法律英语就该这么说 第31期:新规定将于1月1日生效

 　　必背句型:

　　A:When will the new regulations come into force?

　　新规定什么时候生效？

　　B:The new regulations will come into force on January 1st.

　　新规定将于1月1日生效。

　　This law will go into effect on the day of its promulgation¹.

　　本法自公布之日起施行。

　　The common law comes into force next week.

　　习惯法将于下星期生效。

　　The common law goes into effect next week.

　　习惯法将于下星期施行。

　　延伸阅读:

　　A:The law on libel is considered too lenient².

　　反诽谤法被认为太宽大了。

　　B:Why is it considered too lenient?

　　为什么被认为太宽大？

　　The driver is considered very excellent.

　　这个司机被认为很优秀。

　　The contract is considered too troublesome.

　　这个合同被认为太麻烦了。

　　The discussion of tonight is considered too rewarding.

　　今晚的讨论被认为太值得了。

1 promulgation   

n.颁布

参考例句：

• The new law comes into force from the day of its promulgation. 新法律自公布之日起生效。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Article 118 These Regulations shall come into effect from the day of their promulgation. 第一百一十八条本条例自公布之日起实施。 来自经济法规部分

2 lenient   

adj.宽大的，仁慈的

参考例句：

• The judge was lenient with him.法官对他很宽大。
• It's a question of finding the means between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.问题是要找出处理过宽和处罚过严的折中办法。