Three tobacco companies are appealing against a 「historic」 decision by a Canadian court to award smokersC$15.6bn (£8.2bn) in damages.
Quebec superior court justice Brian Riordan said the companies had put profits before the health of their customers, as he issued his
long-awaited decision in what is thought to be Canada’s largest class-action lawsuit.
Bruce Johnston, a lawyer with one of the firms that took on the tobacco companies, called the ruling「historic – not just for the compensation
for victims but also for public health and accountability」.
(今天kk老師的原句)
詞彙助攻——
tobacco[təˈbækəʊ]n.菸草
potato[pəˈteɪtəʊ]n.馬鈴薯
tomato [təˈmɑ:təʊ]n.番茄
「茄科」
appeal[əˈpi:l]v.申訴,請求,訴請,呼籲
plea [pli:] v.懇求
pleae
historic[hɪˈstɒrɪk]a.歷史的,有歷史意義的
historical [hɪˈstɒrɪkl]a.歷史學的 physical物理的
accountability[əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ]n.責任
account n.帳目 v.報帳;解釋
responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti]n.責任
respond v.回應