英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(189)
1881. 不久前被抓去坐了好些天的牢,便想起坐牢的几种说法:He is in jail. He is in prison. He is behind bars. He is taken into custody. (口语)He is incarcerated.(书面语) He is having his incarceration. Legal restraint, capture,
1882. “死角、盲点”一般应该是blind spot,不是dead angle。Dead angle是一军事用语,虽然意思也是“死角”:(Mil.) an angle or space which cannot be seen or defended from behind the parapet (军事用语)碉堡射击的死角。radar blind spot 死角,盲点Why do a lot of women have a blind spot for men's lies, especially in an intimate relationship? 为什么很多女性看不出男人的谎言,为什么在亲密的关系中更是如此?After all, a blind spot for anything spells trouble.归根到底,任何事的盲点都只会带来麻烦。
1883. 被抓的几种说法:Guo Feixiong is arrested on charges of attempt to overthrow the government. 郭被捕,罪名是阴谋颠覆政府。He was busted by the FBI, apprehend, pick up, detain,
1884. He is sentenced for five years for speaking out against corruption. 他因公开揭露腐败而获刑五年。The judge sentenced the 15-year-old boy to a maximum of 10 years in juvenile jail. 法官给这个15岁的男孩判了10年的最高量刑,他将在少年犯监狱服刑。He is sentenced to life in jail. 他获得终生监禁。或者说:他被判了无期徒刑。He is going to spend the rest of his life in prison.他将在监狱中度过余生。
1885. Legal system normally involves three parts: police, prosecutors and judges.司法制度一般包括了三个部分,警察,检察官,法官。 If he doesn’t confess, he will be under pursuit or persecution. 如果他不坦白交代,就会被追究责任或被起诉。People convicted of possessing child pornography are likely to have sexually abused many children. 被定罪窝藏儿童黄色资料的人一般也会对儿童进行性侵犯。
1886. The ringleader has received the death penalty. 黑社会头头被判处死刑。He is on death row. 他被判了死刑。(还没有执行。) 黑老大的称谓颇多:mob boss, Tobacco barons, master, lord, marauding tycoon,control monster, mogul, drug cartel。罪犯的称呼:offender, criminal; suspect, 嫌疑犯。
1887. 警察与人接触的机会最多,所以称谓也颇多:police, the marshal, officer, law enforcement agent, the task force, investigator, detective, F.B.I. C.I.A. military police(M.P.宪兵) sheriff, deputy, John Law, bluecoat, prison warden 等等。The defense attorney said that Yang Jia is the victim of villainous police. 辩护律师说杨佳是警察暴力的牺牲品。Recently the police clamped down on the press and the internet. 最近警察对出版业和网站实行了门户清理。C police often arrest people without a warrant. Z国警察逮捕人常常不出示拘捕证。This is his first brush with the law. 这是他第一次触犯法律。
1888. 逮捕有这样一些词:arrest, apprehend, round up,等。 The government has rounded up about 1000 people. 政府抓了上千人。Authorities are asking for the public’s help to bring the suspects in.警局正在发动群众,来缉拿嫌疑犯归案。
1889. book 也有抓捕的意思。He is booked in the child death. 他因小孩死亡被拘留。
1890. As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words事务多,就令人作梦,言语多,就显出愚昧。(箴5:3)
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