上海交大版应用型大学英语综合教程-第3册-unit-5-课文翻译与答案

Unit5

Part1LanguageSkillsDevelopment

1.Starter

A.Lateralthinkingquiz.Readtheriddlesandgiveyouranswers.

1.John'smotherhas3children,twoofwhomarenamedAprilandMay.Whatisthethirdonenamed?

John.

2.Amutepersonwantstobuyatoothbrush.Byimitatingtheactionofbrushingone'steethhe

successfullyexpresseshimselftotheshopkeeperandthepurchaseisdone.Nowifablindmanwishesto

buyapairofsunglasses,howshouldheexpresshimself?Hesimplyopenshismouthandasks.

3.Awomanlivesonthetenthfloorofablockofflats.Everymorningshetakestheliftdowntotheground

floorandgoestowork.Intheevening,shegetsintothelift,and,ifthereissomeoneelseintheliftshe

goesdirectlytoherfloor.Otherwise,shegoestotheeighthfloorandwalksuptwoflightsofstairstoher

flat.Howdoyouexplainthis?Thewomanisofsmallstatureandcouldn'treachtheupperliftbuttons.

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lateralthinking水平思考，横向思维

mutea.嗯的；无声的，沉默的

imitaten.模仿，仿效

B.Listentoapassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whowasmurdered23yearsago?

A38-year-oldwomanwasmurdered.

2.Whendidthemurdertakeplace?

ThemurdertookplaceonOctober13,1985.

3.Whendidthevictimdieandwhatwasthedirectcauseofherdeath?

Shedied18dayslaterfromheadinjuriesresultingfromtheattack.

4.Whore-examinedthecase?

TheColdCaseUnitre-examinedit.

5.Whoisthesuspectandwhereishenow?

Oneofthewoman'sex-boyfriendsisthesuspect.Heiscurrentlyincustody.

Tapescript:PoliceSolve23-year-oldMurderCase

MorethantwodecadesafteranAustinwomanwasfoundseverelyinjuredinherapartment,police

arechargingherex-boyfriendwithmurder.

Officialsclosedthe1985murdercaseofthen38-year-oldAustinresident,NatalieAntonetti.

OnOctober13,1985,Austinpolicewerecalledtoinvestigateanassaultonavictimwhowaslater

identifiedasAntonetti.Atabout5:15a.m.,Antonetti'sroommatesaidshefoundherattackedandonthe

couch,bleedingfromherhead.PolicesaidEMStransportedAntonettitothehospital,whereshedied18

dayslaterfromheadinjuriesresultingfromtheattack.

Theinitialinvestigationwentcoldafterauthoritiessaidtheywereunabletochargeasuspectinthis

case.However;thecasewasre-examinedin2007bytheColdCaseUnit.Intheexamination,policesaid

theyfolloweduponananonymoustipthatwasrpcpivedthatyean

The2007tipproducedmoreleads,whichultimatelyledtothechargeofoneofAntonetti's

ex-boyfriends.Some23yearslater;thecasewaspresentedtoagrandjuryonJune10,andresultedin

achargeforfirst-degreemurderagainstDennisDavis.

ThoughDaviswaspreviouslyinterviewedatthetimeofthemurder;hewasneverlistedasasuspect.

Policesaidheiscurrentlyincustodyawaitingahearing.

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assaultn.侵犯人身（罪）

couchn.长沙发

紧急医疗服务(emergencymedical

EMS

service)

ColdCaseUnit悬案组

anonymoustip匿名举报

leadn.线索

custodyn.拘留，拘押

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1.Detectivestory

Thetraditionalelementsofthedetectivestoryare:(1)theseeminglyperfectcrime;(2)thewrongly

accusedsuspectatwhomcircumstantialevidencepoints;(3)thebungling(搞得一团糟)ofdim-wittedpolice;

(4)thegreaterpowersofobservationandsuperiormindofthedetective;and(5)thestartlingand

unexpecteddenouement,inwhichthedetectiverevealshowtheidentityoftheculpritwasascertained.

Detectivestoriesfrequentlyoperateontheprinciplethatsuperficiallyconvincingevidenceisultimately

irrelevant.Usuallyitisalsoaxiomaticthatthecluesfromwhichalogicalsolutiontotheproblemcanbe

reachedbefairlypresentedtothereaderatexactlythesametimethatthesleuth(侦探)receivesthemand

thatthesleuthdeducethesolutiontothepuzzlefromalogicalinterpretationoftheseclues.

ThefirstdetectivestorywasTheMurdersintheRueMorguebyEdgarAllanPoe,publishedinApril1841.

Theprofessionofdetectivehadcomeintobeingonlyafewdecadesearlier,andPoeisgenerallythoughtto

haveoeeninfluencedbytheMemoires(1828-29)ofFrangois-EugeneVido:q,whoin1817foundedthe

world'sfirstdetectivebureau,inParis.Poe'sfictionalFrenchdetective,C.AugusteDupin,appearedintwo

otherstories,TheMysteryofMarieRoget(1845)andThePurloinedLetter(1845).Thedetectivestorysoon

expandedtonovellength.

Theintroductionofthemass-producedpaperbackbookinthelate1930smadedetective-storywriters

wealthy,amongthemtheAmericansErleStanleyGardner,whosecriminallawyerPerryMasonunraveled

crimesincourt,RexStout,withhisfat,orchid-raisingdetectiveNeroWolfeandhisurbaneassistantArchie

Goodwin,andFrancesandRichardLockridge,withanotherbrightmarriedcouple,Mr.andMrs.North.In

France,GeorgesSimenonproducednovelafternovelatarapid-firepace,makinghishero,InspectorMaigret,

oneofthebest-knowndetectivessinceSherlockHolmes.Otherwriterswhocarriedoutthetraditionof

HolmesorbrokenewgroundincludedNicholasBlake(pseudonymofthepoetC.Day-Lewis),MichaelInnes,

DameNgaioMarsh,JosephineTeyzCarterDickson(JohnDicksonCarr),andP.D.James.After1945,writers

suchasJohnLeCarreadaptedthedetective-storyformattotheincreasinglypopularspynovel.

TheMysteryWritersofAmerica,aprofessionalorganizationfoundedin1945toelevatethestandardsof

mysterywriting,includingthedetectivestory,hasexertedanimportantinfluencethroughitsannualEdgar

AllanPoeAwardsforexcellence.

2.Identicaltwins

Identicaltwinsdevelopfromasingleegg/spermcombinationthatsplitsafewdaysafterconception.Their

DNAoriginatesfromasinglesource,thustheirgeneticmakeupisthesameandthecharacteristicsthatare

determinedbygeneticswillbesimilar.Monozygotictwinsarealwaysofthesamegender,exceptinextremely

rarecasesofchromosomaldefect.

同卵双胞胎即单卵双胞胎，是一个精子与一个卵子结合产生的一个受精卵。这个受精卵一分为二，形成两个胚胎。由于

他们出自同一个受精卵，接受完全一样的染色体和基因物质，因此他们性别相同，且就像一个模子里出来的，有时甚至连自

己的父母都难以分辨。这种相似不仅表现为外形相似，而且血型、智力、甚至某些生理特征(指纹)和对疾病的易感性等都

很一致。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.Oregon

State(pop.,2000:3,421,399),U.S.,northwesternregion.LyingonthePacificOcean,itisborderedby

Washington,Idaho,Nevada,andCalifornia.Itcovers97,073sqmi(251,419sqkm).ItscapitalisSalem.The

ColumbiaRiverformsitsnorthernboundary;theSnakeRiverisitsuppereasternboundary.TheCascades

Range,withMountHood,isinwesterncentralOregon.FirstsightedbySpanishexplorers,itwasvisitedby

FrancisDrakein1579andhylamesCookin1778.TheareawasinhabitedbymanyAmericanIndianpeoples

whenin1792CaptainRobertGrayexploredtheColumbiaRiver,givingtheU.S.aclaimtotheregion.The

river'smouthwasreachedbytheLewisandClarkExpeditionin1805.Thefirstwhitesettlementwasfounded

atAstoriain1811bythefurtraderJohnJ.Astor.SettlementoftheareaacceleratedfromC1843withmass

migrationovertheOregonTrail.ItwaspartoftheOregonterritoryandwasadmittedtotheUnionasthe33rd

statein1859.Thestate'seconomyisdependentonitsforests,farms,andlivestock.Salmonandshellfishare

thebasesofthefishingindustry.Centresofpopulation,arts,andeducationarePortland,Eugene,and

Medford.

UnknownSister家有姊妹不相识

1Lindsey,sittingonthecouchinherlivirgroom,turnedonthe51琳赛坐在起居室的沙发上，打开电视，收

o'clocknewschannel.看新闻频道5点的整点播报。

2"Supposedly,newevidencehasbeenfoundidentifyingaperson2”据称，新证据已确认一名嫌犯，该嫌犯与

connectedtoafour-year-oldrobberycaseinPortland,Oregon,四年前在俄勒冈州波特兰市发生的一起抢劫

andafingerprintwasablptobpmatchedwithoneofthe案有关，现场采集的一枚指纹与上起犯罪现

perpetratorsatthelastcrimescene,"reportingfromChannel10场中一名凶犯的相吻合。”这条新闻在第10

newsscrollsacrosstheTVscreeninboldletters.Apicturewas频道以粗体字形式在电视屏幕上滚动播出。

shownonthescreen,identifiedbythefingerprint.Lindseylooked而根据指纹所鉴定的嫌犯照片也一同出现在

atthephotoandwentintoshockbecauseitwasherorhertwin屏幕上。看到照片，琳赛陷入了宸惊，因为

sisterSarabeingaccusedoftherobberies.—LindseyandSara被指控犯下这些抢劫案的正是她或她的双胞

wereidenticaltwinsistersandtheirpersonalitiesweretheonly胎姐妹萨拉。琳赛和萨拉是同卵双胞胎，她

keytotellingonefromtheother.Lindseywasquietand们之间唯一的区别是性格不同：琳赛文静保

conservative,whileSaraenjoyedpartyingwithherfriends.Sara守，而萨拉则外向开放，喜欢和朋友聚会。

waskilledlastyearinacaraccident.-JShewashitbyadrunk萨拉去年死于一场车祸，被一个醉酒的司机

driveranddiedinstantly,beforetheparamedicsarrivedonthe撞倒，当场死亡，医务人员根本来不及到达

scene.现场进行抢救。

3Furthermore,Lindseyhadbeengettingthesestrangedreams3除此之外，最近，琳赛夜里还经常做一些

recentlyatnight,inwhichshewastheperpetrator.Somedreams怪梦，梦见自己是一名凶犯。有时，她梦见

involvedherrobbinganelderlycoupleinbroaddaylightoftheir自己在光天化H之下，抢劫一对老夫妇的汽

vehicleandexpensivejewels.Otherdreamsinvolvedher车和贵重珠宝。有时，她梦见自己在一个老

torturingandburninganoldmanonhischestandfacewithan人的家里，老人则被她绑在床上，她正用一

ironpipeashewastiedtohisbedinhishome.Lindseywas根铁管折磨和灼烧他的胸部和脸部。琳赛不

unclearastowhyshewashavingtheseimages,nordidsheknow知道为什么会有这些梦境，也不知道这些犯

wherethesecrimeshadtakenplace.Shereplayedthebroadcast罪行为发生在哪儿。然后，她又想了想刚刚

messageinhermindandwonderedifherimagesandthe播放的消息，心里纳闷：这些梦境和抢劫案

robberieshadanyconnection.究竟有没有关系？

4"Hello,Mom,didyouseethepictureofmeorSaraonthenews4”嗨，妈妈，你看到几分钟前新闻里那张我

afewminutesago?"Lindseyaskedinaslowtoneofvoice.的或是萨拉的照片了吗？〃琳赛缓缓问道。

5"Yes,honey,whyisyourphotoonthenews?"5、、看到了。亲爱的，你的照片怎么会出现在

6"Itsnotme,Mom.It'sSara.I'veneverlivednorstayedin新闻里？〃

Portland,Oregon."6那不是我，妈妈，是萨拉，我从来没在俄

7Lindseyhungupthephonebeforehermomcouldsayanother勒冈州波特兰市住过或待过。〃

word.—Sherealizedthatanextensivesearchonherpartwas7琳赛没等妈妈回答，就挂断了电话。她意

goingtoberequiredtoremoveherselffromthecase.Moreover,识到，要洗脱嫌疑，就得靠自己去做大量的

shewasgoingtohavetolocatetheplaceSarawaslivinginfour调查。而且，她还必须确定，四年前案件发

yearsagoaroundthetimeofthecrimes.Lindseydroveoverto生前后萨拉住在哪儿。于是琳赛开车来到萨

Sara'shomeinsearchofanythingleftbehindlinkingherwiththe拉的住处，寻找一切遗留下来的能将萨拉和

Portlandarea.Herhomewasstillthesame,becausetheirmom波特兰地区联系起来的线索。萨拉家里面貌

keptitafterSarapassedaway.Lindseyenteredthelivingroom,依旧，她们的妈妈在萨拉去世之后负责料理

thediningroom,andthekitchen.Thelivingroomlookedvery这所房子，琳赛走进客厅、餐厅和厨房。客

clean.LindseywaswithSarawhensheboughtthehomeandit厅看起来非常干净。萨拉买这所房子的时候,

seemedweirdwalkingbackintothehomewithouthersister琳赛和她在一起。现在，她不在了，琳赛再

around.Lindseywasn'tsurprisedattheneatnessandcleanness次走进屋子，总感觉怪怪的。房间也很干净

oftherooms.Shelookedshockedassheenteredthebathroom,整洁，对此，琳赛一点都不感到意外，但当

whichwasamesswithtrashonthetiledfloorandadirtring她走进浴室的时候，却大吃一惊：浴室里一

aroundthetub.Next,Lindseywalkedintohersister'sbedroom片狼藉，瓷砖地板上到处都是垃圾，浴缸里

andsawherbrasandpantiesthrownonthebedandfloor,withan还有一圈污垢。接着，琳赛走进了卧室，看

unpluggedTVsittingbyherwaterbed.Lindseyproceededback见萨拉的内衣和短裤被扔在床上和地上，电

intothekitchenandfoundSara'saddressbookonthecounter.视就在水床旁边，插头已经被拔出来了.之

ShefoundthreenumberswithOregonareacodes,whichwerefor后，她又回到厨房，发现柜子上放着萨拉的

twofemalefriendsandanex-boyfriendnamedJohnny.通讯录。她找到带有俄勒冈区号的三个号码,

8Lindseytookachanceandspokewithbothwomen,whoagreed分别是两个女性朋友和萨拉前男友约翰尼的

tomeetwithLindseythefollowingdayattheirhomesonceshe号码。

arrived.Thefollowingday,Lindseyboardedthefirstflightoutto8于是，淋赛试着和这两位女士通了电话，

Portlandandarrivedatahotelneartheairport.Onceshechecked她们同意琳赛第二天她们家里见面。第二天,

insheimmediatelycalledbothwomentoconfirmthemeetingfor琳赛搭乘前往波特兰的第一班飞机，抵达后，

thatafternoon.Lindseytookacabovertothefirstyoung住进了机场附近的一家宾馆。一办完入住手

woman'shomeandspokewithherforaboutanhour,andthen续，她就给两位女士打电话以确认下午的会

sheleftandwenttotheotherwoman'shome.Shewasgiven面。首先，她坐出租车去了第一位年轻女士

picturesandtooknotesonsomeoftheirconversations.Lindsey的家里，和她谈了大约一个小时后，又去了

tookacaboutintotownanddidsomeshoppingandsightseeing另外一个女士的家里。这两位女士给了她一

forafewhours.Later,shereturnedtothehotelandrestedforthe些照片，而她也记录下了部分谈话内容。之

meetingwithJohnnythenextday.Shearrivedattherestaurant后，琳赛搭乘出租车去了市区，花了几个小

nearthehotelthenextmorning.Lindseywasthere15minutes时购物、观光。随后，她回到了宾馆休息，

earlytogatherherthoughtsandtoprepareherselffortheinitial因为第二天还要和约翰尼会面。第二天早上,

conversationwithJohnny.youngmanwalkedintothe她去了宾馆附近的餐厅。琳赛早到了十五分

restaurant,needingmoresleepbythelookonhisface.His钟来整理思绪，以为和约翰尼的初次见面做

clotheslookedwornandhissneakerswerecoveredinmud,and准备。到了约定时刻，一个年轻男子走进了

hishairwasalloverhishead.Lindseyknewthatthiswasn't餐厅，他看上去睡眠不足、一脸倦容，穿一

Johnnybecausehewasn'tthetypeofguythathersisterwas身破旧的衣服，运动鞋上满是泥巴，头发也

attractedto.是乱蓬蓬的。借此，琳赛判断这不是约翰尼,

9Nevertheless,theyoungmansatacrossfromLindseyatthe因为他不是萨拉喜欢的类型。

table,introducinghimselfasJohnny.Shewasintriguedbyhis9然而，年轻男子却在琳赛对面的位子上坐

willingnesstoexpresshisfeelingsandtherelationshiphehad了下来，自我介绍说是约翰尼，并开始亳不

withSara.Healsospokeabouttherobberies,sayingthatSara避讳地跟她谈论起自己的感受以及他与萨拉

wentwithhimonthreeofthefourcrimes.\uHementionedthat的恋情，这激起了琳赛的兴趣。而他也提到

shehadn'tbeenscared;shehadtakenitasathrill.Johnnygave了那些抢劫案，说四起案件中有三起是萨拉

herafewpicturesofhimandSaraathisapartmentwhenshe和他一起干的。他说，萨拉一点也没害怕，

livedinPortland.Lindseynoticedhowhefumbledwiththezipper她甚至觉得这事很刺激。他给她看了一些照

onhiscoatforthemajorityoftheirconversation.'-Afterward,片，那是萨拉住在波特兰的时候和他在公寓

sheandJohnnywentintheirseparatedirectionsasiftheydidn't里拍的合影。琳赛注意到在他们谈话的大部

knoweachother.Lindseycouldseewhyhersisterhadstayedin分时间里，他都在摆弄外套上的拉链。接下

theareaforalongperiodoftime.Itwasbeautifulcomparedto来，她和约翰尼就像素未谋面一样分手了。

theirhometownofChurchland,wherenothingeverhappened.而琳赛也明白了为什么萨拉在这里呆了那么

10Lindseyreturnedtoherhotelroomlaterthatdaytopackher久，因为和她们波澜不兴的家乡丘奇兰德相

thingstoreturntoChurchlandthefollowingmorning.Inaddition,比，这里的确很美丽。

shev/aslookingforwardtogoingbackhomebecauseshehadher10当天晚些时候，琳赛回到了宾馆收拾行

proofandhadfinishedherinvestigation.Thefollowingday,she李，准备第二天上午回丘奇兰德。她急着回

calledhermomandgaveherthedetailsofhertrip;however,she家，因为她已经找到了证据，结束了调查。

coulcn'thelpfeelinghermomwashidinginformationfromher第二天，她打电话给妈妈讲述了这次旅程的

toneonthephone.Earlythenextmorning,Lindseywenttothe细节；然而，从妈妈的口气中，她感觉妈妈

policedepartmenttospeakwithsomeoneinchargeofthe似乎在隐瞒着什么。次日一早，琳赛来到警

four-year-oldcase.—Shewasescortedtotwodetectivesina察局，打算和办理四年前那个案子的警察谈

smallroom,onlydimlylit.Lindseywasanxious,goingaheadwith话。她被带进一个昏暗的小房间，里面有两

thepapersshehadinherhands.Bothmenwereintriguedbythe个警探。于是，她急急慌慌地讲述了起来，

extensivetime,effort,andmoneyLindseyhadputintoclearing并且手里拿着一些记录作为佐证。看到琳赛

hername.为洗脱嫌疑投入了如此多的时间、精力和金

11-JShewassurethatshewouldbeeliminatedfromthecase钱，两位警探对此甚为好奇。

duetotheproofshehandedtothedetectives,notknowingthe11她确信只要把证据交给警探，自己就会

detectiveswouldhaveadifferentstoryfo-her.Shewentontotell与案件完全脱离干系，压根儿不知道警探会

thedetectivesthathertwinsisterSarahadbeenkilledinacar告诉她一个完全不同的故事。她接着告诉警

accidenttheyearbefore.探，她的双胞胎姐妹萨拉已于一年前死于一

12"YoursisterSaraisaliveandyourmotheriswithher场车祸。

downstairswithapoliceofficerwaitingtospeakwithus,"replied12''萨拉还活着。您母亲和她与一个警官正

DetectiveAmes.在楼下，等着和我们谈话。〃艾姆斯警探答道。

13"You'relyingtome!Iwasthereandsawmysisterinhercoffin13''你撒谎！她下葬之前我亲眼看见她躺在

beforeshewasburied.Ihelpedpayforhertombstone/'Lindsey棺材里，我还帮着付了墓碑的钱。〃琳赛愤怒

answeredinanangrytoneofvoice.Shemovedherselftoanother地喊道。她挪到小房间角落里的另外一张椅

chairinthecornerofthesmallroomandputherheadinher子上，双手抱住头。这时，有人敲门，萨拉

hands.AknockatthedoorandSaraandtheirmomwalkedinto和她们的妈妈走了进来。琳赛震惊地看着自

theroom.Lindseywasshockedlookingathersisterstanding己的季生姐妹站在那里，脸上带着不安的表

there,withadisturbedlookonherface.Shelookedniceinablack情。她穿着一套黑色的连裤装，头发披在脸

pantsuitandherhairwasdrapedaroundherface.Theirmom侧，很漂亮。而她们的妈妈则穿着一条蓝色

woreapairofbluejeansandatansweatshirt,andherhairwas牛仔裤，一件棕褐色运动衫，头发在脑后扎

pulledbackfromherfaceinaponytail.Neitherdetectivecould成•个马尾。两个警探都没法相信萨拉和发

believethatSarahadanythingtodowiththerobberiesthathad生在俄勒冈州波特兰市的抢劫案有关系。当

takenplaceinPortland,Oregon.WhenLindseysawhersisterand琳赛看到她和妈妈的时候，就知道警探根木

mom,sheknewthedetectivesweren'tgoingtobelieveherstory不会相信她了。她不明白为什么警探不相信

afterall.Shedidn'tunderstandhowtheycouldn'tbelievethather她的挛生姐妹已经死了，她死后应该有一份

sisterhaddiedwhentherehadtobeareportfromtheautopsy验尸报告的。琳赛觉得被家人背叛了。她现

doneafterherdeath.Lindseyfeltbetrayedbyherfamilyandshe在知道自己的直觉是对的一一前一天就觉得

knewthatherinstincthadbeenrightwhenshefeltthathermom妈妈有什么在瞒着她。那两个女人转过来，

washidinginformationthepreviousday.Bothwomenturnedand很失望地看着琳赛，好像是她编造了整个故

lookedatLindseywithdisappointmentasifshehadjustmadeup事。琳赛心里明白警探只想尽快了结这个案

theentirestory.Lindseyknewverywellthatthedetectives子。

wantedtosolvethecaseandgetitofftheirdesks.14最后，没有再费什么时间，琳赛就被戴

14Finally,withoutfurtherado,Lindseywashandcuffedand上手铐，罪名是在波特兰犯有抢劫罪，随后

chargedwiththerobberieshavingtakenplaceinPortland.She被押送到附近的监狱，等候起诉。在法庭上,

wasescortedtothejailnearbyforbooking.Lindseywenttocourt陪审团认为，琳赛在所有那些抢劫案中的罪

andthejuryfoundherguiltyofalltherobberiesandshewas名成立，于是她被判了十五年监禁。警方因

sentencedto15yearsinprison.Thepolicewerehappytohave为抓获了双胞胎中犯罪的那个，并结了案，

solvedthiscaseandtohavetherighttwininprison,butthesister非常欣慰，但事实上，应该坐牢的那个人既

thatshouldhavebeeninprisonwasneitherLindseynorSara.不是琳赛也不是萨拉，她们的母亲当时生了

Theirmomhadgivenbirthtotripletsandthewomanthepolice三胞胎，应该被警方抓进监狱的是其中另外

hadtriedtoputbehindbarswasinfactanothersister,Cindy.一个孩子：辛迪。

NewWords

robbery

n.[U,C]thecrimeofstealingthingsfromabank,shop,etc.esp.usingviolence抢劫，劫夺

perpetrator

n.[C]apersonwhocommitsacrimecrdoessth.thatiswrongorevil凶犯，罪犯

crime

n.1)[C]adishonest,violent,orimmoralactionthatcanbepunishedbylaw罪，罪行

n.2)[U]illegalactivitiesingeneral犯罪活动,不法行为

scroll

n.[C]alongrollofpaperforwritingon(供书写的)长纸卷，卷轴

vi./vt.tomoveinformationonacomputerscreenupordownsothatyoucanreadit滚屏：滚动

bold

a.1)(ofprintedwordsorletters)inathick,darktype粗体的,黑体的

a.2)notafraidoftakingrisksandmakingdifficultdecisions大胆自信的,敢于冒险的，无畏的

accuse

vt.tosaysomeoneisguiltyofcrimeorofdoingsomethingwrong控告，控诉：谴责

identical

a.exactlythesame完全相同的Myopinionisidenticalwithhis.我和他的意见完全相同。Weareidenticalin

ourviewsofwhatshouldbedone.我们对应当怎么办的看法是一致的。

personality

个性，性格

n.1)[CzU]someone'scharacter,esp.thewaytheybehavetowardsotherpeople

Thoughtheirpersonalitiesdiffered,theygotalongasfriends.虽然他们性格迥异，但却成了很好的朋友。

n.2)[U]thequalitiesthatmakesomeoneinteresting,attractiveandenjoyabletobewith魅力，气质，

气度

Hewontheelectionmoreonpersonalitythanoncapability.他羸得这次选举更多匏的是人格魅力，而不是个

人能力。

conservative

a.notlikingchangesornewideas保守的，守旧的，不喜变化的

Hezorturedhisprisoners.他拷打犯人。Thepolicetorturedhimtoconfesshiscrime.警察拷打他,逼他招

供。

n.[C]someonewhodoesnotlikechangesinideasorfashion因循守旧者，保守者

Hewastorturedwithanxiety.他焦虑万分。

paramedic

n.[C]someonewhohasbeentrainedtohelppeoplewhoarehurtortodomedicalwork,butwhoisnot

adoctororanurse(非医生或护士的)护理人员，医务辅助人员

torture

vt.1)todeliberatelyhurtsomeonetoforcethemtogiveyouinformationortopunish拷打，拷问：严刑

逼供

vt.2)tomakesb.feelextremelyunhappyoranxious使痛苦，使焦急

n.1)[U,C]theactofcausingsb.severepaininordertopunishthemormakethemsayordosth.拷

打，拷问；酷刑

n.2)[U,C]severephysicalormentalsuffering(身心所受的)折磨，煎熬

weird

a.verystrange,notnormal奇怪的，奇异的

mess

n.1)[C]anuntidyordirtystate凌乱，脏乱Thekitchenwasamess.厨房团乱。

leavetheyardinamess把庭院搞得一团糟

n.2)[C]asituationinwhichtherearealotofproblemsanddifficulties,esp.asaresultofmistakesor

carelessness(由于错误或疏忽所造成的)困境，麻烦

Withdivorceandbankruptcy,hispersonallifewasinamess.又是离婚，又是破产，他的个人生活现在是一

团糟。

tile

vt.tocoverasurfacewithtiles铺地砖,贴瓷砖：铺瓦

n.[C]瓷砖，地砖：瓦片，瓦

tub

n.1)[C]alarge,longcontainerthatyouputwaterinandthengetintotowashyourself浴缸，浴盆

n.2)[C]asmallcontainermadeofpaperorplasticwithalid,inwhichfoodisboughtorstored饭盒，

食品盆

bra

n.[C]乳罩,胸罩

panties

n.[pl.]女式短裤

unplug

vt.todisconnectapieceofelectricalequipmentbytakingitsplugout拔去的电源插头

UnplugtheTVbeforeyougotobed.睡前记得拔电视插头。

Becarefulwhenyouunplugthemachine.拔下机器电源时要小心。

proceed

vi.1)tomoveinaparticulardirection(向某一方向)前进，移动

Heproceededtohisdestination.他继续向目的地行进。

vi.2)tocontinuetodosth.thathasalreadybeenstarted继续进行

Shepausedtoclearherthroat,andthenproceeded,她停下来清了清嗓子，又接着讲。

Theyproceededwiththeirwork.他们继续干着自己的工作。

cab

n.1)[C]ataxi出租车，的土，计程车

n.2)[C]thepartofabus,trainortruckinwhichthedriversits(公共汽车、火车或卡车的)驾驶室

initial

a.happeningatthebeginning;first开始的，最初的

Thegovernmentunderwrotetheinitialcostsoftheoperation.政府为该项活动提供了启动经费.

Aftershe'dovercomeherinitialshyness,shebecameveryfriendly,她克服了一开始的羞涩之后，就变得非

常友善。

n.[C]thefirstletterofsomeone'sfirstname名字的首字母

sneaker

n.[C]胶底运动鞋

intrigued

a.veryinterestedinsth./sb.andwantingtoknowmoreaboutit/them好奇的，感兴趣的，着迷的

Hibernationhaslongintriguedbiologists.生物学家长期以来直对冬眠很感兴趣。

Thenoticeintriguedmanystudents.这张告示引起了许多同学的兴趣。

thrill

n.1)[C]anexperiencethatproducescsuddenfeelingofexcitementorpleasure引起激动或兴奋的经历

ItwasathrilltoseeParisagain.重归巴黎，真是令人兴奋。

n.2)[C]astrongfeelingofexcitementorpleasure兴奋感，兴奋，激动

ItgavemeathrilltoknowIhadpassedtheexamination.我得知考试通过后很兴奋。

vt.tomakesomeonefeelexcitedandhappy使兴奋，使激动

Themenwerethrilledbyaloudwhistleblow.随着一声响亮的口哨,人群变得亢奋起来。

fumble

vi./vt.1)toholdortryandmovesomethingwithyourhandscarelesslyorawkwardly瞎摸；笨手笨脚地

做(某事)

vi./vt.2)tohavedifficultyspeakingclearlyorfindingtherightwordstosay支支吾吾地说：笨嘴笨舌地说

zipper

n.[C]拉链，拉锁

proof

n.1)[U,C]facts,information,documents,etc.thatprovesomethingistrue证明，证据

n.2)[C,usu.pl.]aprintedcopyofapieceofwritingusedtofindandremovemistakesbeforethefinal

printingisdone校样

escort

vt.togowithsomeonetoprotectorguardthemortoshowthemtheway护送，护卫

Severallittleboatsescortedthesailingshipintotheharbour.几艘小船护送这艘帆船进入港口。

Thepoliceescortedhertotheairport,andmadesurethatsh