Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪
guilty [ˈɡilti] adj. 犯罪的,违法的
【扩】illegal 非法的 illegitimate 非法的
【搭】be guilty of a crime 犯罪
【例】The jury found her guilty of murder.
陪审团认定她谋杀罪罪名成立。
tolerant [ˈtɔlərənt] adj. 宽容的
【扩】tolerance 宽容 toleration 宽容 lenient 宽容的
【搭】be tolerant of 对……宽容
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A: Hill is a tolerant man.
B: So he has many good friends.
A:希尔是一个宽容的人。
B:所以他有很多好朋友。
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declare [diˈklɛə] v. 申报
【派】declaration 申报
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A: Do you have anything to declare?
B: My brain doesn't work. I have a mobile phone and four bottles of vodka.
A:您有什么要申报的吗?
B:我也搞不清楚。我带了一部手机和四瓶伏特加。
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hardened [ˈhɑːdnd] adj. 有经验的
【扩】experienced 有经验的
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A: I've looked over your CV. I see you've had little experience in secretarial work.
B: Well, I've just graduated from university. I can't say I'm very much hardened in this field. But I do have the necessary experience of being a secretary.
A:我看过你的履历表了。我发现你在秘书工作方面几乎没有经验。
B:噢,我刚从大学毕业。还不能说我在这方面经验丰富。但我确实有做秘书所必需的经验。
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professional [prəˈfeʃənəl] adj. 职业的,专业的
【扩】profession 专业
【搭】professional athlete 职业运动员
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A: Why are you interested in this job?
B: I think the job could make use of the professional experience I have obtained, and offer me opportunity for advancement.
A:你为什么对这份工作感兴趣?
B:我认为这份工作能发挥我获得的专业经验,而且能为我提供升职的机会。
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smuggle [ˈsmʌɡ(ə)l] v. 走私
【派】smuggler 走私者 smuggling 走私
【例】He managed to smuggle a message out of prison to his friends.
他设法把消息从监狱偷带给了他的朋友。
officious [əˈfiʃəs] adj. 爱管闲事的
confidently [ˈkɔnfidəntli] adv. 自信地
dreadful [ˈdredfəl] adj. 可怕的,一团糟的
【派】dreadfully 可怕地,非常
【扩】awful 糟糕的 awesome 可怕的
【搭】dreadful weather 糟糕的天气 a dreadful pain 疼得厉害
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A: The play last night was just dreadful.
B: But I think it was all right.
A:昨晚的戏真糟糕。
B:但我认为还行。
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pounce [pauns] v. 猛抓,扑住
perfume [ˈpəːfjuːm] n. 香水
【扩】cologne 古龙水
【搭】a bottle of perfume 一瓶香水
【例】The perfume is a famous brand.
这种香水是知名品牌。
sarcastically [sɑːˈkæstikəli] adv. 讽刺地
exempt [iɡːzempt] adj. 被免除的
【派】exemption 免除
【扩】quittance 免除 remission 豁免
【例】He is exempt from military service because of his bad healthy.
他因为糟糕的健康状况而被免除服兵役。
duty [ˈdjuːti] n. 税
gel [dʒel] n. 凝胶,发胶
mixture [ˈmikstʃə] n. 混合物
【扩】mixed 混合的
【搭】a mixture of joy and sadness 悲喜交加 a mixture of love and hate 爱恨交织
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A: This wine is a mixture of four different sorts.
B: Let me have a taste.
A:这种酒是由四种不同的酒混合而成的。
B:我来尝尝。
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unscrew [ʌnˈskruː] v. 拧开
【反】screw 拧紧
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A: I can't unscrew the top of this bottle.
B: Maybe you can ask Peter for help.
A:我拧不开这个瓶盖。
B:也许你可以找彼得帮忙。
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nostril [ˈnɔstril] n. 鼻孔
chalk [tʃɔːk] n. 粉笔
baggage [ˈbæɡidʒ] n. 行李
【扩】luggage 行李
【搭】collect one's baggage 领取行李
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A: Could you bring my baggage down to the lobby tomorrow morning?
B: Yes. What time?
A:明早你是否能帮我将行李拿到大厅?
B:可以啊,几点?
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