《高级英语》10单元课文解析及课后答案.docVIP

Lesson Ten The Trial That Rocked the World 词汇注释： sweltering adj. being uncomfortably hot; suffering from the heat 热得难受的 例：a sweltering climate 闷热的气候 counsel n. a lawyer or group of lawyers giving advice about legal matters and representing clients in court. 辩护律师，法律顾问 例：The court heard the counsel for both sides. 法庭听取了双方律师的陈述。 silver-tongued adj. eloquent, persuasive 雄辩的，有口才的 orator n. person who makes formal speeches in public; person who is good at public speaking. 演说者，演说家 例：a fine political orator 优秀的政治演说家 nominee n. person who is nominated for an office, a position, etc. 被提名的候选人，被任命之人 testify v. give evidence; declare as a witness, esp. in court 提供证据，作证 例：The teacher testified to the boy’s honesty. 老师证明那孩子很诚实。/Two witnesses testified against her and one in her favour. 有两个证人的证词对她不利，另一个人的对她有利。 同义词：verify, confirm, prove verify指通过调查或者与可弄清的事实的比较来证明某事是对的，如：The driver’s report of the accident was verified by eye-witnesses.（这位司机的事故报告由目击者加以证实。）confirm 指证实某些不确定的事情，消息或谣言是真的，如：The hotel confirmed our reservation by telegram.（那家旅馆打来电报证实我们已预订了房间。） prove指用足够的证据来确证某事是否真实，如：I shall prove to you that the witness is quite unreliable.（我将向你们证明这个证人是十分不可靠的。）testify指作证，尤指正式在法庭上作证。 反义词：contradict, dispute, doubt jury n. group of people in a law court who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a case and to decide whether the accused person is guilty or not guilty 陪审团 例：Seven men and five women sat on the jury. 陪审团由七男五女组成。 erupt v. burst forth or out, as from restraint 迸发，爆发，喷出；break out suddenly and violently 突然发生 例：The demonstration erupted into violence. 示威游行中突然出现了武斗。 同义词：explode, burst 这些词都指仿佛由于某种内部力量而突然猛烈的爆发，打开或是分开。explode指物理现象，气体的突然膨胀着火，以及相当大的能量释放的一刹那。它从爆发这种意义来讲，比其它词都要猛烈，声响更大，如：A bomb exploded at a distance.（炸弹在很远的地方爆炸了。）explode还可用于比喻，指一种情感的突然释放，如：explode with laughter（哄然大笑）/explode with anger（勃然大怒）；burst在指爆炸或分离的意义上比explode用得更广泛；erupt在字面和比喻意义上都指突然发生或爆发，和burst一样，指在一个受限制的空间和条件下发生。 反义词：implode, suck in clash n. serious difference; conflict 抵制，冲突，对立