиловать кого-либо

impudent – наглый, нахальный

Your Majesty! – Ваше Величество! (обращение к королю)

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Believe it or not, but…

… in Oklahoma, USA, the judge may sentence you to prison if you tease a dog.

… in Alaska it is illegal to throw a living deer out of a flying plane.

… in Connecticut it is illegal to cross the street on your hands.

… in Florida there is a law which forbids unmarried women to jump with a parachute on Sundays otherwise the police may arrest them, fine them or the judge may send them to prison.

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to tease – дразнить

a living deer – живой олень

to forbid – запрещать

an unmarried woman – незамужняя женщина

otherwise – иначе, в противном случае

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“Why are you in prison?”

“Just imagine! It turns out one day that the state manufactures the same banknotes as I do!”

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Just imagine! – Только представьте себе!

It turns out one day… - (зд.) в один прекрасный день выясняется…

Unit 7 courts in great britain

Active vocabulary

to have evidence – иметь улики

to charge a suspect – обвинять подозреваемого

court – суд

Magistrates’ Court – магистратский суд

to try – разбирать в судебном порядке

a criminal case – уголовное дело

a civil case – гражданское дело

lay – (зд.) непрофессионал, непрофессиональный

justice of the peace – мировой судья

to work part-time – работать неполный рабочий день

to preside (at, over) – председательствовать, осуществлять руководство

to decide a case – выносить решение по делу

parking violation – нарушение правил парковки

a stipendiary magistrate – магистрат, находящийся на жаловании

to have legal training – иметь юридическое образование

the accused - обвиняемый

to have the right to trial by jury – иметь право на суд присяжных

to hear appeals – рассматривать апелляции

Crown Court – королевский суд / суд Короны

High Court – верховный суд

County Court – суд графства

Court of Appeal – апелляционный суд

bankruptcy – банкротство

European Court of Human Rights – Европейский суд по правам человека

Juvenile Court – суд по делам несовершеннолетних

I. Прочтите и переведите текст “а”. Text a courts in great britain

Someone commits a crime. If the police have enough evidence they charge the suspect. The policemen take the suspect to the Magistrates’ Court. If the crime is not very serious (for example, parking violation) the Magistrates’ Court can decide it. The Magistrates’ Courts try the majority of all criminal cases and some civil cases. Lay magistrates (also called justices of the peace – J.P.s) who work part-time and don’t get a salary usually preside at these courts. The courts consist of between 2 and 7 magistrates. In some large cities there are also stipendiary magistrates who sit alone and have legal training.

If the crime is serious (for example, a murder) the case goes to the Crown Court which deals with the most serious criminal cases and hears appeals from Magistrates’ Courts. The accused has the right to trial by jury there.

Civil cases (for example, divorce or bankruptcy) go to County Courts which are the main civil courts. The High Court hears those civil cases that the County Courts can’t decide.

The Court of Appeal hears both criminal and civil appeals. The House of Lords is the final appellate tribunal. The judges in the House of Lords are the ten “Lords of Appeal in Ordinary” (the “law lords”). Some cases go to the European Court of Human Rights. There are also juvenile courts for criminals under 17.