L35 Justice was done

Words & Expressions

1.arduous/ˈɑːrdʒuəs/adj. involving a lot of strength and effort

arduous task/work

arduous journey/voyage

eg. an arduous journey through the mountains


2. premises/ˈpremɪsɪz/,办公/经营场所noun[plural], the buildings and land used by a shop, business, hotel etc 

establishments serving beers and ales brewed on the premises

business premises


3. complex/ˈkɒmpleks$ˌkɑːmˈpleks/, adj. consisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand =complicated

a complex system of highways

Peter seemed to have an instant understanding of the most complex issues.

It was a very complex relationship between two complex people.

complex /ˈkɒmpleks$ˈkɑːm-/ noun[countable] a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose

The town has one of the best leisure complexes in the country.

a three-story apartment complex

a complex of something,a large number of things which are closely related

eg. In this light, (就此而言)a novel is not a single discourse, but a complex of many discourses.

complex also refers to an emotional problem in which someone is unnecessarily anxious about something or thinks too much about something, 

eg. inferiority complex自卑情节;Oedipus complex恋母情节;persecution complex被害妄想症

I used to have a complex about my looks.


4.muffle 捂住,压抑 a. to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something. b. (also muffle up) to cover yourself or another person with something thick and warm.=wrap up

eg.The falling snow muffled the sound of our footsteps.

     Her voice was muffled by the pillow in which she had hidden her face.

be muffled (up) in something

Penelope arrived, muffled up in a thick coat.


5.of somebody’s/something’s own accord, without being asked or forced to do something

eg. He decided to go of his own accord.

      The door seemed to move of its own accord.

be in accord with something

eg. These results are in accord with earlier research.

in perfect/complete accord

eg. It is important to the success of any firm that its partners should be in complete accord.


6. quite independence of human interference 不受人的干预

eg. We need a central bank that is independent of the government.


7. beyond doubt, if something is beyond doubt, it is completely certain,

eg. The prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of the crime.

put the game/result/match beyond doubt(=do something which makes it certain that a particular player or team will win a match)

His second goal put the game beyond doubt.


8.cease to do something, to stop doing something or stop happening

He ceased to be a member of the association.T

he things people will do for charity never cease to amaze me(=I am always surprised by them).

cease doing something

the decision to cease using CFCs in packaging

The rain ceased and the sky cleared.

cease trading/production/operations etc(=stop operating a business)

The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.

cease fire!(=used to order soldiers to stop shooting)


Sentences

There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept. Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference. At such times, justice acts like a living force. When we use a phrase 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.

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