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