英语阅读教程3 蒋静怡 unit4 reading 4

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Unit 4 Common Sense or Legal InterventionReading Four

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stand-up 单人表演的,单口的 sprout

up 发芽生根 supplant replace 替代；取代 statute: a rule or law 法令，法规

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abridge 减少；缩短；<古>剥夺(某人的)权利(或

特权等 boils down to 将…归结为 province, you mean that this person has a special interest in it, a special knowledge of it, or a special responsibility for it. 范围，领域 domain

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touchy to

be dealt with carefully and in a sensitive way, because it might upset or offend people 棘手的；难办的；需谨慎处理的 counter-claim 反索赔，反诉：对另一诉讼进行的诉讼，尤 指法律程序中的情况 courtesy: politeness, respect, and consideration for others. 礼貌；谦恭；彬彬有礼

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Compliance doing

what you are required or expected to do. 遵守；服从；听从 patrons customers 顾客 proprietor: owner 老板

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holdup

持械抢劫 electorate 全体选民 weigh: to

balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate 认真考虑；权衡；斟酌

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votes

cast 已投的票 ordinance an official rule or order 法令；法规；条例 A press release 新闻稿 course 行为方式；处理方式

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petition:

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formal request 请愿书；请愿 editorialize they express their opinion about something rather than just stating facts; mainly used in contexts where you are talking about journalists and newspapers. 发表社论，作出主观评论

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accommodation

an agreement between different people which enables them to exist together without trouble 和解；调和 go overboard, you mean that they do something to a greater extent than is necessary or reasonable 做得过分(或过火)

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Litigation

the process of fighting or defending a case in a civil court of law. 诉讼；讼争 amicable pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling. 友好的，和睦的

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underlies

the cause or basis of it. 为…的起因；构成…的基础 intrusive 干预性的 ride outside the plane

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far cry: to be very different from something 相去甚远 blatant: something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way. 公然的；毫不掩饰的

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outback The

parts of Australia that are far away from towns are referred to as the outback. 偏远地区，内陆地区，内地 pothead: 吸大麻者 gritty brave and determined 坚毅的；勇敢的

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feral

wild, fierce, and uncontrolled 狂野的；狂暴的；桀骜不驯的 reckless, do not care about danger or the effect their behaviour will have on other people. 轻率的；不计后果的；鲁莽的；

无所顾忌的 is deemed to 认为；视为；相信

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breach

an act of breaking . 违反，破坏

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crux:

The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else. 关键