Lesson 5 Book ３

Twelve Angry Men

Reginald Rose
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Lesson 5 Book ３

Contents

Part One: Warm-up

Part Two: Background Information
Part Three: Text Appreciation
Part Four: Language Study
Part Five: Extension
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Part One

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Warm-up

• About the author

• Warming-up questions 

• Warming-up activities

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I. About the author

Reginald Rose:

one of the leading writers from

television's “Golden Age” in the 1950s,
who was best known for the movie
“Twelve Angry Men”. Rose died of
complications from heart failure at age
81 in Norwalk, Connecticut.

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I. About the author

Distinguished works:

Rose won an Emmy Award in 1954 for writing the

Studio One television version of "Twelve Angry Men",
in which one juror painstakingly sways the 11 others
debating the fate of a Puerto Rican youth charged with
killing his father. Rose received an Academy Award
nomination for the screenplay of the 1957 film version,
which starred Henry Fonda, who co-produced the
movie with Rose. The film, which also featured Lee J.
Cobb, Ed Begley Sr., E.G. Marshall, Jack Klugman, Jack
Warden and Martin Balsam, was directed by Sidney
Lumet and was also nominated for best picture that
year. Rose, a native New Yorker whose work was
distinguished by his focus on social and political
issues, won three Emmy Awards and was nominated
for six.
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I. About the author

His focus:

A fearless Golden Age of Television writer of

the highest caliber, Reginald Rose's ability to
tackle pressing social issues distinguished him
from the pack and, along with such
contemporaries as Rod Serling and Paddy
Chayefsky, left an indelible mark on the history
of thought-provoking television drama.

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II. Warming-up
questions
5. What do you think is the main theme?
 The idea, that one person, or a small group of Suggested
people, can actually make a significant difference. answers
It's easy to become disillusioned by a barrage of
facts, supposed facts, obfuscations, and outright
lies, whether in a court or in an election. But
finding the strength to push all these aside and
participate in the process to the best of your
ability is an important part of what Twelve Angry
Men is all about.
 "Twelve Angry Men" is about one individual's
ability to stand up for what he believes, even
when others ridicule him. It is also a powerful
study not just of the criminal justice system, but
also of the diversity of human experience, the
nature of peer pressure, and the difficulty of ever
fully knowing the truth.

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III. Warming-up
activities
1. Try to work out a list of words or
expressions used in a criminal court.
2. Please give a simple character sketch
for each of the jurors.
3. See the movie to have a better
understanding of the story.

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Part Two

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Background
information

I. American Court System

II. Jury System & Jurors

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American Court System

 The accused is deemed innocent until and
unless proved “guilty beyond a reasonable
doubt”;
 The burden of proof is on the prosecutor;
 In most cases, the verdict has to be
unanimously reached. The majority of a jury is
not sufficient to find a defendant guilty of a
felony;
 A trial does not aim at discovering who
committed a particular crime, but rather the
innocence or guilt of the accused;
 The system is valuable, but not infallible and
can be quite precarious.

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II. Jury System &

Jurors
 Who can be a jury member?

A jury is made up of 12 adults.

The jury is chosen at random from the local Electoral
Register.
Jury service is usually compulsory, however there are
certain categories of people who can't be selected
including: Judges, Magistrates, Solicitors, Barristers,
Ministers of religion, Prisoners, MPs, Members of the armed
forces, Members of the medical profession, Police and
probation officers, Anyone on bail or who has been on
probation within the last five years, Anyone sentenced to
prison, detention centre, youth custody or community
service within the last 10 years.
One may be excused from Jury service if there is a strong
reason why you are unable to serve, such as exams or a
pre-booked holiday.

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II. Jury System &

Jurors
 How are jurors selected for a particular trial?

First, the court clerk selects anywhere from 15 to 35

prospective jurors at random from the larger jury pool.
This smaller group of potential jurors is seated in a
courtroom. Then the judge’s clerk or bailiff places each
person’s name on a separate slip of paper. All of these
slips are then placed in a box. The clerk shakes the box
vigorously to ensure a completely random selection of
names. After the slips are mixed the clerk begins
drawing names one at a time from the box. When an
appropriate number of names have been drawn and
called, those potential jurors take an oath. This begins
the most important step in jury selection, which is called
“voir dire”.

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II. Jury System &

 Jurors
What is “voir dire?”
“ Voir dire” is a French term that means “to speak the
truth”. In jury selection, voir dire refers to the
procedure for selecting a panel of jurors by asking Discuss
them questions. Voir dire usually begins when the in groups!
judge or the lawyers briefly explain the general nature
of the case to be tried, along with the names of the
lawyers and parties involved in the case. The
prospective jurors are then given an oath to truthfully
answer any questions they may be asked. The judge
may start by asking a few general questions. The judge
usually asks whether anyone is acquainted with any of
the people involved in the lawsuit and whether anyone
has any knowledge of the lawsuit. The lawyers for the
parties then take turns asking questions.

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II. Jury System &

 Jurors
What is “voir dire?”
“ Voir dire” is a French term that means “to speak the
truth”. In jury selection, voir dire refers to the
procedure for selecting a panel of jurors by asking Discuss
them questions. Voir dire usually begins when the in groups!
judge or the lawyers briefly explain the general nature
of the case to be tried, along with the names of the
lawyers and parties involved in the case. The
prospective jurors are then given an oath to truthfully
answer any questions they may be asked. The judge
may start by asking a few general questions. The judge
usually asks whether anyone is acquainted with any of
the people involved in the lawsuit and whether anyone
has any knowledge of the lawsuit. The lawyers for the
parties then take turns asking questions.

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II. Jury System &


Jurors
What does “actual bias” mean? Can’t a juror
have any opinions?
The term “actual bias” means the juror has a state of
mind that would interfere with his or her ability to try
the issue impartially and without prejudice to the
substantial rights of a party. The state of mind may
exist concerning the action, a party to the action, the
sex of a party, the party’s attorney, a victim, a
witness or a racial or ethnic group. Where a juror has
an opinion upon the merits of the case, perhaps from
what he or she may have heard or read, that opinion
will constitute “actual bias” only when all of the
circumstances indicate that the juror cannot
disregard his or her own opinion and try the issue
impartially.

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II. Jury System &


Jurors
What are my duties as a juror?
Your duty as a juror is to weigh all of the evidence
and testimony presented to you and to decide the
outcome of the case based upon the law and the
evidence. Your decision must be fair, impartial
and free of any bias or prejudice. Jury service is
the basis of our judicial system and is essential to
the administration of justice.
 Who is entitled to a jury trial?

Any person charged with a criminal offense or any

party in a civil case has the right to a trial by jury.
All parties are equal before the law and each is
given the same fair and impartial treatment.

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Part Three

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Text
Appreciatio
nI. General Introduction
II. Writing devices
1. Irony 4. Oxymoron

2. sarcasm 5. Innuendo

3. Paradox 6. Satire

III. Key Characteristics

IV. Sentence paraphrase

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I. General
Introduction
Plot: A young delinquent awaits sentencing for
the manslaughter of his aggressive father.
One juror feels there is a reasonable
doubt—to the frustration of his eleven
colleagues—thus preventing a quick
verdict. During the heated deliberations,
the hidden preconceptions and prejudices
of the jurors are revealed.
Setting: jury room
Protagonists: 12 jurors

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I. General
Introduction
Theme: "Twelve Angry Men" is about one
individual's ability to stand up for what
he believes, even when others ridicule
him. It is also a powerful study not just
of the criminal justice system, but also
of the diversity of human experience,
the nature of peer pressure, and the
difficulty of ever fully knowing the
truth.

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II. Writing
Devices
Irony
Sarcasm
Paradox
Oxymoron
Innuendo
Satire

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 II. Writing
Devices
Irony
categories

the discrepancy between what is said and what is

meant, what is said and what is done, what is
expected or intended and what happens, what is More examples
meant or said and what others understand

“Irony” comes from the Greek word “eiron,”

meaning a man who makes himself appear less
than he is. When Odysseus returned at last from
Troy, he appeared to be a ragged beggar, not the
origin rightful King of Ithaca. No one paid attention to
him until he revealed himself by stringing his own
bow—which none of his wife Penelope’s suitors,
or anyone else, had the strength to do.

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II. Writing
Devices
Irony: categories
Verbal irony: the speaker says something different from what
he or she really believes.
e.g. "Nice weather!" when it is raining.
Dramatic irony: often occurs in plays when the characters think
one way, but the audience knows that things are another way.
e.g. Oedipus Rex boasts that he will punish the person who killed
King Laius, and the audience knows, especially if they’ve seen the
play before, that Oedipus himself killed him.

Irony of fate: the situation is different from common sense makes

it to be.
e.g. General Patton lives through the tank battles of WWII, and
after the war he is killed accidentally by one of his own men. In
The Scarlet Letter, it is situational irony that the town thinks that
Reverend Dimmesdale is angelic when he shamefully hides his
adultery with Hester Prynne while she suffers.

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II. Writing
Devices
Irony: examples
Brother, you really are something. You sat there More examples
and voted guilty like the rest of us. And then
some golden-voiced preacher started to tear
your poor heart out about a poor kid, and so you
changed your vote. (Para. 88)

This is a real fine boy. (Para. 49)

It must be delightful to find oneself in a foreign

country without a penny in one’s pocket.

I stayed in the hospital ten days with my sister

who was dying. Barbara, my ex-best friend, came
to my house to look after my children. She
helped things out and took my things out. She
did help!
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II. Writing
Devices
Irony: more examples
By midmorning a forty-one-year-old teacher
had been shot dead, with his security card in
hand, and another teacher struck by two nine-
millimeter bullets, was extraordinarily lucky to
be alive. Two others narrowly escaped Nicholas
Elliot’s bullets.

He (Henry Ford) announced to the press that

he’d turn over his war profits to the
government. But there’s no record that he ever
did.

Heark ye, Clinker, you are a most notorious

offender —you stand convicted of sickness,
hunger, wretchedness, and want.

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II. Writing
Devices
Sarcasm A variant of
irony

Sarcasm is one kind of irony; it is a praise

Examples
which is really an insult; sarcasm generally
involves malice, the desire to put someone
down, e.g., "This is my brilliant son, who
failed out of college."

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II. Writing
Devices
Sarcasm 更尖刻，往往蓄意中伤
Sarcasm: examples 或讥讽； irony 的特点是幽默或俏皮；
satire 可泛指 irony,
sarcasm ，用来讽刺社会现象或
一些人，不象 sarcasm 那样指个
“How unselfish you are!” said Ellen in 人。

sarcasm as her sister took the biggest

piece of cake.
When children call a boy “Four Eyes”
because he wears glasses, they are
speaking in sarcasm.

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II. Writing
Devices
Sarcasm 更尖刻，往往蓄意中伤
Sarcasm: examples 或讥讽； irony 的特点是幽默或俏皮；
satire 可泛指 irony,
sarcasm ，用来讽刺社会现象或
一些人，不象 sarcasm 那样指个
“How unselfish you are!” said Ellen in 人。

sarcasm as her sister took the biggest

piece of cake.
When children call a boy “Four Eyes”
because he wears glasses, they are
speaking in sarcasm.

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II. Writing
Devices
Paradox A variant of
irony
a statement whose two parts seem
contradictory yet make sense with
more thought Examples

Christ used paradox in his teaching: "They

have ears but hear not." Or in ordinary
conversation, we might use a paradox, "Deep
down he's really very shallow." Paradox
attracts the reader's or the listener's attention
and gives emphasis.

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II. Writing
Devices
Paradox: examples

More haste, less speed.

In fact, it appears that the teachers of

English teach English so poorly largely
because they teach grammar so well.

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II. Writing
Devices
Oxymoron A variant of
irony
a statement with two parts which seem
contradictory; examples: sad joy, a wise
fool, the sound of silence, or Hamlet's
saying, "I must be cruel only to be kind"

Creative destruction, living death, tearful joy;

cold pleasant manner, poor rich guys;
falsely true;
Hasten slowly, groan loudly;
The sound of silence

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II. Writing
Devices
Innuendo A variant of
irony
an indirect or subtle, usually
derogatory implication in expression;
an insinuation
-It’s rather cold today, isn’t it?
-But the weatherman said it would be warm. He
must take his readings in a bathroom!

用委婉的口气讲反话，和 sarcasm
尖刻的挖苦相反。

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II. Writing
Devices
Satire
A variant of
It is the exposure of the vices or follies of irony
an individual, a group, an institution, an
idea, a society, etc., usually with a view to
correcting it. Satirists frequently use
irony.
A kid being mounted on the roof of a lofty house,
and seeing a Wolf pass below, began to revile
him. The Wolf merely stopped to reply, “Oh, my
brace friend, it is not you who revile me, but the
place on which you are standing.”

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III. Key
Characteristic
s
 Loose use of pronouns
 The context
 The tone of certain remarks

Practice:
Please find in the text corresponding
examples of above features.

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 IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 1
Now you fellows can handle this any way you
want. (Para. 2)

Adverbial clause of manner

“This” refers to the deliberation of the jurors.

Notice the difference between “any way” and
“anyway”.
-He may not like to see me, but I’m going anyway.
-You can do it any way you want. I don’t care. I just
want the result.
-He is desperate. He has to find that money any way.
go to 2

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IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 2
Now we know where we are. (Para. 5)

Now we know what everybody’s

attitude is.

go to 3

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IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 3
You know, (he was)born in a slum, his mother
(was) dead since he was 9, (and he)lived a
year and a half in an orphanage when his
father was serving a jail term for forgery.
(Para. 19)

Ellipsis

In spoken English, elliptical sentences are

common.

go to 4

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IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 4
What do you think that trial cost?
(Para. 20)

According to the U.S. law any citizen has a

right to a proper trial, and if he can’t pay, the
trial will be paid by the government. That’s
why No. 10 here reminds No. 8 angrily that the
boy has cost a lot of public money.

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IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 5
Since when is dishonesty a group
characteristic? (Para. 21)

I’m surprised to hear you say that as if

dishonesty has ever been a group
characteristic. This is a retort to No. 10’s
remark from No. 9 who is opposed to
stereotyped opinions about the poor people.
Some individuals are dishonest. They might
be rich or poor. It has nothing to do with the
social group they belong to. To condemn a
whole group of people as immoral or inferior
is the common attitude of racists and other
bigots. go to 6

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 IV. Sentence Otherwise

Paraphrase 6 1. in another way;

differently 以另外的方；不同地：
She thought
otherwise. 她从另一个侧面考虑。
It’s hard to put into words. I just think he’s
2. under other
guilty. I mean nobody proved otherwise. circumstances 否则，不然，
(Para. 26) 在 另 外 的 情 况 下 ： Otherwise I
might have helped. 不
然我也许可以帮得上忙的。
3. in other respects 在
It’s hard to express my views. I just think he’s 其 他 方 面 ： an otherwise
logical mind. 在其他方面才有逻
guilty. I mean nobody proved him innocent. No. 2 辑的头脑
obviously doesn’t know the principle that the boy
is innocent until proven guilty. His use of the
word “think” show that he is not basing his
judgment on facts but his feelings.

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IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 7 Translation
Innocent until proven guilty. The burden of
proof is on the prosecution. (Para. 27) 没有证明有罪，就算无辜。
举证的责任在指控的一方。
The accused is not guilty unless we prove him
guilty. And it is the prosecutor’s responsibility
to present the evidence.

The American legal system is based on the

confrontation principle with the prosecutor trying his
utmost to prove the accused guilty and the defense
lawyer trying his best to prove his client not guilty.
When all the facts are out, then the jury makes a
decision.
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Paraphrase 8
You don’t believe the boy’s story. How come
you believe the woman’s? She’s one of THEM,
too, isn’t she? (Para. 36)

Those
people who
live in How is it that…?
slums Why…?

No. 8 is pointing out a flaw in No. 10’s logic. No. 10

first says that you can’t believe those slum people,
then he begins to quote of those people’s testimony,
but he is not aware of his self-contradiction.
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Paraphrase 9
You are a pretty smart fellow, aren’t you?
(Para. 37)

This is a real fine boy. (Para. 49)

Notice the ironic tone when two jurors say

them, then put into appropriate Chinese.

go to 10

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IV. Sentence It is said that this is a

Paraphrase 10
quotation from chapter
2 of Charles Dickens’
Dombey and Son
(1848): “As the last
It may have been two too many. Everyone has straw breaks the laden
a breaking point. (Para. 47) camel’s back, this piece
of underground
information crushed the
sinking spirits of Mr.
Dombey.” This colorful
“The last straw on variant of the older
“last feather that
camel’s back” breaks the horse’s
back” is now proverbial
Subjunctive as “it is the (last) straw
that breaks the camel’s
mood back.” It means the
final (perhaps small)
blow which makes
These two slaps may have been beyond his limit of matters insupportable.

endurance. The boy has been kicked around so

often that he may have been reaching the
breaking point when the two slaps come.
go to 11

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 IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 11
I think we’re missing the point here. (Para. 52)

Branch out to
something irrelevant

make a point 证明论点正确

see the point 懂得要点
miss the point 不得要领，不懂妙处，偏离正题
come to the point 谈正题
get to the point 谈正题
prove one’s point 证明观点
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 IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 12
You pulled a real bright trick. Now suppose
you tell me what it proves. Maybe there are 10
knives like that. So what? The discovery of the
age of something? (Para. 76)
Impolite response
Perform or carry out
showing that the
a really clever trick
speaker does not care
about what another has
just said

You think it is the great discovery of this historical

period or what?
go to 13

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IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 13
I’ve got a proposition to make to all of you.
(Para. 84)
I’ve got a proposal to make to all of you.
“Proposition” is formal.

Brother, you really are something.

(Para. 88)
Something: an important or remarkable
person
go to 14

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IV. Sentence
Paraphrase 14
And then some golden-voiced preacher
started to tear your poor heart out about a
poor kid, and so you changed your vote.
This is the most sickening… Why don’t you
drop a quarter in the collection-box? (Para.
88) Irony: Preachers often speak
in an affected way to strike
awe in the hearts of the
listeners. Here “preacher” is
used in a derogatory sense.

No. 3 is showing his contempt for

someone whose soft heart has blinded his
judgment.

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Part Four

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Language
Study
I. Word Study

II. Phrases and Expressions

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I. Word Study
Word list:
1. abstain 9. provoke
2. alleged 10. refute
3. assume 11. ridicule
4. charge 12. seek
5. conduct 13. swear
6. diverge 14. unbearable
7. handy 15. upright
8. practically 16. verdict

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I. Word Study
1. abstain
v. a. to choose not to vote for or against
b. not to do or have something you enjoy,

especially alcohol or sex, usually for

reasons of religion or health

n. abstain
abstain from alcohol, vote

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I. Word Study

Examples:

Six countries voted for the change, five voted

against, and two abstained.

Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24 hours

before flying.
Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat

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I. Word Study
2. allege
v. to say that something is true or that
someone has done something wrong,
although it has not been proved

Examples:

The prosecution alleged that the man had

been responsible for an act of terrorism.

The water is alleged to be polluted with

mercury.

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I. Word Study
3. assume

v. to think that something is true, although

you do not have definite proof
(Synonym: presume)

Examples:
assume control/responsibility, etc.
assume a manner/air/expression, etc.

n. assumption

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I. Word Study

I didn't see your car, so I assumed

you'd gone out.
He assumed power in a bloody coup
in 1990.
Andy assumed an air of indifference
whenever her name was mentioned.

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I. Word Study
4. charge
v. a. to state officially that someone may be

guilty of a crime
b. to ask someone for a particular amount

of money for something you are selling

Examples:
Gibbons has been charged with murder.
The gallery charges an entrance fee.

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I. Word Study
5. conduct

a. to carry out a particular activity or

process, especially in order to get
information or prove facts
b. to stand in front of a group of musicians

or singers and direct their playing or

singing
c. if something conducts electricity or heat,

it allows electricity or heat to travel

along or through it

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I. Word Study

Translation

conduct a survey/investigation  进行侦察 / 调查

conduct an experiment/a test  做实验 / 测试
conduct a campaign  发起一场运动
conduct an interview  进行面谈 / 访谈
conduct an orchestra  指挥交响乐
conduct heat/electricity  导热 / 电

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I. Word Study
6. diverge
v. a. if similar things diverge, they develop in

different ways and so are no longer

similar
b. if opinions, interests etc. diverge, they

are different from each other

Examples:
n. divergence, a. divergent
The two species diverged millions of years
ago.
Here his views diverged from Gregory's.

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I. Word Study
7. handy
a. a. useful
b. (informal) near and easy to reach
c. good at using something, especially
a tool
Examples:

Take your swimming trunks with you —

they might come in handy.
I always keep my gun handy just in case.
/Do you have a piece of paper handy?
He's very handy with a screwdriver.

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8. practically

ad. a. almost
b. in a sensible way which takes
account of problems

Examples:
It's practically impossible to predict what
will happen.
“But how can we pay for it?” said John
practically.

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9. provoke
v. a. to cause a reaction or feeling, especially

a sudden one
b. to make someone angry, especially
Examples:
The deliberately
novel has provoked fierce debate in the
US.
Her rudeness provoked me to strike her.
Paul tried to provoke Fletch into a fight.

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10. refute
v. to prove that a statement or idea is not
correct

refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea, etc.

反驳一个假设 / 说法 / 想法

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11. ridicule
v. to laugh at a person, idea, etc. and say
that they are stupid
n. ridicule
a. ridiculous

Example:
At the time, his ideas were ridiculed.

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12. seek
v. a. to endeavor to obtain or reach Translation
b. to inquire for; request
c. to try; endeavor

Examples:
seek a college education 努力获得高等教育

seek directions from a 向警察问路

police officer
seek to do good 试图行善

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13. swear
v. (swore, sworn)
a. to use rude and offensive language
b. to promise that you will do something
c. to say very strongly that what you are
saying is true
Examples:
Don't swear in front of the children.
Mona swore never to return home.
Victor swore he would get his revenge.
I never touched your purse, I swear!

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14. unbearable
a. too unpleasant, painful, or annoying to
deal with
(Synonym: intolerable)

Examples:
The strain eventually became unbearable,
and Adam started seeing a psychiatrist.
Without him, my life would be unbearable.

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15. upright
Translation
a. placed in a vertical position
n. uprightness

sit/stand/walk upright  直挺挺地坐 / 站 / 走

upright position  垂直状态
an upright man  正直的人

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16. verdict
n. an official decision made in a court of law,
especially about whether someone is
guilty of a crime or how a death happened

Examples:
The jury has retired to consider its verdict.
After a week the jury had still not reached a
verdict.
I never doubted that they would deliver the
correct verdict.

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II. Phrases and

List:
Expressions
1. charge sb. with 11.
2. serve a jail term conduct cross- examinati
on
3. owe sb. sth.
12. tear… to shreds
4. be supposed to do
13. identify… as…
5. mix up
14. pull a trick
6. put into words
15. There is no point doing…
7. provoke sb. into doin
g 16. call for

8. arrest sb. for 17. talk it out

9. beat sb. up 18. hang a jury

[Link] the point 19. hear oneself think

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Expressions
1. charge sb. with 以……的罪行指控

to state officially that someone may be

guilty of a crime

Examples:
The man they arrested last night has been
charged with murder.
They're going to charge him with dangerous
driving.
Cf.
He was accused of murder.
Smith accused her of lying.

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Expressions 在监狱服刑

2. serve a jail term/sentence, serve time

to spend a particular period of time in
prison

Examples:
He served an eighteen-month sentence for
theft.
Did you know that Les is serving time (= is
in prison) ?

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Expressions
3. owe sb. sth

欠某人……
to feel that you should do something for
someone or give someone something,
because they have done something for you
or given something to you

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Expressions
Examples:

I owe my brother $50.

He asked for help from a colleague who owed
him a favour.
I owe Susan a letter; I must write soon.
You owe him an apology.
“I owe my parents a lot,” he admitted.
Their success owes more to good luck than
to careful management.

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Expressions
4. be supposed to do

本应该……
used to say what someone should or should
not do, especially because of rules or what
someone in authority has said

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Expressions
Examples:
We're supposed to check out of the hotel by
11 o'clock.
I'm not supposed to tell anyone.
No one was supposed to know about it.
The meeting was supposed to take place on
Tuesday, but we've had to postpone it.

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Expressions 搞混淆
5. mix up
to make the mistake of thinking that
someone or something is another person or
thing

Examples:
I must have got the times mixed up.
I always mix him up with his brother. They
look so much alike.

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Expressions Translation

6. put into words 用语言来表达

v. to express 婉转地讲
直率地讲
Examples:
It is hard to put into words how I feel now. 换句话说
He’s not very musical, to put it mildly
(=He's not musical at all).
We get on each other's nerves, to put it
bluntly (=to say exactly what I mean).
It's fairly risky. Or to put it another way
(=say it in different words), don't try this at
home.

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Expressions 激怒 , 激发
7. provoke sb. into doing
a. to make someone angry, especially
deliberately
b. to cause a reaction or feeling,

especially a sudden one

Examples:
Paul tried to provoke them into fighting.
She hopes her editorial will provoke readers
into thinking seriously about the issue.

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Expressions
8. arrest sb. for 因为……逮捕
某人
if the police arrest someone, the person is
taken to a police station because the police
think they have done something illegal

Examples:
I got arrested for careless driving.
He was arrested on suspicion/charges of
supplying drugs.

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Expressions
9. beat sb. up 痛打
to hurt someone badly by hitting them

Example:
Her boyfriend got drunk and beat her up.
Cf.: beat oneself up
beat yourself up
(American English, informal) to blame
yourself too much for something
If you do your best and you lose, you can't
beat yourself up about it.

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II. Phrases and

Expressions
Collocation of
10. miss the point
“point”
not to understand the main point of what
someone is saying

illustrate the point 举例说明

get to the point 中肯的 , 扼要的
come (straight) to the point 直接切入主题
beside the point 离题 , 不中肯
to the point 中肯 , 扼要

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Expressions 将……撕成碎
片
11. . tear… to shreds
Synonym: rip… to shreds

Examples:
The clothes were ripped to shreds and
covered in blood.
Within a year, other researchers had torn
the theory to shreds.

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Expressions 指认某人为
12. . identify… as
to recognize and correctly name
someone or something

Examples:
Eye witnesses identified the gunman as an
army sergeant.
The aircraft were identified as American.

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Expressions
13. pull a trick/stunt/joke
to succeed in playing a trick to someone

Example:
Don't pull a trick like that again!

Synonym:
pull somebody‘s leg 开玩笑
I haven't won, have I? You're pulling my
leg.

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Expressions 做某事是无意义的
14. There is no point doing…
It’s meaningless to do…

Example:
There's no point in worrying.

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Expressions
15. call for

a. if a group of people calls for something,

they
ask publicly for something to be done
b. to need or deserve a particular type of
behaviour or treatment
c. to meet someone at their home in order to

take them somewhere

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II. Phrases and

Expressions
Examples:

Human Rights groups are calling for the

release of political prisoners.

Dealing with children who are so damaged

calls for immense tact and sensitivity.

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Extension

Quiz

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1. We should always keep in mind that decisions
often lead to bitter regrets. B B
A. urgent B. hasty
C. instant D. prompt

2. Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference

were and not planned.
A. substantial B. spontaneous
C. simultaneous D. synthetic

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3. The space Age ___ in October 1957 when the first

artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. C D
A. initiated B. originated
C. embarked D. commenced

4. Too much alcohol makes your senses ___.

A. blended B. bleak
C. blade D. blunt

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3. The space Age ___ in October 1957 when the first

artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. C D
A. initiated B. originated
C. embarked D. commenced

4. Too much alcohol makes your senses ___.

A. blended B. bleak
C. blade D. blunt

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5. The songs of Bob Dylan were very popular among young
people, who regarded him ___ other musicians.
C A
A. as superior than B. as more superior to
C. as superior to D. as more superior than

6. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of

communication in ___ the advertiser pays for the message
to be delivered.
A. that B. which
C. what D. spite of the fact that

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7. The morning news says a school bus __ with a train at
the junction and a group of policemen were sent there
immediately.
B D
A. bumped B. collided
C. crashed D. struck

8. We __ the founding of our nation with a public holiday.

A. considerate B. deteriorate
C. elaborate D. commemorate

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9. He’s supposed ___ TV at this time of the day.
A. known B. watched
C. to watch D. to be watching D A

10. It is no good ___ remember only grammatical rules.

You need to practise what you’ve learned.
A. trying to B. try to
C. to try to D. tried to

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