A barrister cross-examines a Chinese-speaking worker through an interpreter during a workers’ compensation hearing in the District Court of New South Wales.
- Barrister · turn 1
Good morning. Before we begin, do you swear by Almighty God that you will tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Please respond, "I do."
早安。在開始之前，您是否向全能的上帝宣誓，所說的均為事實、全部事實，並且沒有虛言？請回答：「我願意。」
- Witness · turn 2
我願意。我宣誓。我是一個奉公守法、有宗教信仰的人，我一向都說真話。
I do. I swear. I’m a law-abiding person of faith, and I have always told the truth.
- Barrister · turn 3
Thank you. You said during the examination-in-chief that on 23 April 2019 you were drilling holes in some steel cylinders. Then your hand accidentally struck the workbench, causing you to drop the electric drill, which landed on your right foot. As a result, your right foot was badly injured and your colleagues took you to hospital. Is that correct?
謝謝。 您在主問期間表示，2019年4月23日，您正在一些鋼製圓筒上鑽孔。其後，您的手意外撞到工作台，令電鑽掉落並砸在右腳上。結果，您的右腳嚴重受傷，同事把您送往醫院。這正確嗎？
- Witness · turn 4
是的，事情就是這樣發生的。
Yes. That is exactly what happened.
- Barrister · turn 5
According to your legal representative, you continue to suffer excruciating pain in your right foot. Correct? Could you describe all of your injuries in detail? Apart from your right foot, were you injured anywhere else?
根據您的法律代表所說，您的右腳至今仍然承受劇烈疼痛。對嗎？ 您可以詳細描述所有傷勢嗎？ 除了右腳外，身體其他部位有沒有受傷？
- Witness · turn 6
不只是我的右腳受傷，我的下背部和頭部也受了傷。 電鑽掉到我的右腳後，我彎腰想把它撿起來，結果頭撞到了工作台，然後跌倒在地。 救護人員把我送到醫院，我的頭部縫了五針。醫生為我作出診斷，並替我安排了康復治療計劃。
It wasn’t only my right foot that was injured. I also injured my lower back and head. After the drill landed on my right foot, I bent down to pick it up, struck my head on the workbench and then fell to the ground. The paramedics took me to hospital, where I received five stitches in my head. The doctor diagnosed my injuries and arranged a rehabilitation treatment plan for me.
- Barrister · turn 7
How long were you admitted to hospital? Did you undergo any surgery?
您住院多久？ 您有接受任何手術嗎？
- Witness · turn 8
我住院三天，沒有接受手術。不過醫生建議我接受物理治療和定期覆診。我接受了將近一年的康復治療。
I was in hospital for three days and didn’t undergo surgery. However, the doctor recommended physiotherapy and regular follow-up appointments. I received rehabilitation treatment for almost a year.
- Barrister · turn 9
I put it to you that you have exaggerated your injuries in order to obtain a larger workers' compensation payout. The specialist engaged by the insurer stated in their report that you have fully recovered and are capable of returning to your normal duties.
我向您指出，您為了獲得更多工傷賠償而誇大了傷勢。 保險公司委聘的專科醫生在報告中表示，您已完全康復，並且能夠恢復正常職務。
- Witness · turn 10
絕對不可能。我是一個有宗教信仰的人，怎麼可能為了工傷賠償而說謊？ 我的腳確實已經好了，但是我的下背部仍然痛得很厲害。 X光檢查顯示我患有椎間盤突出。我不能久站，也不能久坐，一彎腰就會痛，根本沒有辦法再做以前的工作。
Absolutely not. I’m a person of faith. How could I lie for the sake of workers’ compensation? My foot has indeed recovered, but my lower back remains extremely painful. The X-ray showed that I have a herniated disc. I can’t stand or sit for long periods, and bending causes pain. I’m simply unable to perform my previous work.
- Barrister · turn 11
I put it to you that your back condition is due to pre-existing degenerative changes associated with ageing, rather than the workplace accident. I also have evidence that shows you are now as fit as a fiddle. A video recorded on 8 February 2020 shows you power walking with one of your workmates in your suburb for almost forty-five minutes. Do you deny that?
我向您指出，您的背部問題是由與年齡相關的原有退化性變化引致，而不是工作場所事故造成。 我還有證據顯示，您現在身體非常健康。 一段在2020年2月8日拍攝的影片顯示，您與一名同事在所住地區快走了接近四十五分鐘。 您否認嗎？
- Witness · turn 12
我不否認那段影片是我本人。 可是，那只是醫生建議我做的輕度運動，目的是幫助我復健。 快走四十五分鐘，不代表我可以搬重物、長時間站立，或者恢復以前的工作能力。 走完以後，我的腰痛得非常厲害，回家還得吃止痛藥和躺著休息。
I don’t deny that I am the person in the video. However, that was only light exercise recommended by my doctor to assist my rehabilitation. Power walking for forty-five minutes doesn’t mean I can lift heavy objects, stand for long periods or regain my former capacity for work. After the walk, my lower back was extremely painful. I had to take painkillers and lie down to rest when I returned home.
- Barrister · turn 13
Are you saying that despite being able to power walk for forty-five minutes, you are still incapable of performing your normal employment?
您的意思是，儘管能夠快走四十五分鐘，您仍然無法從事正常工作？
- Witness · turn 14
是的。 快走只是低強度運動，但我以前的工作需要長時間站立、彎腰、搬運重物，兩者根本不能相提並論。 我的主診醫生和物理治療師都認為，我目前還沒有能力恢復原來的工作。
Yes. Power walking is only low-intensity exercise, whereas my former job required prolonged standing, bending and lifting heavy objects. The two simply cannot be compared. Both my treating doctor and physiotherapist believe that I’m currently not capable of returning to my previous work.
- Barrister · turn 15
I suggest that your treating doctor simply relied on what you told them and that your complaints of pain are exaggerated.
我認為您的主診醫生只是依賴您所提供的說法，而您對疼痛的陳述有所誇大。
- Witness · turn 16
我不同意。 我的主診醫生除了聽我描述病情之外，也根據X光和磁力共振檢查結果作出診斷。 我的傷勢並不是我自己說了算，而是有醫學證據支持的。
I disagree. Apart from listening to my description of the condition, my treating doctor also made the diagnosis based on X-ray and MRI results. My injuries aren’t established merely by what I say; they are supported by medical evidence.
- Barrister · turn 17
You are currently receiving weekly compensation payments, aren't you?
您目前正在領取每週工傷賠償款項，對嗎？
- Witness · turn 18
是的。
Yes.
- Barrister · turn 19
If the Court accepts the insurer's medical evidence, those payments may stop. Wouldn't you therefore have a financial motive to exaggerate your symptoms?
如果法院接納保險公司的醫療證據，這些款項可能會停止。 因此，您不是有經濟動機誇大症狀嗎？
- Witness · turn 20
不是。 我當然希望能夠恢復健康，重新工作，而不是一直依靠工傷賠償生活。 如果我的身體真的已經康復，我一定會回去工作，因為我喜歡自己的工作，也希望靠自己的能力養家。
No. Of course I hope to recover and return to work rather than continue relying on workers’ compensation. If I had genuinely recovered, I would certainly return to work because I enjoy my job and want to support my family through my own efforts.
- Barrister · turn 21
No further questions, Your Honour.
法官閣下，我沒有其他問題。
- Judge · turn 22
Thank you. You may step down from the witness box.
謝謝。您可以離開證人席。
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