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Lesson Three
Pre-class Work
Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below.
Glossary
approval
n. official permission
bond
n. a written document in which a government or company promises to pay back money that it has borrowed, often with interest 债券
certainty
n. the state of being certain
commit
v. to do sth. wrong or illegal
contribution
n. sth. you say or do in order to help make sth. successful 贡献
convict
v. to find sb. guilty of a crime, esp. in a court of law
n. a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison
costly
adj. having a high price; expensive
court
n. a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury
current
adj. belonging to the present time
decade
n. a period of 10 years
deter
v. to discourage; to persuade sb. not to do sth., by making him realize it will be difficult or will have unpleasant results
dismiss
v. to ～ a court case: to stop a court case before a result is reached
elite
adj. considered to be the best of their kind 属于精英的，最好的
estimate
n. a calculation of a quantity or number 估计
evidence
n. the information used in a court of law to try to prove sth.
execute
v. to kill sb. as a lawful punishment for a serious crime
feasible
adj. able to be carried out or done
feature
n. a typical part or quality
illustrate
v. to show sth. by giving related examples
imprison
v. to put in prison
inmate
n. one who is kept in a prison
maximum
adj. the largest number or amount
nonetheless
adv. in spite of that; yet; nevertheless
nontraffic
adj. not related to traffic
observation
n. what one has noticed
offender
n. sb. who is guilty of a crime; a criminal
offense
n. an illegal action or a crime
per
prep. for each
personnel
n. all the people employed in a particular organization
precisely
adv. exactly
prior
adj. happening before
property
n. belongings; possessions
prosecute
v. to bring a criminal charge against sb. in a court of law
