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We cannot expect him to continue these activities under such unfavorable circumstances.

Because of circumstances beyond our control the meeting was cancelled.

Good weather and other favorable circumstances made our picnic a success. Under these circumstances I have to do it. 在任何情况下，战士都不能离开自己的岗位。

In no circumstances can a soldier leave his post. Collocations:

exceptional / special circumstances特殊情况 favorable circumstances有利条件 tragic circumstances悲惨境况

under / in the circumstances在这种情况下, 既然如此 under / in no circumstances在任何情况下都不

subsequent: adj. later; coming after, following

Subsequent events proved that my judgment of the situation was right. The story will be continued in subsequent issues of the magazine. Subsequent research has produced even better results 后来发生的事证明我错了。

Subsequent events proved me wrong. NB: subsequent 常与 to 连用，意为：“在??之后”。例如：

In the week subsequent to her marriage, she didn?t go to work 她婚后一周没去上班。 又如:

His illness was subsequent to his father?s death. 他爸去世后，他病了。

fate:what will or must happen to sb. or sth. ; power that is supposed to control the way everything happens

No one knows what fate of the hostage(人质) will be.

Bob believes that everything that happened that day had been decided by fate.

5. a couple of :a small number of; a few, usually two I?ve got a couple of tickets. Will you go with me?

Tom is quite busy now. His wife is expecting a baby in a couple of weeks.

6. …and was not due to go to university until the following October.

due: adj. expected to happen or arrive at a particular time; supposed (to)

The manager is due to set out on his journey this evening. 你的报告应该明天交。

Your report is due tomorrow.

Collocations:

be due to do sth. 要做（某事） be due for sth. 应得到（某物） due to sth./sb.因为（某人、某事） due consideration适当的考虑 in due time在适当的时候

undertake one?s due obigations承担应尽的义务

1) expected or scheduled to arrive or be ready; supposed (to)

The train from Beijing is due at 1:30.

The next train to Nanjing is due to leave at ten.

The young man is due to appear in the Magistrates? Court next Monday. 2) to be paid or returned

When is the rent due?

The books are due today but I want to renew some of them.

7. temporary: lasting for a short time only

Its opposite is “permanent”----lasting for a long time or forever.

Tim has found a temporary job for the summer in a hardware store. This is not my permanent address; it is only a temporary one.

8. save up: keep money for future use

I?m saving up $5 a week to buy a Christmas present for my mother. 他正在存钱，准备给家人买座小房子。

He is saving up to buy a small house for his family.

NB: save可与其他词连用组成新的词组。例如：save on节省; save one?s life; save face保全面子; save (one?s) breath省点力气，少费口舌; save one?s eyes等

9. take one’s time: not hurry; do sth. in an unhurried way 你别慌，请清楚地告诉我大楼里发生了什么事。

Just take your time and tell me clearly what has happened in the building. You should take your time 别急and check your test paper once more before handing it in.

10.It must have been this obvious aimlessness that led to my

downfall. : I?m sure my arrest was the result of my wandering in the streets without any definite purpose.

11.employment: occupation (esp. regular paid work); state of being

employed

12.intention: n. a plan or desire to do sth

If I?ve hurt your feelings, it was quite without intention 珍妮是抱着解决纠纷的目的来的。

Jenny came with the intention of settling the dispute CF: intention& intent

这两个名词均有“意图，企图”之意。

intention普通用词，指某人内心产生的想做某事的想法，强调内心活动。 例如：

He went to the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise. 他到老板那里去，想请求增加工资。

intent 法律用词，常指某人怀有歹意而犯罪。例如： He broke into the house with intent to steal. 他破门而入想偷东西。 Collocations: by intention故意

have no intention of无意

with good intentions好心好意地

13.…this time in uniform… : the second policeman was wearing uniform

while the first was obviously in plain clothes

Uniform: a certain type of clothing which all members of a group or organization wear

Policemen wear uniform(s); so do soldiers, postmen and Customs men. The boys and girls take great pride in wearing school uniforms.

14.…I was left in no doubt. : I became completely certain of the

seriousness of the matter; I realized that it was no joke and they meant business.

15.Wandering with intent to commit an arrestable offence wander: v.

1) walk about in a casual临时的，随便的way or without a fixed purpose

After supper he would go out and wander alone in the streets for about an hour.

他们漫步穿过森林与田野。

They wandered through the forests and fields.

2) if your mind, thoughts, etc. wander, you no longer pay attention to sth., especially because you are bored or worried

I?m sorry that my mind was wandering漫游的，闲逛的，精神恍惚的. What did you say just now? commit: v

1) dosth. wrong or illegal犯罪，犯错

The woman has committed murder and must be punished

They have committed many horrible crimes against the people. 2) make known the views of (oneself) on an issue表明意见，态度 I never commit myself on such issues问题，议题. …commit an arrestable offence…

commit an offence which is serious enough for one to be arrested

16.perfectly straight face: a face showing no emotion or humor; a very serious-looking face

Perfectly: very;completely You?re perfectly right.

I?m perfectly satisfied with your arrangements.

17.turn out: be found or discovered (to be); prove to be结果是，原来是 turn out (to be) + n. / adj. turn out + (that)-clause Pattern:

It turned out (to be) a fine day. 和我说话的人原来是个英国学生。

The person I spoke to turned out to be an English student.

It turned out that the experiment was much more difficult than they had expected.

CF：turn out & prove

这是一个词组与一个单词进行比较。它们均有“（结果）证明是??”的意思。 turn out 往往表示事情的结果变得与原来不同或令人惊异。 例如：The concert turned out a success. 音乐会结果很成功。

prove强调结果并强调需要一段时间的实践证明或根据经验得出某种结论。 例如:The concert proved a success. 事实证明音乐会很成功。

It turned out that the best student in my class is the son of a classmate of mine.

The weather turned out pretty nice that day.

After a bad start, our English evening turned out (to be) a great success. The general manager of the big company turned out to be a young woman of about 30 years old.

18. …particularly that of stealing milk bottles: …particularly the theft (stealing) of milk bottles

19.regard:

1) v. think about sb. or sth. in a particular way注视，认作 The little girl seemed to regard me as an enemy.

2) n. respect; attention or consideration that is shown towards sb. or sth.; good wishes尊重；注意，关心；问候 这个学者在他的社区里很受尊敬。

The scholar is highly regarded in his community.

The selfish woman shows no regard for the feelings of others. Please give my best regards to your family.

20…in the most casual and conversational tone I could manage: …trying to sound as unconcerned and informal as I could

casual: adj. relaxed and unconcerned about what is happening or what one is doing

Because of his casual attitude toward work, he was fired.

He tried to appear casual as he asked the pretty girl to dance.

21.Familiar with this sort of situation: familiar with the situation which one is confronted with the plice

22.…it confirmed them in their belief that I was a thoroughly disreputable character. : … it reinforced their belief that I was a very disreputable person. confirm:

1) strengthen; make firmer

The sudden snowstorm during the night confirmed my decision not to leave.

What you have told me about Steve confirmed me in my suspicion that he has stolen my gold watch.

The result of my experiments has confirmed my belief/confirmed me in my belief that your theory is correct. 2) Prove to be true or correct

The Mayor confirmed the report that his son had been kidnapped. belief: feeling of being certain that sth. exists or is true; trust The judge shares my belief that she is innocent.

23.au fait: (Fr.) familiar; well informed

This French phrase is obviously used to serve a dual purpose: to avoid repeating the word “familiar” and to show that the narrator had a fairly good educational background.

24.?Aha,’ I could see them thinking, ‘unemployed’.

Judging by the look on their faces, the author realized that the policemen must be reasoning like this: ?Aha, you?re unemployed. That?s why you are stealing.?

The word ?aha? is used here to express the satisfaction and joy of the policemen in finding out the ?reason? for the young man?s supposed theft.

25.charge: blame (sb) officially for having broken the law The police charged the driver with drunken driving. What is he charged with?

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