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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Mobile phones to tell S.Koreans "you’ve been indicted" 手機會通知南韓人，「你被起訴了。」
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South Koreans may look at their mobile phones with some trepidation in the new year because prosecutors will start telling people they have been indicted via text messages, an official said.
南韓人明年起恐怕會帶著緊張的心情看待手機，因為檢察官將開始透過手機簡訊告知民眾他們已遭到起訴，一名官員表示。
In a country where about 75 percent of the population carries mobile phones, prosecutors felt it was time to move away from sending legal notices on paper and send them electronically instead, said Lee Young-pyo, an administrative official.
在這個約75%人口都隨身攜帶手機的國家，檢察官認為現在是改變原本以書信方式郵寄、改透過電子方式發送法律通告的時候了，政府官員李榮表（譯音）說。
"Most people in South Korea have mobile phones and since the notices don’t reach them immediately by regular mail, this is a more definite way for the individuals to know they have received a legal notice," Lee said.
李榮表說，「多數南韓人都有手機，由於傳統郵件無法立即把公告送到他們手中，（手機簡訊）才是讓這些人知道他們已收到法律通告更可靠的方法。」
The indictments by text messages are not intended to take people by surprise. "People will receive a text message of a legal notice only after they apply for the service," he said.
以手機簡訊傳達起訴書目的並非讓人大吃一驚。「只有在手機使用者申請這項服務之後，才會接到法律通告的簡訊。」他說。
Prosecutors expect to save about 160 million won （$158,000） a year by shifting to the service and reducing the number of legal notices it sends through the mail.
檢方預期，改用這種方法每年可節省1億6000萬韓元（15萬8000美元），並減少透過傳統郵寄方式寄出的法律通告數量。
新聞辭典
trepidation：惶恐、不安，如We view future developments with some trepidation.（我們有些惶恐不安地看待未來發展。）
indict：動詞，指控告、起訴，如 indict someone for murder（以謀殺罪對某人起訴），名詞為indictment，如 present an indictment against someone（控告某人），指起訴書。
take someone by surprise：讓某人感到意外、無意間遇到，如 The rainshowertook us by surprise（這場陣雨讓我們措手不及。）
