英文單字與聽力學習平台中級(7)A Tough Case仲裁案 compiled by David Pai

 

A Tough Case

For the last 20 years, I've worked as a arbitrator of disputes involving land.

我已做了20多年的仲裁者，我的工作是解決涉及土地的爭端。

Arbitration is an arduous process that requires patience.

仲裁工作是個需要耐心的艱難過程，

Both parties in a dispute are typically ardent about their opinions.

爭執雙方總是熱切的闡述自己的觀點，

It's this state of ardor that makes it difficult to approach a satisfactory solution.

正是這份熱切才使得雙方很難探討一個令人滿意的解決方案。

Fortunately, I have the aptitude for understand's people's needs and finding an appropriate solution that satisfies the approximate requirements of both sides.

幸虧我有這方面的才能，總能善解人意，找到合適的解決辦法，方才大致上滿足了雙方的要求。

The parties who approve me to judge their case know that I'm apt to make a fair and reasonable decision, not an arbitray one.

凡贊成讓我裁決個案的利益雙方都明白，我善於做出公正、合理的決定，絕不會武斷的下結論。

This knowledge tends to lower the apprehension of both parties.

這一認識常常能減少爭執雙方的擔憂。

I find that if the parties are less apprehensive, they are more cooperative.

我發現爭執雙方越不擔憂，就越容易合作。

But no case is easy.

但沒有一個個案是容易解決的，

There's always a sticking point.

仲裁中總有癥結。

Presently, I'm working on a dispute between an old farmer and the government.

現在，我正著手解決一個老農與政府直接的爭端。

The old farmer owns a piece of arable land on which he has grown fruit trees for 25 years.

那位老農擁有一片可耕地，他在這片土地上種了25年的果樹。

He wants to keep his land just as it is, not only because of his trees , but also due to the arboreal life it supports.

他想保持這片土地的現有狀態，不僅為他的果樹，還為生活在樹上的所有生物。

The government believes that the old man's farming methods are archaic and not a productive use of the land.

政府則認為那位老農的耕作方法太過時，沒能有效利用土地。

They want approval to use farmer's land to build a huge high-tech public aquarium.

他們希望獲得批准，在這片土地上建一座大型的高科技公共水族館，

They want to display unique aquatic creatures to help educate the public.

館內將展示獨特的水生動物，以教育公眾。

The government plans to make this project the archetype for all future public aquariums.

政府計劃使這一項目成為今後所有水族館的典範。

Well, it's going to be a tough case.

這將是個棘手的案子。

In fact, it may be my toughest case yet.

實際上，這可能是我經歷過的最難解決的案子。

apprehension n. 擔心，害怕；理解

apprehensive adj. 恐懼的，憂慮的，擔心的

approach n. 方法； vt. 接近，靠近；探討

appropriate adj. 適當的，恰當的；vt. 撥款

approve vt. 批准；vi. 贊成，同意

approval n. 贊成，正式批准

approximate v. 接近，近似；adj. 大約的，估計的

apt adj. (習性）易於。。。的，有。。。傾向的，善於的；恰當的，貼切的

aptitude n. 才能；自然傾向

aquatic adj. 水生的，水棲的，水中或水上的

aquarium n. 水族館

arable adj. 適於耕作的，可耕的

arbitrary adj. 專橫的，專制的，武斷的

arbitrator n. 仲裁者

arbitration n. 調停，仲裁

arboreal adj. 樹棲的；樹的；喬木的

archaic adj. 古代的，古老的，陳舊的，過時的

archetype adj. 原型，典型

ardent adj. 熱烈投入的，極熱心的

ardor n. 激情，狂熱

arduous adj. 費力的，艱難的