[例句] You must keep in mind that their customs ar e very different from ours.
lose one’s mind 发神经病，精神错乱
[例句] I’d lose my mind if I had to do he r job all day.
lose patience with 对.失去耐心
[例句] I am beginning to lose patience with your people.
Passage Ⅱ The Criminals Go Unpunished
词汇精解
amendment* [....mendm..nt ] n.对文件等所作的次要的修改或增添
[同义] change ，reform
[考点] amendment to sth.对.修改
[辨析] change ；reform；amendment change 为改进某事而做的事；reform 为改进一个体系，尤其是政治体系而做的改变；amendment 对法律、规则的改变。
[例句] The committee proposed some amendments to the rules.
apprehend [.... pri..hend] v.拘押，逮捕
[例句] The police have finally appr ehended the killer.
bail [beil ] n.保释金
[例句] He was released on bail.
brutally * [..bru..tli ] adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地
[例句] The old man had been brutally murder ed.
cellular [..seljul..( r) ] adv.细胞的，由细胞组成的
[考点] cellular phone 移动电话
[例句] The gue rrillas are said to be using the cellular phone to communicates with each other.
detector * [di..tekt..( r) ] n.探测器
[例句] The new metal detector has been designed for use in high security a reas ，such as airpor ts ，seapor ts and government buildings.
firearm [..fai..r....m] n.便携式枪支
[例句] She appeared in cour t on cha rge of pos sessing fir earms and explosives.
judicial6 [d..u....di....l ] ad j.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的
[例句] I’d like to go through proper judicial procedures.
overturn6 [....uv....t....n] vt.推翻决定、结果等；颠倒，倾覆，使.翻倒
[例句] 1 ) If they persisted in their attitude he can’t overturn their decision.
2) The burgla rs ove rturned all the furnitur e in the house.
pager [..peid....( r) ] n.传呼机
panel4 [..p .. n..l ] n.① ( 门、墙、天花等的) 镶板，嵌板② 专门小组，评判小组③仪表盘
[同义] boa rd ，committee
[辨析] boa rd ；panel ；committee boa rd 一个组织中的一组人，就该组织如何运转制订规则，做出决定，批准计划的实施；panel 一组人，通常是因为他们知道得很多，被选出来就某一特定主题给出意见、建议、评判；committee 一组人被挑选出来负责一个组织的运作。
[例句] 1) He bought a beautiful old door with oak panels.
2) He was on panel of judges for a famous litera ry prize.
3) There ar e dials and switches and flashing lights all ove r the cont rol panel.
probation [pr..u..bei....n ] n.缓刑
[考点] be on probation 正在服缓刑
[例句] He se rved a year in prison and was then let out on probation.
ransom [..r .. ns..m] n.赎金，用以赎身之物
[例句] They demanded a huge ransom for the return of the little gir l they had kidnapped.
rental [..rentl] a dj.租来的
n.租金
[例句] They provide computer r ental se rvice.
reunion6 [ri....ju..nj..n] n.重聚，团聚；( 久别后的) 聚会联谊活动
[例句] He had a r eunion with veterans of the airc raft ca rrie r he se rved on during World War II.
scope4 [s k..up] n.① ( 处理、研究事物的) 范围② (发挥能力等的) 余地，机会
[同义] confines ，bounds
[考点] beyond/ outside the scope 范围之外
within the scope 在范围内
[辨析] scope ；confines；bounds scope 某个特定活动被允许包括、影响事物的范围；confines 某个局势、组织的界限，它能控制什么可以做，尤其因为这些界限太严的缘故；bounds 你能居住、做事的最远的界限，但你不能忽视它。
[例句] I ’m afraid that problem is outside the scope of lectur e.
[同义] oppor tunity
[考点] scope for sth..的机会
scope to do sth.做.的机会
[例句] I asked a t the job inte rview whethe r ther e would be any scope for me to use my Japanese.
st iff4 [stif] ad j.①严厉的，激烈的②硬的，僵直的
[同义] ①st rict ，seve re
[反义] ①informal
[例句] The prime minister is facing a stiff test of his authority.
[同义] ②rigid
[反义] ②flexible
[例句] Sitting at a computer germinal all day can give you a stiff neck.
subsequently * [..s..bsikw..ntli ] 随后，后来，接着
[例句] The old school was bought and subsequently turned into a private house.
transporter* [t r .. ns..p....t..( r) ] n.运送者，运输者
unarmed [....n......md] adj.无武器的，未武装的
[同义] defenseless
[例句] The police officer ，who was una rmed ，was able to talk Fox into handing over his gun.
violation* [..vai....lei....n] n.违反，侵犯
[例句] He claimed that the way he’d been t rea ted was a gross violation of his civil rights.
wrongdoer [..r......du....( r ) ] n.做不道德或不合法事情的人，做坏事的人
[例句] They were condemned as wrongdoers before anything had been proven.
add insult to injury 伤害之外又加侮辱( 使关系更糟) ，雪上加霜
[例句] They told me I was too old for the job ，and then to add insult to injury they refused to pay my expenses ！
hold up sth.以武力或暴力威胁抢劫
[例句] They held the same bank up twice in one week.
on probation ( 指违法者) 服缓刑
[例句] I wonder whethe r John would be let off on probation.
pull over ( 将车) 停靠在路边
[例句] The policeman signaled him to pull over.
watch (out ) for 密切注意，留意
[例句] Wa tch out for a tall man in a back hat.
Passage Ⅲ Crime Prevention
词汇精解
counterattack [..kaut..r....t .. k] n.反击，反攻
v.反击，反攻
criminology [..kr imi..n..l..d..i] n.犯罪学
deface [di..feis ] v.损坏(某物) 的外观或清晰度
detent ion [di..ten....n] n.滞留，拘留，( 尤指) 监禁
enforce4 [in..f....s ] v.实施，生效，执行；强加，强迫，迫使(某事发生)
[同义] compel impose oblige
[例句] 1 ) The regulation should always be enfor ced.
2 ) It isn ’t always easy for the police to enforce speed limit.
engraving [in....r eivi..] n.版画；雕刻术，刻板术
graffiti [..r....fi..ti ] n.(在公共墙壁上涂写的) 图画或文字( 通常含有幽默、猥亵或政治内容)
invasion4 [in..vei....n] n.侵犯
[同义] a ttack ，r aid ，aggr es sion
[反义] withdrawal
[例句] Who knows of the secr et plans to mount an inva - sion of the north ?
[辨析] a ttack；invasion；raid ；aggression a ttack 对某人、某地进行暴力侵犯；invasion 对国家的进攻，进入该国并想控制它；raid 对敌方营地、城镇进行的迅速、短时间的进攻，造成尽可能多的破坏；aggr es sion 对某国的进攻，尤其是该国没有首先进攻。
joyrider [..d....i..raid..( r) ] n.开车兜风的人( 车通常是偷来的)
Metro [..metr..u] n.一些城市的地下铁路(如巴黎)
mosaic [m..u..zeiik ] n.①镶嵌画，镶嵌图案② 马赛克( 用不同颜色的小块玻璃、石子等材料拼凑，镶嵌成的图画或图案)
motorcyclist [..m..ut..saiklist ] n.骑摩托车的人
obnoxious [..b..n..k....s ，..b- ] a dj.极恼人的，讨人厌的，可憎的
oppress6 [....pres ] n.①压迫，压制( 某人) ② 使( 心情等) 沉重，使烦恼
[同义] dominate ，
[辨析] dominate ；oppress dominate 完全控制某人，使他没有任何自由；oppr ess 运用暴力、不公正手段控制大群人或一个国家，例如，不给他们任何权力。
[例句] Since colonial times ，black people in South Africa
have been oppressed by the white minor ity.
positively * [..p..z..tivli ] adv.十分肯定地，坚定地
provoke4 [pr..u..v..uk] v.①激起，引起②对.挑拨，激怒
[同义] ①incite ，stir up
[反义] ①result
[例句] The new laws have provoked violent demonst ration in some town.
[辨析] incite；provoke ；stir up incite 尤其用于法律条文，指蓄意鼓励人们挑起事端、争斗、争论；provoke 蓄意引起愤怒的反应、局势；stir up 蓄意试图在人们之意挑起争论、争斗。
[同义] ②wind s b.up ，needle
[反义] ②please
[考点] provoke sb.into doing sth.激怒某人做某事
[辨析] provoke；wind sb.up ；needle provoke 蓄意使某人生气；wind sb.up 蓄意通过言行使某人生气，尤其是因为你喜欢这样做；needle 通过不断地提起某事蓄意使某人生气，即使你的行为看起来很有礼貌。
[例句] Amos saw the danger of provoking his father into violence and stopped shouting.
restoration* [..rest....r ei....n ] n.重新采用，恢复( 法律等) ；复原，修复
soccer4 [..s..k..( r) ] n.( AmE) 足球
[例句] I had a game of soccer with the lads.
split second [..spli..t..sek..nd] ad j.( 用作表语) 极快的，一刹那的，极精确的stadium4 [..steidi..m] n.体育场，运动场( 通常有看台)
[例句] Thousands of football fans packed into the stadium to watch the cup final.
theft6 [..eft ] n.偷，行窃
[例句] This warehouse is not adequately protected against thef t or vandalism.
vandalism [..v .. nd..liz..m] n.恣意破坏别人或公共财产等的行为get even ( with) 报复
[例句] This made us more determined to get even with the enemy.
impose sth.on sb.强加于某人某事物
[例句] We must not impose our views on others.
in the first place 首先
[例句] Well in the first place ，I can’t afford it ，and in the second place I am not really interested.