VIP Class Notes (Nemo)[R]

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https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/1908110011/

Food for thought: Disney sued over outside eatables ban

Vocabulary

food for thought-引人深思

sue (v):to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you
控告,对…提起诉讼(尤指要求赔偿)
E.g.: He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.
他对信里的指控愤怒至极,扬言要控告对方。
E.g.: She sued the paper for (= in order to get) damages after they wrongly described her as a prostitute.
因为该报纸诽谤她是妓女,她对其提起了诉讼要求赔偿损失。
E.g.: She is suing her husband for (= in order to get a) divorce.
她正在和丈夫打官司要求离婚。

prosecutor (n):a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court
检察官;公诉人
E.g.: The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the evidence they needed to prove he’d been involved in the conspiracy.
E.g.: a public/state prosecutor

file (v):to officially record something, especially in a law court(尤指在法庭)提起(诉讼)
E.g.: The police filed charges against the two suspects.
警方对两名嫌疑犯提起了诉讼。

alcoholic drinks-酒精饮料

infringe (v):to break a rule, law, etc.
违反,违背(规定、法律等)
E.g.: They infringed building regulations.
他们违反了建筑规章。

counterpart (n):a person or thing that has the same position or function as sb/sth else in a different place or situation
E.g.: The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.外交部长与中国外交部长举行了会谈。
E.g.: The women’s shoe, like its male counterpart, is specifically designed for the serious tennis player.像同类的男式鞋一样,这种女式鞋是专为认真地从事网球运动的人设计的

boost (v):to improve or increase something
改善;提高;增强;推动
E.g.: The theatre managed to boost its audiences by cutting ticket prices.
剧院设法通过降低票价来增加观众数量。
E.g.: Share prices were boosted by reports of the president’s recovery.
总统康复的报道推动股票价格上扬。

demand (n):to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused
坚决请求,强烈要求;强要
E.g.: I demanded an explanation.
我要求给我一个解释。
E.g.: I demand to see the manager.
我要求见经理。
E.g.: She demanded that he return the books he borrowed from her.
她要求他把从她那里借走的书还回来。

compensation (n):money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem赔偿金;补偿金
E.g.: She received £40,000 in compensation for a lost eye.
她得到4万英镑,作为对失去一只眼睛的赔偿。
E.g.: You should claim/seek compensation.
你应该要求赔偿。

compensate (v):o pay someone money in exchange for something that has been lost or damaged or for some problem赔偿;补偿
E.g.: Victims of the crash will be compensated for their injuries.
车祸的受害者会得到伤害赔偿。

alleged (adj):said or thought by some people to be the stated bad or illegal thing, although you have no proof被说成的,(尤指在证据不足的情况下)被指控的
E.g.: It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence.
那些被指控犯罪的人用了15年时间才证明自己是无辜的。

allege (v):to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof(未经证实地)指责,宣称,指控
E.g.: The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.
这两名男子声称警方逼迫他们作假口供。
E.g.: She is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drug ring.
据称她一直是某国际贩毒集团的核心人物。

buffet (n):a meal where people serve themselves different types of food
自助餐
E.g.: Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?
你办婚礼想摆桌宴还是提供自助餐?

all-you-can-eat (adj):used to describe a meal at a restaurant where people can serve themselves as much food as they want随意吃的,吃到饱的(一餐)
E.g.: The bar has an all-you-can-eat buffet lunch for $10.
这个酒吧提供十美元的随意吃自助午餐。

junk food-垃圾食品