1896天，江歌妈妈终于赢了【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
The mother of Jiang Ge, a female Chinese student killed in Japan in 2016, received 696,000 yuan in compensation, in a lawsuit against her daughter's former roommate on Monday after a court ruled the defendant played a role in the girl's death. The compensation mainly consists of 496,000 yuan for her financial losses and 200,000 yuan for her mental anguish over the death of her daughter. The court ruling required Jiang Ge's roommate to pay within 10 days if neither party appeals to a higher court.

【分句讲解】
①The mother of Jiang Ge, a female Chinese student killed in Japan in 2016, received 696,000 yuan in compensation, in a lawsuit against her daughter's former roommate on Monday after a court ruled the defendant played a role in the girl's death.
周一，法院就江歌母亲对其女儿前室友的诉讼，判定被告向其支付人民币696000元的赔偿。此前，法院判定，被告对江歌的死亡负有一定责任。江歌是一名中国女学生，于2016年在日本遇害。

1. compensation n. 补偿金，赔偿金
receive compensation 得到赔偿
claim/seek compensation 要求赔偿

2. lawsuit n. 诉讼案件
law n. 法律
suit n. 诉讼；西装，套装

3. former adj. 以前的，昔日的 n. 两者中的前者
the former 前者
the latter 后者

4. court n. 法庭

5. rule v. 裁定，判决

6. defendant n. 被告
plaintiff n. 原告

②The compensation mainly consists of 496,000 yuan for her financial losses and 200,000 yuan for her mental anguish over the death of her daughter.
赔偿金主要包括49.6万元的经济损失和20万元的精神抚慰金。

1. consist of 由……组成或构成

2. loss 亏损，损失；丧失，丢失；生命的逝去，死亡
a loss of self-control 失去自制
hair loss 脱发
weight loss 掉重

3. anguish n. 极度痛苦，剧痛，悲痛

He groaned in anguish.
他痛苦呻吟。
Tears of anguish filled in her eyes.
她双眼中饱含伤心的泪水。 

③The court ruling required Jiang Ge's roommate to pay within 10 days if neither party appeals to a higher court.
根据法院裁决，如双方均未向上级法院提起上诉，则江歌的室友须在10日内支付赔偿金。

1. require v. 需要，要求，规定

This condition requires urgenttreatment.

这个情况需要紧急治疗。

2. party n. （条约，诉讼，争论等中的）一方，当事人；派对
both parties 双方
all parties 各方

3. appeal v. 上诉，申诉；呼吁，请求
appeal to +上诉对象
appeal against +上诉内容

He appealed against the ruling.
他对判决提起上诉。
appeal to the public for information about the missing child
向公众求助，请他们提供有关失踪孩子的信息