Lesson 35 Justice was done 伸张正义

justice [ˈdʒʌstis] n. 正义，公正，司法

【扩】righteousness 正义

【搭】appeal to justice 诉诸法律

【例】They have at last received compensation for their injuries, so justice has been done.

　　　他们终于得到了对他们造成伤害的赔偿金，正义也就得到了伸张。

court [kɔːt] n. 法院

law [lɔː] n. 法律

innocence [ˈinəsəns] n. 无辜

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A: He was sure of Karl's innocence.

B: But nobody knows the truth now.

A：他确信卡尔是无辜的。

B：但现在没人知道真相。

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undertake [ˌʌndəˈteik] v. 承担，着手做

【扩】go about 着手做　　enter on 着手做

【搭】undertake one's career 自己创业

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A: I have to tell you that we're short of foreign exchange. Could we undertake compensation trade?

B: That's OK. We do often import food from abroad.

A：我不得不告诉您我们现在外汇不足。能否采用补偿贸易方式呢？

B：可以。我们常常从国外进口食品。

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arduous [ˈɑːdjuəs] adj. 艰苦的，艰难的

【扩】hardie 艰苦的

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A: The task is arduous; besides, there's not much time.

B: I don't think we can finish it on time.

A：任务艰巨，同时时间又很紧迫。

B：我想我们不能准时完成了。

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abstract [ˈæbstrækt] adj. 抽象的

concept [ˈkɔnsept] n. 概念，观念

【派】conception 构思，设想

【扩】notion 观念，概念

【搭】concept of values 价值观

【例】The concept leads to many questions.

　　　这一概念引出了不少问题。

mete out [ˈmiːt-aut] 给予，处置

interference [ˌintəˈfiərəns] n. 干涉

【扩】intervention 介入，干预

【例】He will not brook any interference.

　　　他不会容忍他人的任何干涉。

accord [əˈkɔːd] v./n. 一致

【派】accordance 和谐

【搭】accord with 与……一致或相配合　　in accord with 与……一致

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A: His words are in complete accord with his thoughts.

B: Then I think he is easy to get in touch with.

A：他说的话与他的思想完全一致。

B：那我想他肯定很容易相处。

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premises [ˈpremisiz] n. 房屋

convert [kənˈvəːt] v. 转变，改变

【派】convertible 可转换的

【扩】transform 转变

【搭】convert into 转换成

【例】The room has been converted into a library.

　　　这个房间被改成了书房。

disused [disˈjuːzd] adj. 不再用的，废弃的

【扩】deserted 废弃的

【例】There are five kittens living in that disused car.

　　　有五只猫住在那辆废弃的汽车里。

fireplace [ˈfaiəpleis] n. 壁炉

muffle [ˈmʌfəl] v. 捂住，压抑

【派】muffler 围巾

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A: It's too noisy here. I can't stand it.

B: Put your hands over your ears to muffle them.

A：这儿太吵了，我受不了了。

B：把手放在耳朵上，把耳朵捂住。

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chip [tʃip] v. 砍，削，凿，破碎

blacken [ˈblækən] v. 使变黑

emerge [iˈməːdʒ] v. （从某处）出现

【派】emergent 出现的

【扩】appear 出现

【搭】emerge from 从……出现