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When justices are confirmed (or approved), then they are appointed for life, meaning that once they become a justice they can never be forced to leave.
當(dāng)大法官得到批準(zhǔn)（或通過）時，那么他們就是終身任職的，意思是一旦他們成了大法官，他們就永遠(yuǎn)不會被迫離職。
Also, their salary (or the amount of money they make each year) can never be reduced (or made less).
同樣地，他們的薪水（或他們每年掙錢的總數(shù)）永遠(yuǎn)都不會裁減。
Because of this, the justices never have to worry about losing their jobs or losing money if they vote the wrong way or make a decision the president or other people don't like.
因?yàn)槿绱耍绻蠓ü贈]投對票或作出總統(tǒng)或其他人不喜歡的決定，他們也從來不會擔(dān)心丟掉工作或薪水。
This is a good thing, because it means that they can rule (or make legal decisions) based on their beliefs and not to please the current president.
這是好事，因?yàn)檫@就意味著他們能根據(jù)自己的信仰而不是討好當(dāng)前的總統(tǒng)作出裁決。
Because the justices serve (or work in this public job) for life, the Supreme Court has a very low turnover rate.
因?yàn)榇蠓ü俳K身任職（或擔(dān)任政府工作），所以最高法院的離職率非常低。
The turnover rate is how often old people leave and new people take their place in an organization.
離職率是指某一機(jī)構(gòu)中老員工離開新員工替補(bǔ)的頻率。
Most of the justices serve (or work) for many, many years, often until they die or decide that they want to retire (or stop working to enjoy their old age).
大多數(shù)大法官都會擔(dān)任（或工作）很多很多年，經(jīng)常是死而后已或他們想要退休（或停止工作來安享晚年）。
Since 1790, there have been only 16 Chief Justices and 97 Associate Justices.
自1790年以來，最高法院只出現(xiàn)了16位首席大法官和97位聯(lián)合大法官。
On average (or typically), they serve 15 years.
平均說來（或通常），他們會任職15年。
Because of this, the Supreme Court has a lot of continuity (or consistency over time).
因?yàn)槿绱耍罡叻ㄔ旱倪B續(xù)性很強(qiáng)（或隨著時間流逝的連貫性）。
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