2013年ESL之旅行交通购物 10 A Territorial Dispute

 

A Territorial¹ Dispute 

Roberta: So this is McQuillanland! 

Eli: Well, that depends on whom you ask. This area has been under territorial dispute since 1963. 

Roberta: Who else claims it? 

Eli: Its neighbor, Tseland. Tseland annexed² it after the brief war in 1963, but McQuillanland refuses to recognize the change in boundaries. 

Roberta: I didn’t know that. 

Eli: McQuillanland contends that the demarcation for the border is this river, but Tseland says that it rules over this entire valley. Since most of the people who live here consider themselves McQuillanlanders, they say possession is nine-tenths of the law. 

Roberta: Wasn’t there a treaty at the end of the conflict? 

Eli: There was, but the wording was vague and the dispute has continued to this day. 

Roberta: So if we committed a crime right here, right now, which country would have jurisdiction³? 

Eli: Let’s not find out. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

2 annexed   

[法] 附加的，附属的

参考例句：

• Germany annexed Austria in 1938. 1938年德国吞并了奥地利。
• The outlying villages were formally annexed by the town last year. 那些偏远的村庄于去年正式被并入该镇。

3 jurisdiction   

n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制权

参考例句：

• It doesn't lie within my jurisdiction to set you free.我无权将你释放。
• Changzhou is under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province.常州隶属江苏省。