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The Assumption of Innocence

The Assumption of Innocence. Class: 四英語二 B Subject: 英文閱讀 ( 四 ) Professor: 陳翠萍 Group Number: 第六組 Group Members: 徐靚芳、徐逸智、 鄭鈺潔、游岱 璉 、黃昱庭. First paragraph words. 1. innocent 無辜 ( n ) in: not ， cent: hundred 2. arrested 被捕 ( p.p )

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The Assumption of Innocence

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  1. The Assumption of Innocence Class:四英語二B Subject:英文閱讀(四) Professor:陳翠萍 Group Number:第六組 Group Members:徐靚芳、徐逸智、 鄭鈺潔、游岱璉、黃昱庭

  2. First paragraph words 1.innocent 無辜(n) in: not，cent: hundred 2.arrested 被捕(p.p) ar: Adjective: resembling, related to，ed: past tense 3.accused 被控(p.p) ac: to, toward, near, in addition to, by，cuse: cause, motive ed: past tense 4.offense犯罪(n) of: toward, against, in the way， se:apart, move away from 5.presumption 假定(n) pre: before，ion: condition or action 6.dignity 尊嚴(n) di: two，ty: condition of being

  3. First paragraph main ideas • The belief that anyone who is accused of a criminal offense should be considered innocent until proven guilty is an important part of universal human rights law and is laid down in Article Eleven of the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights

  4. Second paragraph words 1.burden(名)重擔,負擔 de- from, down, away, to do the opposite, reverse, against 2.jury(名)陪審團 3.render(動)使成為~~ re-back, again er-action 4.verdict(名)裁決,裁定 er- person or thing that does something dic-say, speak 5.court trials(名)法院開庭審理 cour-run, course，tri-three，al-action, result of action 6.summoned(動)請求,要求 mon-warn, remind，ed-past tense 7.obligations(名)道義上或法律上的責任 ob-toward, against, in the way ion-condition or action

  5. Second paragraph main ideas • 1.The law does not require a person to prove his innocence or to produce any evidence at all. • 2. The jury members should be aware of the obligations each side has in presenting their case.

  6. Third paragraph words 1.defendant (n)被告 ant: an agent, something that performs the action de: from, down, away, to do the opposite, reverse, against 2.alleged(n)指稱 ed: having the quality or characteristics of 3.elements(n) 元素；分子 ment; condition or result 4.criminal (adj)刑事 al: quality, relation 5.sufficient (adj)足夠 fic: shape, make, fashion

  7. Third paragraph main ideas • Proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" means that a reasonable person would consider the accused criminal guilty. The law does not require the State to prove a defendant guilty beyond all possible doubt.

  8. Fourth paragraph words 1.Imaginary im : into, on, near, towards ,agi : do, move, go ,ary : Adjective: resembling, related to 2.Suspect sus : under, below, from, secretly, instead of 3.Discarded dis : not, opposite of, reverse, separate, deprive of, away -ed : Verb: past tense 4.Speculation spec : look, see ation : Noun: action, resulting state 5.Prejudice pre : before, judice : judge 6.Sympathy sym : together, at the same time, pathy : feeling, suffering

  9. Fourth paragraph main ideas • Whatever the verdict may be , it must not be based upon speculations. Nor should it be influenced in any way by bias , prejudice , sympathy , or a desire to bring an end to the duty of the jury.

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