law這一話題被學生們戲稱為殺手級別話題，因為大多數學生對這一話題的背景知識和相關材料準備的不足，導致在考場中發揮不出自己應有的水平．其實法律這一話題，只要掌握相關的詞彙以及簡單例子自然輕鬆搞定．

真題還原：

Describe a law in your country.

You should say

what the law is

what type of law it is (or, what kind of behaviour this law seeks to regulate)

how good (how necessary or effective or how suitable) you think this law is

And explain how this law affects people.

例文：

The law that I think is good is the plastic-bag usage law which took effect on June 1st 2008. Plastic bags are no longer offered for free when shopping. You now need to either bring your own bag or pay for a plastic bag. I think it is a great law because it aims to protect the environment by reducing white pollution.

I remember the day the law took effect. It was the weekend and I was at the supermarket buying food for the week. I normally try to do all my shopping during the weekend, because I don’t have time during the week to go to the supermarket. I got to the check-out counter with a full basket of food. The check-out woman asked if I had a bag or if I wanted to purchase a bag. I had completely forgotten about the new law! I ended up having to purchase a bag, but instead of buying a plastic bag I opted to buy a reusable canvas bag. Though it was more expensive, I still use that same bag every time I go shopping.

It pleases me to see more and more people bringing their own shopping bags with them to the super market since the law took effect last year. It just goes to show that people really do care about our environment.

詞彙及材料擴展：

Restricting the use of plastic packaging限制塑料袋的使用

塑料袋 (plastic bags or plastic packaging)

白色污染 (white pollution)

環保袋 (environment-friendly bags)

生物可降解 (biodegradable)

能源消耗 (energy consumption)

不可再生資源(non-renewable energy resources)

出台法律(roll out/introduce/ put forth/pass the law)

Intellectual Property Right Law知識產權法

正版 (authentic/real/genuine copy)

盜版 (pirated/fake copy)

下載(download) 下載文件鏈接(download link)

打擊 (crack down on/stamp out)

在線觀看 (online video streaming)

睜一隻眼閉一隻眼(turn a blind eye to)

What the law is?

New Labour law 新勞動法

Traffic Laws 交通法

Environmental Protection law 環境保護法

Taxation law 稅務法

New plastic-bags standards塑料袋使用規定

One Child Policy 獨生子女政策

When it went into effect?

Come into force

Go into effect

Become effective

Take effect

New Labour law 新勞動法：Jan, 2008

New plastic-bags standards 塑料袋使用規定： June, 2008

What contents?

第幾章第幾條：chapter, article

規定，說明：states…says…

New labour law

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

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.

And explain how good you think this law is.

New labour law

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.

try to redress the balance of power between workers and employers.

For example, mines and construction sites have been getting a lot of attention for several years now. workers were clearly being abused. All of this represented a source of social instability, and I think they just decided they couldn’t afford it. So they decided to get at one root cause: the lack of contracts.

Implementation and enforcement are traditionally the weakest points of labor law in China.

New plastic-bags standards :

China’s new standard is to change consumers’ shopping habits.

If everyone can use just one plastic bag a day, he or she can save around 300 bags a year. And that would mean as much as a 2-thirds reduction in the use of plastic bags for the entire country.

Mainly aimed at protecting the environment.

Stop the “White pollution”.

One Child Policy

reward of only child policy 獨生子女的政策獎勵

force implement 強制執行

impose a penalty on sth 超生罰款

Reducing the population 減少人口

favorable to economic growth 有利於經濟增長

one-child policy has helped the fight against global warming by avoiding 300 million births. 獨生子女政策減少了三億人口的出生， 幫助阻止全球變暖。

Road Traffic Safety Law 更多信息請訪問：http://www.24en.com/

It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality. 有一種說法我認為是對的，每當人們手握方向盤的時候，他們的個性就顯露出來了。

Only Stricter Traffic Laws Can Prevent Accidents. 只有製定更嚴格的法律才能防止事故發生。

Creating a safe, harmonious, orderly and convenient traffic environment. 創造安全、和諧、有序、方便的交通環境。

Drunken driving may cause traffic accident and death. Strictly abide by traffic law will guarantee a safe driving. 酒後駕車會導致交通事故及死亡，嚴格遵守交通法規保證駕駛安全