雅思口语话题卡解析(11)：A Good Law

　　同学普遍认为5月的新题中，法律题最难，不知道如何开口。其实素材还是很多的，下面精讲一下。含前期孙涛老师版《新劳动法》资源。

　　① What the law is? 什么法律/规定/政策?

　　Tips: Policy is a kind of law in the West, but breaking this law would be called a misdemeanor instead of felony. For the purposes of the Speaking test, I think it would be suitable to use the One Child Policy as an example of a law because examiners would not know the difference! ----Chris Green

　　注意：在西方，政策和规定也是法律的一种，唯一不同的是，违反这种法律被称作轻罪而不是重罪。对于口语考试，如果举独生子女政策作为法律的一种，是可以的。因为考官不会知道其中的差别。

　　取材：

　　New Labour law 新劳动法

　　Traffic Laws 交通法

　　Environmental Protection law 环境保护法

　　Taxation law 税务法

　　New plastic-bags standards塑料袋使用规定

　　One Child Policy 独生子女政策

　　② When it went into effect? 何时实施的?

　　实施 + 时间：

　　Come into force

　　Go into effect

　　Become effective

　　Take effect

　　New Labour law 新劳动法：Jan, 2008

　　New plastic-bags standards 塑料袋使用规定： June, 2008

　　③ What contents? 什么内容?

　　举例子，给细节：

　　第几章第几条：chapter, article

　　规定，说明：states...says...

　　New labour law 新劳动法

　　The new law greatly limits the use of short-term contracts. The new law allows employers to assign only two consecutive fixed-term contracts. After that the employer must offer the employee an open-ended contract.

　　The LCL imposes severe restrictions on the use of probationary periods in the employment relationship. Probationary periods are permitted, but the length is limited. Furthermore, an employee can only be subject to a single probationary period by a single employer. Wages during the probationary period must also be no less than 80% of the contract wage.

　　New plastic-bags standards 塑料袋使用规定

　　New standards forbid supermarkets and shops from handing out colorized plastic bags. Authorities say those bags are mainly made of wasted plastics which will pollute the environment. The standards also have other industrial requirements. For example, plastic bags should have a thickness of no less than 0.025 millimeter, so that they can be reused. Enterprises fail to conform to standards will face severe punishment.

　　④ And explain how good you think this law is. 该法律/规定/政策的好处。

　　New labour law 新劳动法

　　Chinese workers are increasingly aware of their rights

　　these laws seem more favorable to workers

　　The LCL has been actively publicized and employees are well informed about their rights under the new law.