2022.05.10 // https://www.icrt.com.tw/news_lunchbox.php?&mlevel1=7&mlevel2=96

文字稿// First Black US Supreme Court Judge

A judge is a very important person. A judge makes decisions about important
things, like new laws.
法官要做出很多判決。

But there is one group of 9 judges in America called the 'Supreme Court'.
They make all the final decisions.
美國最高法院有九位大法官，負責做最終的判決。

They are the top judges in America.

For a long time, only men were Supreme Court judges. But that's not fair,
right? Women should be judges too!
有很長一段時間，大法官都是男性。這樣不公平，女性應該也可以擔任這個職位才對。

And, for a long time, most of the men were white people. But that's not fair
either!
而且這些法官都是白人，也不公平！

America has white people, black people, Asian people, Native American
people… and lots of different people.

So, the top court should have lots of different kinds of judges, right? Not
just men… and DEFINITELY not just white men!
所以，最高法院也應該要有不同族群跟性別的法官。

Luckily, things are changing. In 2021, there were three women on the Supreme
Court… but in 2022, a new woman judge joined the court.
去年最高法院有三位女性大法官。今年將有一位新的女性大法官加入。

And she is a black woman! Her name is Kentanji Brown Jackson, the first black
woman Supreme Court judge!
她名字是 Kentanji Brown Jackson ，是第一位黑人女性大法官！

That's so cool! I think it's great that the court now has Kentanji Brown
Jackson… the court needs all kinds of people… all colors of people… and
both men and women!

Welcome, Supreme Court Judge Jackson!
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Vocabulary
美國最高法院即將創造歷史，迎接第一位黑人女性大法官。

1) important 重要的
Come to the party tonight, Paz! 今晚來參加派對吧！
I can't. I have something important to do. 不行，我有重要事情要做。

2) fair 公平的
It's not fair! 真不公平！
What's not fair? 什麼東西不公平？
We did the same work, but he got 200 NT, and I only got 100.
我們做同樣的工作，但是他拿到兩百塊，我只拿到一百。

3) man 男人， woman 女人
That woman is walking a dog... 那個女的在遛狗...
But the man is walking a cat. 而那個男人在遛貓咪。
What? Let me take a look. 什麼? 我來看看。

4) final 最後的
When is our final test? 我們的期末考什麼時候？
It's on Friday. 星期五。

Don't worry, your final test is not on Friday.
important 重要的
fair 公平的
man 男人
woman 女人
final 最後的
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Quiz

1. What is the Supreme Court?
A: America's top court
B: A place to play basketball
C: A police station

2. How many judges are on the Supreme Court?
A: 9
B: 6
C: 906

3. Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson is the________?
A: The first black woman Supreme Court judge
B: The first child Supreme Court judge
C: The first white man Supreme Court judge