法律英语就该这么说 第146期:你有理由提起过失之诉

　　必背句型:
A:You have the grounds¹ for a negligence² action³.
你有理由提起过失之诉。
B:I will accept⁴ your advice⁵.
我会接受你的建议。
You have the grounds for asking a post.
你有理由要求一个职位。
You have not the grounds for changing it.
你没有理由改变它。
You have the grounds for a start afresh.
你有理由重新开始。
延伸阅读:
A:It's too bad it had⁶ to end this way.
这种结果太令人失望了！
B:I think so.
我也这么认为。
I feel really down.
我觉得好难过。
I can hardly⁷ believe⁸ it.
我简直不敢相信。
That's too bad.
太可惜了。

1 grounds   

庭院； 理由； 渣滓； 泥土( ground的名词复数 )； 地面； [航海学]底； （工作、讨论等的）范围

参考例句：

• He was found not guilty of murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility. 他未被判谋杀罪是基于精神失常而减轻了刑事责任。
• The house has extensive grounds. 这栋房子有宽敞的庭院。

2 negligence   

n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意

参考例句：

• They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
• The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

3 action   

n.动作；情节；作用；举动

参考例句：

• The time has come for action.行动的时候到了。
• Is your machine still in action?你的机器还在运转吗？

4 accept   

vt.接受，领受；认可，同意；vi.同意，认可

参考例句：

• Please accept me as a friend.请把我当作朋友。
• Please accept it as a present.请把它作为一件礼物收下。

5 advice   

n.忠告，建议，劝告

参考例句：

• After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后，他仍然一意孤行。
• You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。

6 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

7 hardly   

adv.几乎没有，刚刚，几乎不，勉强是

参考例句：

• I could hardly believe my eyes.我简直不相信自己的眼睛。
• The hens hardly laid any eggs in summer.母鸡夏天几乎不下蛋。

8 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。