新概念英語(yǔ)第三冊(cè)(美音版)In the public interest

for: because of
be admired for
Eg: He is admired by us for his humor.
worldwide

背熟：evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from..
evolve a system for doing sth.
protect / safeguard from
Eg: I can’t conceal my amusement. 我不能夠掩飾我幸災(zāi)樂禍的心情。
Your excitement is beyond me. 你的激動(dòng)的表現(xiàn)/心情是我難以理解的。
evolve an excellent system for doing sth.
has worked so well: workable
adopt / adapt

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adopt 采納
adapt 改編，以適應(yīng)（指修改或改變以適應(yīng)新條件）

unsuitable mistakes
were the first / secone / last / only to do sth.
public officials: public officers

in the belief that: believe in
Eg: He turned to me for help because he believed that I could help him.
He turned to me for help in the believe that I could lend him a hand.
He turned to me for help believing that I could lend him a hand.
in the hope: hoping
in the thought: thinking
Eg: We come here in the hope that we will learn English well.
We come here hoping to learn English well.
Judges, however wise or eminent, are mortak and can make mistakes.
as long ago as 1809: dating back to 1809
date back to / date from

introduce : bring in 引入
Eg: He introduced science to the game boxing.
He brought science into the game boxing.
scheme 制度
Eg: Sometimes, you need to find a right place to put your latest addition.

represent
Eg: The statue represented a goddess.
A monitor representing his classmates.

be qualified to do sth. / be competent to do sth.

refer to sb. as 把某人稱之為......

背熟：The Ombudsman is not subject to political pressure.
be subject to sth. 易受......的影響(to 介詞); 隸屬于
Eg: He is subject to cold during winter.
be likely to do (不定式to)
Eg: He is likely to catch cold during winter.
be prone to
Eg: He is prone to flu during winter.
be liable to do

隸屬于
Eg: Your plan is subject to my approval.
We have a good plan, but the plan must be subject to our teacher’s approval.

背熟：He investigates complaints large and small that come to him from all levels of society.
complaints large and small 形容詞短語(yǔ)做定語(yǔ)，放在被修飾詞之后
grievances
Eg: A great many students, boy and girl, went to the party yesterday.
Many people, old and yound, visit the shop.

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be made in writing: be written down
an average of 平均
I work for 8 hours every day.
I work for an average of 8 hours a day.
We have got 15 students in each class.
each 二個(gè)的平均
every 三個(gè)以上的平均
Eg: We have got an average of 15 students in each / every class.
in detail / in details
justified: justice
on his behalf: in his interest

vary / varied / various

名詞前加定冠詞the表示“這一類”時(shí)，名詞就不要加表示復(fù)數(shù)的-s, 否則則表示這部分。
Eg: The refrigerators are useful during hot summer. (錯(cuò))
The refrigerator is useful during hot summer.
Refrigerators are useful during hot summer.
A refrigerator is useful during hot summer.

nature: character
a law (should) be altered
suggest to sb.

背熟：The following case is a typical example of the Ombudsman's work.
The following case is a typical example of it you can judge by yourself.

Paragraph 3:
A foreigner living in a Swedish village: A foreigner who is living in a Swedish village.
A foreigner wrote a letter to the Ombudsman complaining...
The editor sent a fax instructing the journalist to get statistics.
simply because: only because / just because

accuse sb. of doing sth.
the matter: the case

背熟：The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions.
ascertain that / sth.
made sure that / made certain that
dealt roughly with: ill-treated
be prejudiced against sb. / sth.
Eg: If you are prejudiced against sth. , you must take objection to it.
find this out: to discover it
check the facts: verify the facts

It is only possible for us to learn the language well if we study hard.
representative / represent
a committee representing all political parties
lawyer assistants
in question: 當(dāng)事的，所涉及的
practice: what the policeman did / the way that he treated with foreigners
put an end to
stop
prevent
You prevent me from doing the work

背熟：The Ombudsman's prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.
which might have gone unnoticed: which might have gone without being noticed
Eg: If they had had only one more child, they would have lived in obscurity unnoticed.

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