新编英语教程6unit 4

Unit4ByNicoleARedLightforScofflawsQuestionsfordiscussion:Whatdoyouthinkoflaw?Whatrolesdolawsplayinoursociety?Areyoualaw-breaker?Whydopeoplebreakthelaw?Canyougivesomecasesoflaw-breaking?Paragraph1MillionsofAmericansaretakingincreasinglibertieswiththelegalcodes.Dictionarywork1.takelibertieswith:misinterpret;distort;violate;treatsomethingfreely,withoutstrictobservanceofthefact(随意对待)Theeditorisnotentitledtotakelibertieswiththetextofaliterarywork.2.blithely:heedlessly;withoutthoughtorregard3.dereliction:deliberateneglect;negligenceDerelictionofduty:failuretodowhatoneoughttodoHepleadedguiltytowilfulderelictionofduty.他承认犯有玩忽职守罪。Derelict:desertedandallowedtofallintoruins;dilapidatedSentence2:LetaloneNourishthesocietySentence3Outlawlitter:unlawfulstrewing(aplace)withrubbishOutlaw:(1)tomakesth.Illegal宣布…为不合法；将…放逐；剥夺…的法律保护(2)(n.)acriminalwhoishidingfromtheauthorities歹徒，亡命之徒；逃犯；被剥夺法律保护者Illicitnoise:veryloudnoisewhichisnotpermittedornotallowedbylaworthesocialcustomsofacountry:E.g.:(1)Danteclearlycondemnsillicitlove.丹蒂旗帜鲜明地谴责不正当恋情。(2)...informationabouttheuseofillicitdrugs.有关吸毒的信息illicit,elicitdoorsaysomethingwhichmakesotherpeoplerespondorreact.引出，探出；诱出（回答等(1)Mr.Norrissaidhewashopefulthathisrequestwouldelicitapositiveresponse...诺里斯先生说希望他的请求能够引起积极反响。(2)Thecrimeelicitedanoutcryagainstillicitdrugs.那起罪行引发了打击违禁药品的呼声。Motorizedanarchy:disorderorchaoscreatedbymotoristsAnarchy:nobodyseemstobepayinganyattentiontorulesorlaws(不可数名词)无政府（状态）；无法无天；无秩序；混乱(1)Civilwarandfaminesentthenationplungingintoanarchy.内战和饥荒使该国陷入了无政府状态。(2)InJune,1960,theCongowasplungedintofiveyearsofcivilwarandpoliticalanarchy.1960年的6月，刚果陷入了5年的内战和政治上的无政府状态。Thewaveofthefuture:thepatternofbehaviorinthefutureSentence4:Taketo:Didthechildrentaketohim?...孩子们喜欢上他了么？Thefirstserieswasreallybad.Butforsomereasonthepublictooktoit.第一部系列剧糟透了，可是不知为何，观众开始喜欢上了它。Takentocommittingsupposedlyminorderelictionsasamatterofcourse…Supposedly:happeningasplannedorexpected据认为；据推测；据称；一般相信Commitminorderelictionsamatterofcourse:ausualevent;somethingactualItmeans:Havehappilyformedthehabitofdoingsomemisdeedswhicharesupposedtobeunimportant,andconsideredthatassomethingnatural.Para.2ScofflawsaboundinamazingvarietyVariety:TheGraffiti-prone:Bicyclist:Litterbugs:Publicplacesofhigh-decibelportableradiosBeer-soakedhooliganismTobaccoaddictsDressedpotsmokersTheuseofcocaineTheJaywalkersPayattentiontosentencestructures4.exemptfrom:notsubjecttoobligation5.flurry:profusion;abundance;greatquantity6.Ordinance:authoritativelaw;command;order;ruleorlawmadebyagovernmentoranauthority法令；法规；条例Exempt:stateofficiallythattheyarenotboundoraffected免除;豁免(1)SouthCarolinaclaimedthepowertoexemptitscitizensfromtheobligationtoobeyfederallaw...南卡罗来纳州声称有权力免除该州公民遵守联邦法规的义务。(2)Companieswithfifty-fiveorfeweremployeeswouldbeexemptedfromtherequirements.员工在55人及以下的公司将免除这些条件。exemption...theexemptionofemployer-providedhealthinsurancefromtaxation.雇主提供的健康保险免税...newexemptionsforstudentsandthelow-paid.对学生和低收入者的最新豁免7.flagrant:shameless;notorious（notoriety);particularlybad,shockingandobvious:flagrantbreachofjustice公然违反公正原则aflagrantoffence大罪,重罪flagrantcrime滔天罪行aflagranterror明显的错误aflagrantsinner罪恶昭彰的罪犯8.festeringscandal:tormentingdisgraceFester:vi1)(ofawoundorsore)becomeinfectedandformpus(伤口）溃烂；化脓:afesteringsorePusisathickyellowishliquidthatformsinwoundswhentheyareinfected.2)(ofanegativefeelingoraproblem)becomeworseandmoreintense)更加痛苦或者愤怒Plague:1.alargenumberofthemthatarriveorhappenatthesametime.灾难，祸患Thecityisunderthreatfromaplagueofrats...该市处于鼠患的威胁之下。Lastyeartherewasaplagueofrobberyandhousebreaking.去年抢劫和入室行窃成灾。2.N-COUNTcausesagreatdealoftroubleorharm（可数）名词烦扰；令人头痛的事物.(单）Inflationwillremainarecurrentplague...通货膨胀将继续成为周期性的烦扰。Timseemstohaveescapedthecynicismwhichistheabsoluteplagueofourgeneration.蒂姆好像并没有染上我们这代人愤世嫉俗的通病。3.VERBcontinuallycauseyoualotoftroubleorsuffering困扰；使烦恼；折磨.Shewasplaguedbyweakness,fatigue,anddizziness...她感觉体虚、疲倦、头昏眼花。Fearsaboutjobsecurityplaguenearlyhalftheworkforce.几乎一半的员工担心失业。4.VERBIfkeepbotheringyouoraskingyouforsomething.缠扰；纠缠（with）Iamnotgoingtoplagueyouwithalotmorequestions,MissCulver...卡尔弗小姐，我不会再问更多的问题来烦你了。TommyCookhadbeenplaguingPinnerformonths.汤米·库克已纠缠平纳好几个月了。Librarywork:4.Potsmoker(L17):marijuanaaddict5.joint(L18):cigarettecontainingmarijuanaPara.3ThedangersofScofflawisthered-lightrunnerWidely:1.Splitting---remaindisgusting,putrisktoothers2.Illegallyburieshazardouschemicalwaste…occupylandresource,permanenthazard3.fairbeaterpresentsthreattolife4.landlordignorefiresafetystatutes---Themostvisible:5.theAmericandriver–adduptocolossalpublicnuisance6.doubleparking–jamthestreets7.thedrunkdriving–killsome25,000peopleandinjures650,000othersyearly8.Illegalspeedingonopenhighways9.statutes(L24):laws10.publicnuisance(L27):somethingoffensiveorannoyingtothecommunity,especiallyinviolationofothers’legalrights,e.g.:Don'tmakeanuisanceofyourself.别那么讨厌。Whatanuisance!I'veforgottenmyticket.真讨厌，我忘记带票了。Librarywork：6.farebea