Lesson14Iwouldliketotellyousomething

testifyto

giveorprovideevidenceaboutsomething證明。I'lltestifytohisexceptionalability.Howcanyoutestifytothereliabilityofthewitness?vt.Hiswordstestifyhisreluctancetohelpme.Histearstestifiedhisgrief.vi.Stateordeclareunderoath,usuallyincourt作證。n.testimony:declarationtestifyingthatsthistrue證言Thewitness’stestimonywasprovedtobefalse.證人的證詞被證實是不真實的。bear(be)testimonyof表明。Winningthescholarshipistestimonyofintelligence.

stageV.arrangeforsthtotakeplace;carryout實行，舉行Theindustrialworkersdecidedtostageastrike.產業工人們決定舉行罷工。Theformerworldchampionistostageacome-backafterretiringfor3years.這位前世界冠軍在退役三年后又要復出了。Spilloutspillout1.(使)溢出，(使)濺出：(使)散落：

Thechampagneisspillingoutofthebottle.香檳從瓶子中不斷地溢出來。thesweetsthatspiltoutofapaperpocket從紙袋中散落的糖果2.突然涌出：Thewaterwasspillingoutofthemouthofthespring.泉眼中不斷地涌出泉水。3.[口語]坦白，說出(真相、內情)：

Hespiltouthisstoryofstealing.他坦白了他的盜竊行為。clean,purgeclean:makeclean弄干凈，使清潔Washyourhandsandcleanyournails.洗洗手，把指甲弄干凈。purge:makecleanofphysicalormoralimpurity清楚身上或道德上的不潔KingArthertriedtopurgehislandfromsin.亞瑟王試圖清除他國家的罪惡。

betantamounttadj.

equivalentineffectormeaning（實質上）等于，相當于。如：Hisansweristantamounttoarefusal.

ProsecuteV.Startlegalproceedingsagainst檢舉，起訴Theformerleaderwasprosecutedfortheembezzlement.前任領導因貪污被起訴。Prosecution:v.Prosecutingorbeingprosecuted起訴，告發Theoldmanstartedaprosecutionagainsthissonfortheill-treatment.老人因為受到虐待而起訴他的兒子。accreditV.Believe相信，認可Untilnowihavealwaysaccreditedyouwithmorescene.直到現在我一直都認為你不至于這么糊涂。Arreditation:n.Belief,appointment認可；任命Ifyouwanttostartthepublicationofcertainnewspaper,youmustgettheaccreditationfromthegovernment.如果你想創刊一份報紙，必須得到政府的認可。CoverV.Reportonsth報道ThreejournalistweresenttocovertheLabourParty’sannualconference.三名記者被派去報道工黨年會新聞。Thepresidentialelectioniswidelycoveredbythepress.總統選舉被新聞媒體廣泛報道。BeguiltyofToblameforsth;feelingorshowingguilt對...有罪責；感到內疚的Thejuryhadfoundhimguiltyofmurder.陪審團裁定他犯有謀殺罪。Heisguiltyoftellingliestohisparents.他為對父母撒謊而感到內疚。transcript,manuscripttranscript:sthcopied抄本，副本Iwasnotpresentatthemeeting.I’dlikeatranscriptofherspeech.我沒有出席會議，我想要一份她講話的副本。manuscript:sthasfirstwrittenoutortyped手稿，原稿Imustreturnthismanuscripttotheauthor.我必須把原稿還給作者。inthenextbreathtoYoucanuseinthesamebreathorinthenextbreathtoindicatethatsomeonesaystwoverydifferentorcontradictorythings,especiallywhenyouarecriticizingthem.自相矛盾Hehailedthisweek'sarmsagreementbutinthesamebreathexpressedsuspicionaboutthemotivationsoftheUnitedStates.他贊揚了這周的武器協定,可自相矛盾的是又表示了對美國的動機的懷疑。SinkinBeabsorbed,befullyunderstood滲入；被完全理解Therainsankinthedryground.雨水滲入干燥的土地。Mywarningobviouslyhasn’tsunkinyourthickskull.我的警告，你顯然全不理解PulloutRemovesthbypulling;leave(astation)Hesuddenlypulledoutagun.他突然掏出一支槍。Hardlyhadireachedthestationwhenthetrainpulledoutoftheplatform.我剛到車站，火車就駛出了站臺。indignity,indignationindignity:rudeorunworthytreatmentcausingshameorlossofrespect侮辱,輕蔑Shesufferedanindignityofbeingsearchedinasupermarket.她在超市受到了搜身之辱。Indignation:angercausedbyinjustice憤慨，義憤Theyfeltstrongindignationagainsttheirboss.他們對老板感到強烈的憤慨。take…lyingdown

甘心接受（不愉快情況）。

如:Hetookthedefeatlyingdown.Icannottakethatinsultlyingdown.literally.ADVYoucanuseliterallytoemphasizeanexaggeration.SomecarefulspeakersofEnglishthinkthatthisuseisincorrect.真地[強調]例：We'vegottogettheeconomyundercontroloritwillliterallyeatusup.我們必須控制住經濟，否則它真地就會把我們困住。2.ADVYouuseliterallytoemphasizethatwhatyouaresayingistrue,eventhoughitseemsexaggeratedorsurprising.確實地[強調]例：Puttingonanoperaisatremendousenterpriseinvolvingliterallyhundredsofpeople.上演一臺話劇是一項巨大的事業，它確實要幾百個人參與。notgiveadamn:一點不在乎Idon’tgiveadamnwhattheysay.我一點也不在乎他們說什么。whatif…假使……又怎樣？

Whatwillhappenif…Whatifhefailstohelpus?Whatiftheyshouldbeinlove?differentiatev.Showtobedifferent區別，辨別CanyoudifferentiateJimfromhistwinbrother?你能區分吉姆和他雙胞胎的弟弟嗎？Differentiation:n.區別Thereisnodifferentiationwithoutcontrast.沒有比較就看不出區別。Differential:a.Showingadifference有分別的Thetwoanswersaredifferential.這兩個答案是有區別的。intermsof:withregardto,concerning就…….來說，從……角度如：Intermsofsalary,thejobisguitegood.Intermsofnaturalresources,itisoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.glamorizeV.Makeglamorous使有魅力Somemangazinesglamorizethelivesofthefilmstars.一些雜志把明星的生活描寫得十分動人。Glamorous:a.Fullofglamour富有魅力的Manyyoungpeopleadoretheglamorousfilmstars.許多年輕人崇拜富有魅力的影星。Glamour:n.Charm;powerofbeauty魅力；迷人的力量Shelikestheglamourofmoonlightonthesea.她喜歡海上迷人的月光。preserve,protectpreserve:keepfromharmordecay保護，保存Wemustpreserveournaturalresources.我們必須保護我們的自然資源。Protect:keepsafefromdanger,enemies,etc.保護，防御Theyarefightingtopeotecttheircountry.他們正在戰斗，保衛國家。distortV.Giveafalseaccountof歪曲Youhavedistortedwhatameant.你曲解了我的意思。Distortion:n.Distortingorbeingdistorted歪曲Theirdistortionofthefactsmadeusveryangryatthem.他們對事實的歪曲使我們非常生氣。StandupforSpeak,workinfavorof為...說話或工作Customersmuststandupfortheirrights.消費者一定要維護自己的權利。Wewillalwaysstandupforyou.我們永遠都會支持你。justifyV.Toshowthatisrightorreasonable證明It’shardforyoutojustifyyourbehavior.你很難證明你的行為是正當的。Justification:n.Sththatjustifies理由Thejustificationofhisstealingwasthathismotherwasseriouslyill.他偷竊的理由是他媽媽病的很重。Wantn.:lack,absence,orneed;ofteninthephr.for/fromwantof由于缺乏如：Theplantsdiedfor/fromwantofwater.Spend,squanderSpend:payoutforsth用錢，花錢Shespendstoomuchmoneyoncosmetics.她花在化妝品上的錢太多。Spuander:waste浪費Hesauanderedallthemoneywhichhisfathergavehim.他把父親給的錢都揮霍掉了。Blamesthonsb/blamesbforsthConsiderorsaythatsbisresponsibleforsthdoneornotdone指責；歸咎于Heblamedthefailureoftheirmarriageonher.她把婚姻的失敗歸咎于她。Thepartyblamedcorruptiononthegovernment.該黨指責政府腐敗。rationalizeV.Bringintoconformitywithreason是合理Thestudentstrytorationalizetheirbehaviors.學生們試圖合理結束他們的行為。Sherationalizedherdecisiontoabandonherbabybysayingshe