中英对照读新闻》Californian passes state bar exam at age 17 and is sworn in as an attorney 17岁加州人通过州律师考试并宣誓成为律师
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朴彼得（图右）12月5日宣誓成为律师，成为加州通过律师考试最年轻的人。（美联社）(photo:LTN)◎卢永山
The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office said this week that one of its law clerks Peter Park passed the State Bar of California exam at age 17.Park is the youngest person to pass the exam.
图莱里郡检察官办公室本週表示，该办公室的一名律师助理朴彼得，17岁就通过加州律师资格考试。朴彼得是通过这项考试最年轻的人。
“Passing the California Bar exam is a major accomplishment at any age, and for someone as young as Mr. Park, it is quite an extraordinary feat and one worth celebrating,” The State Bar executive Director Leah Wilson said.
加州律师协会执行董事里亚‧威尔森表示：「通过加州律师考试对于任何年龄的人来说，都是一项重大成就，对于像朴彼得先生这样年轻的人来说，更是一项非凡之举，值得庆祝。」
Park began a four-year juris doctor program at the Northwestern California University School of Law（NWCU） in 2019 at age 13.
朴彼得于2019年13岁时，在西北加州大学法学院（NWCU）展开为期4年的法学博士课程。
After graduating from the NWCU this year, Park became a law clerk for the District Attorney’s office in August, turned 18 in late November and was sworn in as an attorney on Dec. 5.
朴彼得今年自NWCU毕业后，8月成为图莱里郡地方检察官办公室的法律助理，11月底满18岁，12月5日宣誓成为律师。
新闻辞典
feat：名词，功绩、英勇世纪、壮举。例句：The Eiffel Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering.（艾菲尔铁塔是工程技术上的一项非凡杰作。）
juris doctor：名词，法学博士。例句：The university conferred on him the title of Juris Doctor.（这所大学授予他法学博士头衔。）
