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為...辯護
3. VERB 为…辩护；维护；声援 If you plead the case or cause of someone or something, you speak out in their support or defence.
- He appeared before the Committee to plead his case...他出现在委员会面前为自己辩护。
- He would plead the cause of Russian unity.他会公开支持俄罗斯的统一。
4. VERB 提出…为理由；把…作为借口 If you plead a particular thing as the reason for doing or not doing something, you give it as your excuse.
- Mr Burke, pleading poverty, changed his mind...伯克先生以自己穷为由改变了主意。
- Mr Giles pleads ignorance as his excuse...贾尔斯先生把不知情当作自己的借口。
- It was no defence to plead that they were only obeying orders.辩称他们只是在服从命令站不住脚。
請求
1. VERB 恳求；请求 If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it.
- The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home...这位女士恳求她的女儿回家。
- He was kneeling on the floor pleading for mercy...他跪在地板上请求宽恕。
- 'Do not say that,' she pleaded...她恳求道：“别那么说。”
2. 作（有罪或无罪的）答辩 When someone charged with a crime pleads guilty or not guilty in a court of law, they officially state that they are guilty or not guilty of the crime.
- Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery.莫里斯已承认犯有抢劫罪。
2014年1月24日 星期五
约会的地点
an arrangement to meet someone, especially secretly, at a particular placeand time, or the place itself:We have a rendezvous for next week, don't we?The lovers met at a secret rendezvous in the park.
/ˈrɒn.deɪ.vuː/
/ˈrɒn.deɪ.vuː/
達到 (期望)
to be good enough, or as good as someone or something else:She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.
Measure up to
Measure up to
2014年1月22日 星期三
（法律、条约）规定，允许
3. PHRASAL VERB （法律、条约）规定，允许 If a law or agreement provides for something, it makes it possible.
- The bill provides for the automatic review of all death sentences.该法案规定所有死刑判决都要自动接受审核。
2014年1月21日 星期二
受...困擾
- 1. The team was beset by injury all season.
- 这个队整个赛季都因队员受伤而受困扰。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.
- 她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.
- 这项计划自开始就困难重重。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. That country is beset with difficulties at home and abroad.
- 那个国家目前内外交困。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Almost from the outset,the extravaganza was beset with difficulties.
- 几乎从一开始，这一盛事就被种种困难所困扰。
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標點2-眾數的's
Possessives of Plurals & Irregular Plurals
Most plural nouns already end in s. To create their possessive, simply add an apostrophe after the s:
- The Pepins' house is the big blue one on the corner.
- The lions' usual source of water has dried up.
- The gases' odors mixed and became nauseating.
- The witches' brooms were hidden in the corner.
- The babies' beds were all in a row.
With nouns whose plurals are irregular (see Plurals), however, you will need to add an apostrophe followed by an s to create the possessive form.
- She plans on opening a women's clothing boutique.
- Children's programming is not a high priority.
- The geese's food supply was endangered.
(But with words that do not change their form when pluralized, you will have to add an -s or -es.)
- The seaweed was destroyed by the fishes' overfeeding.
For more, see: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm
2014年1月1日 星期三
熙來攘往
考試局在每年出版的examiner's report中有時會提及一些stock phrases，但我不明白這些stock phrase為何不可以用。以下是其中10個stock phrase和考評局建議的改善字句:
1. burn the midnight oil
改為stay up very late
2. make both ends meet
改為have financial difficulties
3. Every coin has two sides
改為There are two sides to this argument.
4. contaminate the minds of youth
改為had a bad influence on young people
5. crystal clear
改為very clear
6. hard nut to crack
改為a difficult problem
7. a heated debate about
>a great deal of discussion of
8. a hot topic
>has been debated widely
9. a hustle-and-bustle city
>busy city
10. the future pillars of society
>future leaders
考評局真奇怪，好的字反而叫人不用，叫人用更普通的字。
1. burn the midnight oil
改為stay up very late
2. make both ends meet
改為have financial difficulties
3. Every coin has two sides
改為There are two sides to this argument.
4. contaminate the minds of youth
改為had a bad influence on young people
5. crystal clear
改為very clear
6. hard nut to crack
改為a difficult problem
7. a heated debate about
>a great deal of discussion of
8. a hot topic
>has been debated widely
9. a hustle-and-bustle city
>busy city
10. the future pillars of society
>future leaders
考評局真奇怪，好的字反而叫人不用，叫人用更普通的字。
沒有, 無
VIP39-do without
1. No one can do without sleep for very long.
谁也不能很久不睡觉。
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Mother says she could do without the children making so much noise.
母亲说她受不了孩子们的大声吵闹。
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. We can hardly do without the help of the masses.
我们离不开群众的帮助。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. Neither could theory do without practice, nor could practice do without theory.
理论没有实践不行，实践没有理论也不行。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. I can do without your advice.
我不需要你的忠告。
1. No one can do without sleep for very long.
谁也不能很久不睡觉。
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Mother says she could do without the children making so much noise.
母亲说她受不了孩子们的大声吵闹。
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. We can hardly do without the help of the masses.
我们离不开群众的帮助。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. Neither could theory do without practice, nor could practice do without theory.
理论没有实践不行，实践没有理论也不行。
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. I can do without your advice.
我不需要你的忠告。
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