65) continued (續)
l 比較：blind a. 盲目的
a. A person is always ~ to his own
faults 人對自己的過失是盲目的。
b. Love is ~, but marriage is a real eye-opener.
戀愛中是盲目的 (情人眼中出西施)；結婚後就睜開了眼睛。(開始能看清對方)
2. innocent
a. 無罪的； 無辜的
；與guilty (有罪的a.) 相對
It is almost their code that a person is guilty until
he is proven innocent.
它幾乎是他們的規約- 一個人被証明無辜之前都是有罪的。
be ~ of + 罪名
(未犯…罪)
She is ~ of the charge against her. 她未犯別人對她指控的罪名。
“Not guilty 無罪，Guilty”有罪- 是法庭上陪審團(jury) 所作的判
決(verdict)
In a plea agreement to spare his life, Cullen pleaded guilty to murdering 13
patients. 在一次免死刑的請願中，Cullen 對謀13位病人俯首認罪。
** be ~ of ….= be without 沒有…： a pond ~ of fish 沒有魚的池塘
innocence n. 清白，天真
No ~ can be proof against
slander. 無辜不是不利毀謗的証據。
另外absence也有作缺少之解：
We found his statement was in absence of
malice.我們們發現他的陳述沒有
惡意。(*不可譯為惡意的缺席)
66) kit/ kid / kite /
kitty:
1. kit
n. 個人隨身攜帶小包包 (personal equipment) ；工具箱、
(a set of tools)
Homeland
Security lists “unique family needs”
as part of your survival ~.
國土安全局列出“家庭唯一必備”作為你們求生工具箱之一部。
2. kid
n. 小孩 (口語) v. 哄騙；~ sister 小妹；~ brother 小弟
Are you kidding me? = Are you serious? 真的嗎？ No kidding! 不騙你！=
I am serious.
3. kite:
n. 風箏；fly a ~ 放風箏
4. kitty n.
= kitten = young cat 小貓。【比較】：pony小馬；calf牡牛；pig小豬；puppy小狗。(但puppet n. 傀儡)
67) label / labor:
1. label [ 'lebl ] n. 標籤；標誌，如： Scotch Whisky 蘇格蘭維士忌酒有三種品牌：Red Label 紅牌; Black L~ 黑牌和Blue L~ 藍牌等 (藍牌最貴; 黑牌次之)
The last time
something was labeled for blacks, it was restrooms.上次某些東西被貼上標誌，註明專供黑人使用的就是洗手間。
*The
partisan ~ Hilary acquired as first Lady is being remade in New York and
the Senate. 作為第一夫人，希拉蕊 (柯林頓總統夫人) 所獲得的政黨標籤在紐約
和參議院正重新被塑造。
~ v.標明*比較：price tag 售價標籤 (含明確售價)
sticker n. 標價條碼；貼紙- (Great
Ideas That Stick 黏得住的好點子-某膠帶公司
廣告)
2.
labor v. ~ at + 事 (賣力做) ；n. 勞動；L~ Day
勞動節the L~ Party (英國) 工黨
。比較下列轉成的形容詞：
a. laborious a.勤勞的= hardworking
(修飾人)
b. elaborate a.精細的；複雜的 (complicated)
*A more elaborate play life
may mean the brain is more complicated
in terms of the thinking process. 就思考過程言，一項更精細的活動也許意味腦部
更複雜了。
Justin Lai
08/15/2013
校友全聯會
AACHW13
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