“法律面前”可以用before law吗
2024-09-18 10:53:17 学考宝 作者：佚名
问题描述
我在书上面看到的是用 before the law 表示“在法律面前”，比如：
Everyone is equal before the law. 法律面前，人人平等。
请问 before the law 可以不用冠词，说成 before law 吗？因为我看到有这样的句子：
Children not admitted by law. 儿童不准进入——有法律规定。
老师答疑
陈老师：
根据英语习惯，在before the law（法律面前）这一短语中，通常要用冠词；而且 by law（根据法律）这一短语中，则通常不用冠词。如：
▲before thelaw 法律面前
All are equal before the law. 法律面前，人人平等。
We must see to it that all people are equalbefore the law. 坚持法律面前人人平等。
It is taken for granted that everyone isequal before the law. 法律面前人人平等是被认为理所当然的。
All citizens of the People's Republic of China are equalbefore the law. 中华人民共和国公民在法律面前一律平等。
▲by law 根据法律
By law, you are obliged to wear seat belts.根据法律，你必须系安全带。
Parents are obliged by law to send theirchildren to school. 法律规定父母必须送子女上学。
Officials are bound by law to investigateany possible fraud. 法律规定官员必须调查任何可能的欺诈行为。
By law, you are obliged to install smokealarms in the factory. 依据法律，你有责任在工厂安装烟雾报警器。
The rules have grown up through custom andare not laid down by law. 那些规矩是由习俗发展而来，不是法律规定的。
蒋老师：
谢谢陈老师的解答！
