21世紀以來，經(jīng)濟全球化蓬勃興起，而隨著我國加入世貿(mào)組織，我國正在融人經(jīng)濟全球化的大環(huán)境之中；同時，我國改革開放也經(jīng)過了30余年，國內(nèi)的形勢正在發(fā)生著新的變化。這樣一來，就不可避免產(chǎn)生一系列新的法律問題，也給國內(nèi)的法學教育提出了新的課題，對法學教材也提出了更高的要求。
鑒于此，我們延請中國政法大學、對外經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易大學、中國人民大學、中央財經(jīng)大學、復旦大學、上海交通大學、西南政法大學、武漢大學、華中師范大學、廈門大學、西北政法大學等眾多知名學府的權(quán)威學者，并聯(lián)合實務界人士，共同推出一套高等院校法學專業(yè)高級系列叢書。這套叢書，可以作為法學研究生的教材，也可以作為法學本科生（高年級）的深度閱讀圖書；同時對于法學界實務工作者而言，也有很大的參考價值。
本套叢書，在精簡基本知識內(nèi)容的基礎上，對重點內(nèi)容及其最新發(fā)展進行了極大的豐富與深化，并在一定程度上打破教材只闡述通說的常規(guī)；在知識結(jié)構(gòu)安排上，更加完善，并具有前瞻性和系統(tǒng)性。其每本書中都包含著諸多新的觀點及引發(fā)思考的提示，并融人相關(guān)的現(xiàn)實案例，有助于讀者擴大知識視野，提高對知識理解的深度，拓寬思考現(xiàn)實問題的廣度，從而形成自己的法學知識架構(gòu)，最終有助于在實踐中解決問題。本套叢書的體例，主要設置四個模塊：（一）核心提示——核心的導讀性提示，即正文的閱讀重點，具有一定的啟發(fā)性，引導學生進行思考；（二）正文；（三）深度思考——提供學生思考的開放性主題，從而使所學知識得以鞏固和實際運用；（四）推薦閱讀／擴展閱讀索引——為學生繼續(xù)更深入地學習，推薦相關(guān)的閱讀書目，或提供相關(guān)的學習資料索引以方便搜索。這些模塊不是孤立的，而是作為一個整體，交互融合，共同起到引導、運用和深人的作用。
本套叢書的每一本都是作者的傾力之作，愿她們的出版對我國的法學教育、人才的培養(yǎng)有所助益！
《法律英語高級教程》是為法學各專業(yè)學生及英語專業(yè)學生在學習完《大學英語》或《基礎英語》后進一步學習法律英語知識而編寫的，旨在通過這套教材的實踐，幫助學生掌握法律英語的基礎詞匯及基本法律常識，了解國外法律制度及法學研究的最新動向并通過教學實踐獲得運用法律英語的基本技能，熟練閱讀理解國外法學文獻，掌握基礎的法律方面的英漢互譯。
本書共有15個單元。每單元分為主課文（Text）、練習（Exercise）、輔課文（ExtendedReading）、思考練習（thinking in Depth）及相關(guān)資料（Suggested Reading Materials）。每單元的教學需6學時，全冊書約需60學吼主課文（Text）作為精度文章講解，課文后設計有生詞、音標、單詞釋義、課文注釋，供教師和學生開展課堂教學。
練習（Exercise）包括閱讀理解、判斷、術(shù)語解釋、完形填空和英譯漢，旨在幫助學習者更好地掌握每單元的核心知識點以及為教師提供一個課堂練習和課后作業(yè)的素材。
輔課文（Extended Reading）是與每單元的論題相配套的輔助閱讀材料，在學習完主課文之后可用作進一步掌握相關(guān)知識的閱讀材料。
Unit 1 The Law and Legal System
American Common Law Systems
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 2 The Judicial System
The American Federal Courts
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 3 Legal Education and Profession
American Legal Education
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 4 The Constitutional Law
Introduction to American Constitutional Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 5 The Criminal Law
The Legal Definition of a Crime
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 6 The Tort Law
The Types of American Tort Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Saggested Reading Materials
Unit 7 The Contract Law
The Categories and Components of the Contract
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 8 The Property Law
Introduction to the Property Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 9 The Corporate Law
Introduction to the Corporate Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 10 The Intellectual Property Law
The Categories of Intellectual Property Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 11 The Procedural Law
Introduction to the Criminal Procedure in the United States
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 12 The International Law
Globalization and International Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 13 The International Economic Law
Introduction to the International Economic Law
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 14 The Case Law
Introduction to the Case Law System
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Unit 15 Legal Writing
Reading and Briefing Cases
Exercises
Extended Reading
Thinking in Depth
Suggested Reading Materials
Appendix for Legal English
US District Courts and the Courts of Appeals
UK Court System
The Constitution of U.S.A.
Helpful Web sites
Bibliography
The legal definition of a crime involves the elements of the criminal acts that must beproven in a court of law if the defendant is to be found guilty. For the most part, commoncriminal acts have both mental and physical elements, both of which must be present if the actis to be considered a legal crime.5 The following definition of the crime of burglary in thenighttime, as stated in the Massachusetts General Laws6, is an example of the mental andphysical elements of the substantive criminal law：
Whoever breaks and enters a dwelling house in the nighttime, with intent to commit a
felony7, or whoever, after having entered with such intent, breaks such dwelling house in
the nighttime, any person being lawfully therein, and the offender being armed with a
dangerous weapon at the time of such break or entry, or so arming himself in such house
or making an actual assault on a person lawfully therein, （commits the crime of burglary）.
The elements of the crime are.
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