公司举办生日派对，结果被判罚287万【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
A Kentucky man has been awarded $450,000 after his company threw him a surprise birthday party despite his warnings that it would trigger stress and anxiety. The plaintiff, Kevin Berling, claims that the unwanted 2019 birthday party at Gravity Diagnostics caused him a series of panic attacks. The company later fired him, citing concerns about workplace safety. After a two-day trial at the end of March, the jury awarded him $450,000, including $300,000 for emotional distress and $150,000 in lost wages while the company is challenging the verdict and is mulling an appeal.

【分句讲解】
①A Kentucky man has been awarded $450,000 after his company threw him a surprise birthday party despite his warnings that it would trigger stress and anxiety. 
美国肯塔基州一名男子获赔45万美元，原因是该公司无视他不想举办生日派对的要求，因派对会导致其精神受到刺激。

1. award v. 裁定，判定

2. throw sb. a party 给某人举办一个派对

We are going to throw a party to celebrate my new job next Sunday evening.
下星期天晚上我们将举行派对，庆祝我找到了新工作。

3. despite prep. 不管，尽管，无论

4. warning n. 警告，提醒
warn v. 警告，提醒

5. trigger v. 引起，引发；n. 扳机

Violent protests might trigger a revolution.
暴力抗议可能会引发革命。

6. stress and anxiety 压力和焦虑
stress n. 精神压力或者心理负担
stressful adj. 充满压力的
anxiety n. 焦虑，忧虑
anxious adj. 忧心忡忡的，充满焦虑的

②The plaintiff, Kevin Berling, claims that the unwanted 2019 birthday party at Gravity Diagnostics caused him a series of panic attacks. 
起诉人凯文·柏林称，2019年重力诊断公司强制为他举办的生日会导致了他一系列的惊恐发作。

1. plaintiff n. 原告，起诉人
defendant n. 被告

2. claim v. 声称
常用搭配：sb. claim that + 从句

3. unwanted adj. 不需要的，多余的
unwanted aid 不被需要的援助

4. cause sb. sth. 给某人带来了不利的事情或结果

You've caused us a lot of trouble. 
你给我们造成了很多麻烦。

5. a series of 一系列的
a series of lectures 一系列的讲座
a series of conflicts 一系列的冲突
a series of political scandals 一系列的政治丑闻

6. panic attacks 惊恐发作，急性焦虑发作

③The company later fired him, citing concerns about workplace safety. 
随后公司解雇了凯文，并提到凯文对公司的安全构成了威胁，公司对此表示担忧。

1. cite v. 提及，引用（mention）

④After a two-day trial at the end of March, the jury awarded him $450,000, including $300,000 for emotional distress and $150,000 in lost wages while the company is challenging the verdict and is mulling an appeal.
经过两天的审理，在今年3月底，陪审团判决凯文获赔45万美元，包括30万美元的精神损失费以及15万美元的工资损失补偿费。然而，重力诊断公司对此判决表示质疑并考虑提起上诉。

1. trial n. 审理；试验，预赛
on trial 受审中

2. emotional distress 精神伤害，情绪困扰
distress n. （精神上或者肉体上的）伤害

3. wage n. 工资（salary/earnings/remuneration）

4. verdict n. （陪审团做出的）判决
guilty verdict 有罪判决
reach a verdict 做出判决

5. mull v. 仔细考虑
mull over sth. 深思熟虑某事
mull over what to major in college 考虑大学主修专业

6. appeal n. 上诉；感染力，吸引力
appealing adj. 有吸引力的
appealing man 有魅力的男人
appealing smile 妩媚动人的微笑