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Duty Solicitor Explains a Shoplifting Charge
Duty Solicitor (speaking English) and Client (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Duty Solicitor Explains a Shoplifting Charge”. 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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Full transcript
Good morning, I'm the duty solicitor from Legal Aid NSW. You've been charged with shoplifting from a supermarket. Can you tell me what happened?
早上好，谢谢你来帮我。那天我在超市里拿了几件东西没有付钱，也不知道自己当时怎么想的，脑子一下子就乱了。这是我第一次遇到这种事，真的很后悔。
Your matter will go to the Local Court of New South Wales. You've been granted bail, but there's a condition that you report to police weekly.
如果每周都要去警察局报到，那我工作怎么办？我是做建筑工的，经常要出差到外地，能不能换个方式安排？
If you don't report each week, the police can apply for a warrant for your arrest. You must notify them beforehand if you can't attend.
明白了，那我需要请律师吗？我没有太多钱，能申请法律援助吗？开庭那天他们能帮我出庭吗？
Legal Aid NSW can represent you if you meet the means test. Please bring your pay slips or any Centrelink statements to the interview.
好的，那开庭具体是几点？我怕跟老板请假的时候说不清楚，需要提前安排一下时间。
Your hearing is at 10am next Wednesday at the Local Court. Please arrive fifteen minutes early with your photo ID and any documents.
如果法官判我有罪，会不会留下犯罪记录？这会不会影响我以后找工作，或者影响我的签证？
Yes, a guilty finding creates a criminal record, which can affect job applications and, for non-citizens, may also affect visa decisions. You could receive a fine or a good behaviour bond.
好,这个我知道了。对了,我那天还没跟工头把请假的事说清楚,这两天我自己再去问一下,把时间定下来,免得到时候安排不过来。
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- Legal Aid译为“法律援助”，是标准且清晰的译法。
- Local Court译为“地方法院”，是被广泛接受的标准译法。
- Centrelink直接保留英文说“Centrelink”，因为这是专有机构名称。
- Good behaviour bond译为“良好行为保证令”或“具结悔过保证”。
- Bond译为“押金”，如需强调是租房押金，可说“租房押金”。
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