Marvin Sun Jun 9, 2013:

这个otherwise的处理的确需要小心 otherwise可以表示其他的方面，也可表示相反的方面。需要联系上下文以及争议的观点来确定，必要时可能需要查一下受理案件法院的管辖标准，比如标的额的划分界限。从提问者目前给出的信息感觉无法充分判断otherwise的准确含义。

QHE Jun 6, 2013:

法律本身不是个简单翻译的事情，想再追加一下：这里的“争议金额”实际上是原告向被告所取的赔偿额，otherwise并不简单指（争议金额）其他方面，原告（或律师）本意在指出起诉本身is within the jurisdiction of the court base on the nature of the relief sought.

Heju Huang (asker) Jun 6, 2013:

Thanks, every one! I really appreciate every one's input, especially QHE, you are really the one making us to understand this whole meaning of the sentence. Thank you, I wish I can give you the points, unfortunately I can only select one, so sorry.

Ying Wang Jun 5, 2013:

第一次在一个句子上摇摆来回几次，感慨一下，了解背景知识很重要，单纯从字面或语法上分析，很容易出错。

Ying Wang Jun 5, 2013:

找到一点支持miaohui的说明，来自wiki：
Amount in controversy (sometimes called jurisdictional amount) is a term used in United States civil procedure to denote the amount at stake in a lawsuit, in particular in connection with a requirement that persons seeking to bring a lawsuit in a particular court must be suing for a certain minimum amount before that court may hear the case.Diversity jurisdiction [edit]
In United States federal courts, the term currently applies only to cases brought under diversity jurisdiction, meaning that the court is able to hear the case only because it is between citizens of different states. In such cases, the U.S. Congress has decreed in Title 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) that the court may hear such suits only where "the matter in controversy exceeds the sum or value of $75,000."

Jinhang Wang Jun 5, 2013:

这里的确有点费解，希望有朋友能帮忙解释一下。俺也学习一下！

Jinhang Wang Jun 5, 2013:

不知道这样理解是否符合上下文。

Jinhang Wang Jun 5, 2013:

仔细看了一下，我前面给出的解答不正确。

is otherwise within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court 似乎应该断句为： is (otherwise) within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court.

Jinhang Wang Jun 5, 2013:

这里的 otherwise 好像跟 Shang 兄举例中的用法不太一样。

Shang Jun 5, 2013:

http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-292965-1-1.html