Unit One A Brush With The Law课件.pptVIP

The court awarded (him) damages of $ 50,000. 法庭判给（他）50,000美元损 害赔偿费。 The rumors of an attack were later confirmed. 发动攻击的谣传后来得到了证 实。 When asked, she confirmed that she was going to retire. 有人问她时，她肯定了她将要 退休。 （2）make definite or establish more firmly (power, a position, etc.) 肯定，巩固或加强（权力、 地位等） Their advice confirmed my decision. 他们的劝告更加强了我的决心。 7. conduct: vt. （1）lead or guide (sb. / sth. ) 领导；指导，引导 I ask the attendant to conduct him to the door. 我让服务员领他到门口。 The guide conducted us round the castle. 向导领着我们四处看了城堡。 （2）direct (sth.); control; manage 指挥、控制；管理、经营 conduct business, a meeting, negotiation, etc. 经营生意、主持会议、主 持谈判等。 （3）指挥（乐队等） He conducted the orchestra. 他指挥管弦乐团。 （4）导（电、热） Copper conducts electricity better than other materials do. 铜的导电性能比其他材料好 8. witness: n. （1）[C] (=eye-witness) a person who sees an event take place (and is therefore able to describe it to others) 目击者 I was a witness to their quarrel. 我是他们吵架的目击者。 （2）[C] a person who gives evidence in a lawsuit after swearing to tell the truth （在法庭上经宣誓的）证人 I was called as a defense witness. 我被传唤作被告证人。 (3) [U;C] what is said about an event, especially in a lawsuit; (thing that serves as) testimony or evidence 证词（尤指法庭中的）； 证明；证据 His ragged clothes were (a) witness to his poverty. 他破烂的衣服是他贫穷的见证 （5）派生词 witness vt. 见证；目击 Did you witness the accident? 你亲眼看到那次事故了 吗？ 9. trial: n. [C; U] （1）a legal process in which a court of law examines a case to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime 审问，审讯，审理，审判 The defendant claimed that he had not had a fair trial. 被告声称未获公正审讯。 The case comes to trial next month.