Lesson 5
Book ３
Twelve Angry Men
Reginald Rose
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Lesson 5
Book ３
Contents
Part One: Warm-up
Part Two: Background Information
Part Three: Text Appreciation
Part Four: Language Study
Part Five: Extension
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Lesson 5 –Twelve Angry Men
Part One
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Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men
Warm-up
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About the author
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Warming-up questions 
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Warming-up activities
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I. About the author
Reginald Rose:
one of the leading writers from
television's “Golden Age” in the 1950s,
who was best known for the movie
“Twelve Angry Men”.
Rose died of
complications from heart failure at age
81 in Norwalk, Connecticut.
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I. About the author
Distinguished works:
Rose won an Emmy Award in 1954 for writing the
Studio One television version of "Twelve Angry Men",
in which one juror painstakingly sways the 11 others
debating the fate of a Puerto Rican youth charged with
killing his father. Rose received an Academy Award
nomination for the screenplay of the 1957 film version,
which starred Henry Fonda, who co-produced the
movie with Rose. The film, which also featured Lee J.
Cobb, Ed Begley Sr., E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman,
Jack Warden and Martin Balsam, was directed by
Sidney Lumet and was also nominated for best picture
that year. Rose, a native New Yorker whose work was
distinguished by his focus on social and political issues,
won three Emmy Awards and was nominated for six.
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I. About the author
His focus:
A fearless Golden Age of Television writer of
the highest caliber, Reginald Rose's ability to
tackle pressing social issues distinguished him
from the pack and, along with such
contemporaries as Rod Serling and Paddy
Chayefsky, left an indelible mark on the history
of thought-provoking television drama.
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II. Warming-up questions
5. What do you think is the main theme?
 The idea, that one person, or a small group of
people, can actually make a significant difference.
It's easy to become disillusioned by a barrage of
facts, supposed facts, obfuscations, and outright
lies, whether in a court or in an election. But
finding the strength to push all these aside and
participate in the process to the best of your
ability is an important part of what Twelve Angry
Men is all about.
 "Twelve Angry Men" is about one individual's
ability to stand up for what he believes, even
when others ridicule him. It is also a powerful
study not just of the criminal justice system, but
also of the diversity of human experience, the
nature of peer pressure, and the difficulty of ever
fully knowing the truth.
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Suggested
answers
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III. Warming-up activities
1. Try to work out a list of words or
expressions used in a criminal court.
2. Please give a simple character sketch
for each of the jurors.
3. See the movie to have
understanding of the story.
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Part Two
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Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men
Background information
I.
American Court System
II. Jury System & Jurors
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I. American Court System
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The accused is deemed innocent until and
unless proved “guilty beyond a reasonable
doubt”;
The burden of proof is on the prosecutor;
In most cases, the verdict has to be
unanimously reached. The majority of a jury is
not sufficient to find a defendant guilty of a
felony;
A trial does not aim at discovering who
committed a particular crime, but rather the
innocence or guilt of the accused;
The system is valuable, but not infallible and
can be quite precarious.
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II. Jury System & Jurors
 Who can be a jury member?
A jury is made up of 12 adults.
The jury is chosen at random from the local Electoral
Register.
Jury service is usually compulsory, however there are
certain categories of people who can't be selected
including: Judges, Magistrates, Solicitors, Barristers,
Ministers of religion, Prisoners, MPs, Members of the
armed forces, Members of the medical profession, Police
and probation officers, Anyone on bail or who has been on
probation within the last five years, Anyone sentenced to
prison, detention centre, youth custody or community
service within the last 10 years.
One may be excused from Jury service if there is a strong
reason why you are unable to serve, such as exams or a
pre-booked holiday.
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II. Jury System & Jurors
 How are jurors selected for a particular trial?
First, the court clerk selects anywhere from 15 to 35
prospective jurors at random from the larger jury pool.
This smaller group of potential jurors is seated in a
courtroom. Then the judge’s clerk or bailiff places each
person’s name on a separate slip of paper. All of these
slips are then placed in a box. The clerk shakes the box
vigorously to ensure a completely random selection of
names. After the slips are mixed the clerk begins
drawing names one at a time from the box. When an
appropriate number of names have been drawn and
called, those potential jurors take an oath. This begins
the most important step in jury selection, which is called
“voir dire”.
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Jury System & Jurors
 What is “voir dire?”
“ Voir dire” is a French term that means “to speak the
truth”. In jury selection, voir dire refers to the
procedure for selecting a panel of jurors by asking
them questions. Voir dire usually begins when the
judge or the lawyers briefly explain the general nature
of the case to be tried, along with the names of the
lawyers and parties involved in the case. The
prospective jurors are then given an oath to truthfully
answer any questions they may be asked. The judge
may start by asking a few general questions. The judge
usually asks whether anyone is acquainted with any of
the people involved in the lawsuit and whether anyone
has any knowledge of the lawsuit. The lawyers for the
parties then take turns asking questions.
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Discuss
in groups!
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II.
Jury System & Jurors
 What is “voir dire?”
“ Voir dire” is a French term that means “to speak the
truth”. In jury selection, voir dire refers to the
procedure for selecting a panel of jurors by asking
them questions. Voir dire usually begins when the
judge or the lawyers briefly explain the general nature
of the case to be tried, along with the names of the
lawyers and parties involved in the case. The
prospective jurors are then given an oath to truthfully
answer any questions they may be asked. The judge
may start by asking a few general questions. The judge
usually asks whether anyone is acquainted with any of
the people involved in the lawsuit and whether anyone
has any knowledge of the lawsuit. The lawyers for the
parties then take turns asking questions.
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Discuss
in groups!
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Jury System & Jurors
 What does “actual bias” mean? Can’t a juror
have any opinions?
The term “actual bias” means the juror has a state of
mind that would interfere with his or her ability to try
the issue impartially and without prejudice to the
substantial rights of a party. The state of mind may
exist concerning the action, a party to the action, the
sex of a party, the party’s attorney, a victim, a
witness or a racial or ethnic group. Where a juror has
an opinion upon the merits of the case, perhaps from
what he or she may have heard or read, that opinion
will constitute “actual bias” only when all of the
circumstances indicate that the juror cannot
disregard his or her own opinion and try the issue
impartially.
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II.
Jury System & Jurors
 What are my duties as a juror?
Your duty as a juror is to weigh all of the evidence
and testimony presented to you and to decide the
outcome of the case based upon the law and the
evidence. Your decision must be fair, impartial and
free of any bias or prejudice. Jury service is the
basis of our judicial system and is essential to the
administration of justice.
 Who is entitled to a jury trial?
Any person charged with a criminal offense or
any party in a civil case has the right to a trial by
jury. All parties are equal before the law and each
is given the same fair and impartial treatment.
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Part Three
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Text Appreciation
I.
General Introduction
II. Writing devices
1. Irony
4. Oxymoron
2. sarcasm
5. Innuendo
3. Paradox
6. Satire
III. Key Characteristics
IV. Sentence paraphrase
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I.
General Introduction
Plot: A young delinquent awaits sentencing for
the manslaughter of his aggressive father.
One juror feels there is a reasonable
doubt—to the frustration of his eleven
colleagues—thus preventing a quick
verdict. During the heated deliberations,
the hidden preconceptions and prejudices
of the jurors are revealed.
Setting: jury room
Protagonists: 12 jurors
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I.
General Introduction
Theme: "Twelve Angry Men" is about one
individual's ability to stand up for what
he believes, even when others ridicule
him. It is also a powerful study not just
of the criminal justice system, but also
of the diversity of human experience,
the nature of peer pressure, and the
difficulty of ever fully knowing the
truth.
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II. Writing Devices
Irony
Sarcasm
Paradox
Oxymoron
Innuendo
Satire
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II. Writing Devices
Irony
categories
the discrepancy between what is said and what is
meant, what is said and what is done, what is
expected or intended and what happens, what is
meant or said and what others understand
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“Irony” comes from the Greek word “eiron,”
meaning a man who makes himself appear less
than he is. When Odysseus returned at last from
Troy, he appeared to be a ragged beggar, not the
rightful King of Ithaca. No one paid attention to
him until he revealed himself by stringing his own
bow—which none of his wife Penelope’s suitors,
or anyone else, had the strength to do.
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More examples
II. Writing Devices
Irony: categories
Verbal irony: the speaker says something different from what
he or she really believes.
e.g. "Nice weather!" when it is raining.
Dramatic irony: often occurs in plays when the characters think
one way, but the audience knows that things are another way.
e.g. Oedipus Rex boasts that he will punish the person who killed
King Laius, and the audience knows, especially if they’ve seen the
play before, that Oedipus himself killed him.
Irony of fate: the situation is different from common sense makes
it to be.
e.g. General Patton lives through the tank battles of WWII, and
after the war he is killed accidentally by one of his own men. In
The Scarlet Letter, it is situational irony that the town thinks that
Reverend Dimmesdale is angelic when he shamefully hides his
adultery with Hester Prynne while she suffers.
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II. Writing Devices
Irony: examples
Brother, you really are something. You sat there
and voted guilty like the rest of us. And then
some golden-voiced preacher started to tear your
poor heart out about a poor kid, and so you
changed your vote. (Para. 88)
This is a real fine boy. (Para. 49)
It must be delightful to find oneself in a foreign
country without a penny in one’s pocket.
I stayed in the hospital ten days with my sister
who was dying. Barbara, my ex-best friend, came
to my house to look after my children. She helped
things out and took my things out. She did help!
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II. Writing Devices
Irony: more examples
By midmorning a forty-one-year-old teacher
had been shot dead, with his security card in
hand, and another teacher struck by two ninemillimeter bullets, was extraordinarily lucky to
be alive. Two others narrowly escaped Nicholas
Elliot’s bullets.
He (Henry Ford) announced to the press that
he’d turn over his war profits to the
government. But there’s no record that he ever
did.
Heark ye, Clinker, you are a most notorious
offender —you stand convicted of sickness,
hunger, wretchedness, and want.
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II. Writing Devices
Sarcasm
A variant of
irony
Sarcasm is one kind of irony; it is a praise
which is really an insult; sarcasm generally
involves malice, the desire to put someone
down, e.g., "This is my brilliant son, who
failed out of college."
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Examples
II. Writing Devices
Sarcasm: examples
“How unselfish you are!” said Ellen in
sarcasm as her sister took the biggest
piece of cake.
When children call a boy “Four Eyes”
because he wears glasses, they are
speaking in sarcasm.
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Sarcasm更尖刻，往往
蓄意中伤或讥讽；irony
的特点是幽默或俏皮；
satire可泛指irony,
sarcasm，用来讽刺社
会现象或一些人，不象
sarcasm那样指个人。
II. Writing Devices
Sarcasm: examples
“How unselfish you are!” said Ellen in
sarcasm as her sister took the biggest
piece of cake.
When children call a boy “Four Eyes”
because he wears glasses, they are
speaking in sarcasm.
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Sarcasm更尖刻，往往
蓄意中伤或讥讽；irony
的特点是幽默或俏皮；
satire可泛指irony,
sarcasm，用来讽刺社
会现象或一些人，不象
sarcasm那样指个人。
II. Writing Devices
Paradox
a statement whose two parts seem
contradictory yet make sense with more
thought
Christ used paradox in his teaching: "They
have ears but hear not." Or in ordinary
conversation, we might use a paradox, "Deep
down he's really very shallow." Paradox
attracts the reader's or the listener's attention
and gives emphasis.
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A variant of
irony
Examples
II. Writing Devices
Paradox: examples
More haste, less speed.
In fact, it appears that the teachers of
English teach English so poorly largely
because they teach grammar so well.
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II. Writing Devices
Oxymoron
a statement with two parts which seem
contradictory; examples: sad joy, a wise fool,
the sound of silence, or Hamlet's saying, "I
must be cruel only to be kind"
Creative destruction, living death, tearful joy;
cold pleasant manner, poor rich guys;
falsely true;
Hasten slowly, groan loudly;
The sound of silence
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A variant of
irony
II. Writing Devices
Innuendo
an indirect or subtle, usually derogatory
implication in expression; an insinuation
-It’s rather cold today, isn’t it?
-But the weatherman said it would be warm. He
must take his readings in a bathroom!
用委婉的口气讲反话，和
sarcasm尖刻的挖苦相反。
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A variant of
irony
II. Writing Devices
Satire
It is the exposure of the vices or follies of an
individual, a group, an institution, an idea, a
society, etc., usually with a view to correcting
it. Satirists frequently use irony.
A kid being mounted on the roof of a lofty house,
and seeing a Wolf pass below, began to revile
him. The Wolf merely stopped to reply, “Oh, my
brace friend, it is not you who revile me, but the
place on which you are standing.”
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A variant of
irony
III. Key Characteristics
 Loose use of pronouns
 The context
 The tone of certain remarks
Practice:
Please find in the text corresponding
examples of above features.
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 1
Now you fellows can handle this any way you
want. (Para. 2)
Adverbial clause of manner
“This” refers to the deliberation of the jurors.
Notice the difference between “any way” and
“anyway”.
-He may not like to see me, but I’m going anyway.
-You can do it any way you want. I don’t care. I just
want the result.
-He is desperate. He has to find that money any way.
go to 2
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 2
Now we know where we are. (Para. 5)
Now we know what everybody’s
attitude is.
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 3
You know, (he was)born in a slum, his mother
(was) dead since he was 9, (and he)lived a
year and a half in an orphanage when his
father was serving a jail term for forgery.
(Para. 19)
Ellipsis
In spoken English, elliptical sentences are
common.
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 4
What do you think that trial cost?
(Para. 20)
According to the U.S. law any citizen has a
right to a proper trial, and if he can’t pay, the
trial will be paid by the government. That’s
why No. 10 here reminds No. 8 angrily that the
boy has cost a lot of public money.
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 5
Since when is dishonesty a group characteristic?
(Para. 21)
I’m surprised to hear you say that as if
dishonesty
has
ever
been
a
group
characteristic. This is a retort to No. 10’s
remark from No. 9 who is opposed to
stereotyped opinions about the poor people.
Some individuals are dishonest. They might
be rich or poor. It has nothing to do with the
social group they belong to. To condemn a
whole group of people as immoral or inferior
is the common attitude of racists and other
bigots.
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 6
It’s hard to put into words. I just think he’s
guilty. I mean nobody proved otherwise.
(Para. 26)
It’s hard to express my views. I just think he’s
guilty. I mean nobody proved him innocent. No. 2
obviously doesn’t know the principle that the boy
is innocent until proven guilty. His use of the
word “think” show that he is not basing his
judgment on facts but his feelings.
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Otherwise
1. in another way;
differently 以另外的方；
不同地：She
thought
otherwise. 她从另一个侧
面考虑。
2.
under
other
circumstances 否则，
不然 ， 在另外的情况下 ：
Otherwise I might
have helped. 不然我也
许可以帮得上忙的。
3. in other respects 在
其他方面：an otherwise
logical mind. 在其他方
面才有逻辑的头脑
IV. Sentence Paraphrase 7
Innocent until proven guilty. The burden of
proof is on the prosecution. (Para. 27)
The accused is not guilty unless we prove him
guilty. And it is the prosecutor’s responsibility
to present the evidence.
The American legal system is based on the
confrontation principle with the prosecutor trying his
utmost to prove the accused guilty and the defense
lawyer trying his best to prove his client not guilty.
When all the facts are out, then the jury makes a
decision.
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Translation
没有证明有罪，
就算无辜。举
证的责任在指
控的一方。
IV. Sentence Paraphrase 8
You don’t believe the boy’s story. How come you
believe the woman’s? She’s one of THEM, too,
isn’t she? (Para. 36)
Those
people who
live in
slums
How is it that…?
Why…?
No. 8 is pointing out a flaw in No. 10’s logic. No. 10
first says that you can’t believe those slum people,
then he begins to quote of those people’s testimony,
but he is not aware of his self-contradiction.
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 9
You are a pretty smart fellow, aren’t you?
(Para. 37)
This is a real fine boy. (Para. 49)
Notice the ironic tone when two jurors say
them, then put into appropriate Chinese.
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 10
It may have been two too many. Everyone has
a breaking point. (Para. 47)
“The last straw on
camel’s back”
Subjunctive
mood
These two slaps may have been beyond his limit of
endurance. The boy has been kicked around so
often that he may have been reaching the
breaking point when the two slaps come.
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It is said that this is a
quotation from chapter
2 of Charles Dickens’
Dombey
and
Son
(1848): “As the last
straw breaks the laden
camel’s back, this piece
of
underground
information crushed the
sinking spirits of Mr.
Dombey.” This colorful
variant of the older “last
feather that breaks the
horse’s back” is now
proverbial as “it is the
(last) straw that breaks
the camel’s back.” It
means
the
final
(perhaps small) blow
which makes matters
insupportable.
IV. Sentence Paraphrase 11
I think we’re missing the point here. (Para. 52)
Branch out to
something irrelevant
make a point
see the point
miss the point
come to the point
get to the point
prove one’s point
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证明论点正确
懂得要点
不得要领，不懂妙处，偏离正题
谈正题
谈正题
证明观点
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 12
You pulled a real bright trick. Now suppose
you tell me what it proves. Maybe there are 10
knives like that. So what? The discovery of the
age of something? (Para. 76)
Perform or carry
out a really clever
trick
Impolite response
showing that the
speaker does not care
about what another has
just said
You think it is the great discovery of this historical
period or what?
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 13
I’ve got a proposition to make to all of you.
(Para. 84)
I’ve got a proposal to make to all of you.
“Proposition” is formal.
Brother, you really are something.
(Para. 88)
Something: an important or remarkable
person
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IV. Sentence Paraphrase 14
And then some golden-voiced preacher
started to tear your poor heart out about a
poor kid, and so you changed your vote.
This is the most sickening… Why don’t you
drop a quarter in the collection-box? (Para.
88)
Irony: Preachers often speak
in an affected way to strike
awe in the hearts of the
listeners. Here “preacher” is
used in a derogatory sense.
No. 3 is showing his contempt for
someone whose soft heart has blinded his
judgment.
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Part Four
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Lesson 5 – Twelve Angry Men
Language Study
I. Word Study
II. Phrases and Expressions
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I.
Word Study
Word list:
1. abstain
9.
2. alleged
10. refute
3. assume
11. ridicule
4. charge
12. seek
5. conduct
13. swear
6. diverge
14. unbearable
7. handy
15. upright
8. practically
16. verdict
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Word Study
1. abstain
v. a. to choose not to vote for or against
b. not to do or have something you enjoy,
especially alcohol or sex, usually for
reasons of religion or health
n. abstain
abstain from alcohol, vote
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Word Study
Examples:
Six countries voted for the change, five voted
against, and two abstained.
Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24 hours
before flying.
Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat
on Good Friday.
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I.
Word Study
2. allege
v. to say that something is true or that
someone has done something wrong,
although it has not been proved
Examples:
The prosecution alleged that the man had
been responsible for an act of terrorism.
The water is alleged to be polluted with
mercury.
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I.
Word Study
3. assume
v.
to think that something is true, although
you do not have definite proof
(Synonym: presume)
Examples:
assume control/responsibility, etc.
assume a manner/air/expression, etc.
n. assumption
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Word Study
I didn't see your car, so I assumed
you'd gone out.
He assumed power in a bloody coup
in 1990.
Andy assumed an air of indifference
whenever her name was mentioned.
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I.
Word Study
4. charge
v. a. to state officially that someone may be
guilty of a crime
b. to ask someone for a particular amount
of money for something you are selling
Examples:
Gibbons has been charged with murder.
The gallery charges an entrance fee.
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5. conduct
a. to carry out a particular activity or
process, especially in order to get
information or prove facts
b. to stand in front of a group of musicians
or singers and direct their playing or
singing
c. if something conducts electricity or heat,
it allows electricity or heat to travel
along or through it
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Translation
conduct a
survey/investigation
conduct an experiment/a test
conduct a campaign
conduct an interview
conduct an orchestra
conduct heat/electricity
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 做实验/测试
 发起一场运动
 进行面谈/访谈
 指挥交响乐
 导热/电
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6. diverge
v. a. if similar things diverge, they develop in
different ways and so are no longer
similar
b. if opinions, interests etc. diverge, they
are different from each other
n. divergence, a. divergent
Examples:
The two species diverged millions of years
ago.
Here his views diverged from Gregory's.
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7. handy
a. a. useful
b. (informal) near and easy to reach
c. good at using something, especially
a tool
Examples:
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Take your swimming trunks with you
they might come in handy.
I always keep my gun handy just in case.
/Do you have a piece of paper handy?
He's very handy with a screwdriver.
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8. practically
ad. a. almost
b. in a sensible way which takes
account of problems
Examples:
It's practically impossible to predict what
will happen.
“But how can we pay for it?” said John
practically.
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9. provoke
v. a. to cause a reaction or feeling, especially
a sudden one
b. to make someone angry, especially
deliberately
Examples:
The novel has provoked fierce debate in the
US.
Her rudeness provoked me to strike her.
Paul tried to provoke Fletch into a fight.
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10. refute
v. to prove that a statement or idea is not
correct
refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea, etc.
反驳一个假设/说法/想法
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11. ridicule
v. to laugh at a person, idea, etc. and say
that they are stupid
n. ridicule
a. ridiculous
Example:
At the time, his ideas were ridiculed.
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seek
v. a. to endeavor to obtain or reach
b. to inquire for; request
c. to try; endeavor
Examples:
seek a college education
努力获得高等教育
seek directions from a
向警察问路
police officer
seek to do good
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13. swear
v. (swore, sworn)
a. to use rude and offensive language
b. to promise that you will do something
c. to say very strongly that what you are
saying is true
Examples:
Don't swear in front of the children.
Mona swore never to return home.
Victor swore he would get his revenge.
I never touched your purse, I swear!
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14. unbearable
a. too unpleasant, painful, or annoying to
deal with
(Synonym: intolerable)
Examples:
The strain eventually became unbearable,
and Adam started seeing a psychiatrist.
Without him, my life would be unbearable.
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15. upright
Translation
a. placed in a vertical position
n. uprightness
sit/stand/walk upright
 直挺挺地坐/站/走
upright position
 垂直状态
an upright man
 正直的人
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16. verdict
n. an official decision made in a court of law,
especially about whether someone is
guilty of a crime or how a death happened
Examples:
The jury has retired to consider its verdict.
After a week the jury had still not reached a
verdict.
I never doubted that they would deliver the
correct verdict.
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List:
1. charge sb. with
2. serve a jail term
11. conduct crossexamination
3. owe sb. sth.
12. tear… to shreds
4. be supposed to do
13. identify… as…
5. mix up
14. pull a trick
6. put into words
15. There is no point doing…
7. provoke sb. into
doing
16. call for
8. arrest sb. for
18. hang a jury
9. beat sb. up
19. hear oneself think
10.miss the point
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1. charge sb. with
to state officially that someone may be
guilty of a crime
Examples:
The man they arrested last night has been
charged with murder.
They're going to charge him with dangerous
driving.
Cf.
He was accused of murder.
Smith accused her of lying.
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在监狱服
刑
2. serve a jail term/sentence, serve time
to spend a particular period of time in
prison
Examples:
He served an eighteen-month sentence for
theft.
Did you know that Les is serving time (= is
in prison) ?
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3. owe sb. sth
to feel that you should do something for
someone or give someone something,
because they have done something for you
or given something to you
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欠某
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Examples:
I owe my brother $50.
He asked for help from a colleague who owed
him a favour.
I owe Susan a letter; I must write soon.
You owe him an apology.
“I owe my parents a lot,” he admitted.
Their success owes more to good luck than to
careful management.
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4. be supposed to do
used to say what someone should or should
not do, especially because of rules or what
someone in authority has said
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本应
该……
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Examples:
We're supposed to check out of the hotel by
11 o'clock.
I'm not supposed to tell anyone.
No one was supposed to know about it.
The meeting was supposed to take place on
Tuesday, but we've had to postpone it.
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搞混淆
5. mix up
to make the mistake of thinking that
someone or something is another person or
thing
Examples:
I must have got the times mixed up.
I always mix him up with his brother. They
look so much alike.
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6. put into words
v. to express
Examples:
It is hard to put into words how I feel now.
He’s not very musical, to put it mildly
(=He's not musical at all).
We get on each other's nerves, to put it
bluntly (=to say exactly what I mean).
It's fairly risky. Or to put it another way
(=say it in different words), don't try this at
home.
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达
婉转地讲
直率地讲
换句话说
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激怒, 激发
7. provoke sb. into doing
a. to make someone angry, especially
deliberately
b. to cause a reaction or feeling,
especially a sudden one
Examples:
Paul tried to provoke them into fighting.
She hopes her editorial will provoke readers
into thinking seriously about the issue.
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8. arrest sb. for
if the police arrest someone, the person is
taken to a police station because the police
think they have done something illegal
Examples:
I got arrested for careless driving.
He was arrested on suspicion/charges of
supplying drugs.
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9. beat sb. up
痛打
to hurt someone badly by hitting them
Example:
Her boyfriend got drunk and beat her up.
Cf.: beat oneself up
beat yourself up
(American English, informal) to
yourself too much for something
blame
If you do your best and you lose, you can't
beat yourself up about it.
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10. miss the point
“point”
not to understand the main point of what
someone is saying
illustrate the point
举例说明
get to the point
中肯的, 扼要的
come (straight) to the point
直接切入主题
beside the point
离题, 不中肯
to the point
中肯, 扼要
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11. . tear… to shreds
Synonym: rip… to shreds
Examples:
The clothes were ripped to shreds and
covered in blood.
Within a year, other researchers had torn
the theory to shreds.
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将……撕
成碎片
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12. . identify… as
to
recognize
and
someone or something
correctly
name
Examples:
Eye witnesses identified the gunman as an
army sergeant.
The aircraft were identified as American.
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指认某人
为
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13. pull a trick/stunt/joke
to succeed in playing a trick to someone
Example:
Don't pull a trick like that again!
Synonym:
pull somebody‘s leg
开玩笑
I haven't won, have I? You're pulling my
leg.
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14. There is no point doing…
It’s meaningless to do…
Example:
There's no point in worrying.
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15. call for
a. if a group of people calls for something, they
ask publicly for something to be done
b. to need or deserve a particular type of
behaviour or treatment
c. to meet someone at their home in order to
take them somewhere
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Examples:
Human Rights groups are calling for the
release of political prisoners.
Dealing with children who are so damaged
calls for immense tact and sensitivity.
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1. We should always keep in mind that
decisions often
lead to bitter regrets.
A. urgent
B. hasty
C. instant
D. prompt
2. Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference
were
and not planned.
A. substantial
B. spontaneous
C. simultaneous
D. synthetic
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3. The space Age ___ in October 1957 when the first
artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A. initiated
B. originated
C. embarked
D. commenced
4. Too much alcohol makes your senses ___.
A. blended
B. bleak
C. blade
D. blunt
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3. The space Age ___ in October 1957 when the first
artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A. initiated
B. originated
C. embarked
D. commenced
4. Too much alcohol makes your senses ___.
A. blended
B. bleak
C. blade
D. blunt
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5. The songs of Bob Dylan were very popular among young
people, who regarded him ___ other musicians.
A. as superior than
B. as more superior to
C. as superior to
D. as more superior than
6. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of
communication in ___ the advertiser pays for the message
to be delivered.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. spite of the fact that
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7. The morning news says a school bus __ with a train at
the junction and a group of policemen were sent there
immediately.
A. bumped
B. collided
C. crashed
D. struck
8. We __ the founding of our nation with a public holiday.
A. considerate
B. deteriorate
C. elaborate
D. commemorate
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9. He’s supposed ___ TV at this time of the day.
A. known
B. watched
C. to watch
D. to be watching
10. It is no good ___ remember only grammatical rules.
You need to practise what you’ve learned.
A. trying to
B. try to
C. to try to
D. tried to
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