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Civil Lawsuit: Unpaid Debt Claim

Mandarin ↔ EnglishLegal12 segments ≈235 wordsSegments of 35 words or fewer

Court Registry Officer (speaking English) and Defendant (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Civil Lawsuit: Unpaid Debt Claim”. You interpret both ways — English into Mandarin, and Mandarin into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.

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SEGMENT 1 · ENGLISH · 29 WORDS
Court Registry Officer

Good morning. You have been served with a Statement of Claim from the Local Court of New South Wales regarding an unpaid debt of four thousand five hundred dollars.

SEGMENT 2 · MANDARIN · 15 WORDS
Defendant

什么?我完全不知道这件事。这笔钱是什么时候的?起诉我的人到底是谁?

SEGMENT 3 · ENGLISH · 22 WORDS
Court Registry Officer

This claim states you borrowed money from the plaintiff last year and have not repaid it. Do you agree with this amount?

SEGMENT 4 · MANDARIN · 20 WORDS
Defendant

不是这样的,我已经还了一部分钱,大概两千块,剩下的我们当时说好晚点再还,不是不还。

SEGMENT 5 · ENGLISH · 21 WORDS
Court Registry Officer

If you disagree, you must file a Defence within twenty-eight days, otherwise the court may issue a default judgment against you.

SEGMENT 6 · MANDARIN · 18 WORDS
Defendant

如果我没有及时回应,是不是就会自动输掉?有没有办法先协商一下,不用直接上法庭?

SEGMENT 7 · ENGLISH · 20 WORDS
Court Registry Officer

Yes, mediation is available before the hearing. It's optional, but many disputes are resolved this way without going to trial.

SEGMENT 8 · MANDARIN · 13 WORDS
Defendant

好,那我愿意先尝试调解,看看能不能私下解决这件事。

SEGMENT 9 · ENGLISH · 22 WORDS
Court Registry Officer

You can request mediation through the Local Court registry. If both parties agree, a session can be arranged within a few weeks.

SEGMENT 10 · MANDARIN · 14 WORDS
Defendant

明白了,那我现在需要填写什么表格?大概什么时候能安排调解?

SEGMENT 11 · ENGLISH · 27 WORDS
Court Registry Officer

You can download the Defence form and mediation request form from the NSW Local Court's Online Registry website, or I can print copies for you here today.

SEGMENT 12 · MANDARIN · 14 WORDS
Defendant

太好了,谢谢你,我现在清楚多了,我会尽快把表格填好交回来。

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