怎麼練
- 聽/讀「鉤子」與「串記劇本」(可點發音)。
- 逐詞跟讀 headword 與例句;對照中文角色與義錨。
- 做下方 3 題快測,再記住口令帶走。
鉤子
venal=可收買,venial=可恕小過——木槌別敲錯。
發音按鈕讀英文課名:Venal vs Venial Court
串記劇本
venality 對 forgivable/excusable——法官:venal misconduct;venial typos。形近對決:先分清語意軸,再對號入座。登場:venality(貪腐標)、bribery(賄賂)、forgivable(可恕)、excusable(可諒)、kickback(回扣)、graft(貪污)。
劇本為中英串記;請用上方按鈕聽本族英文單字點名,再逐詞跟讀下方例句。
詞卡(12)
venality
貪腐劇本角色:貪腐標
義錨:貪腐
Investigators exposed the venality that had infected the customs office.
調查人員揭發已侵蝕海關辦公室的貪腐。
bribery
賄賂劇本角色:賄賂角色
義錨:賄賂
The contractor was charged with bribery after cash changed hands.
現金易手後,承包商因賄賂遭到起訴。
forgivable
可原諒劇本角色:可恕
義錨:可原諒;場面:可恕
Arriving five minutes late seemed forgivable after the subway stalled.
地鐵故障後遲到五分鐘,顯得可以原諒。
excusable
可諒解劇本角色:可諒
義錨:可諒解;場面:可諒
Missing one rehearsal was excusable once her fever was confirmed.
確認發燒後,缺席一次排練變得可諒解。
kickback
回扣劇本角色:回扣角色
義錨:回扣
The audit found a kickback hidden inside inflated equipment invoices.
審計在灌水的設備發票裡找出一筆回扣。
graft
貪污劇本角色:貪污角色
義錨:貪污
Newspapers blasted the mayor over years of quiet political graft.
報紙抨擊市長多年隱密的政治貪污。
pardonable
可赦免劇本角色:可赦
義錨:可赦免;場面:可赦
A single careless typo felt pardonable in such a long report.
在這麼長的報告裡,一個疏忽的錯字顯得可赦免。
payola
封口賄賂劇本角色:封口費
義錨:封口賄賂
Radio hosts lost jobs after the payola scandal broke nationwide.
全國封口賄賂醜聞爆發後,電台主持人紛紛丟職。
corruptibility
可腐化劇本角色:可腐化角色
義錨:可腐化
Watchdogs tested the corruptibility of officials with fake bribe offers.
監督團體用假賄賂測試官員的可腐化程度。
courtroom
法庭劇本角色:法庭角色
義錨:法庭
Cameras were banned from the courtroom during the sensitive trial.
這場敏感審判期間,法庭內禁止攝影。
gavel
小木槌劇本角色:木槌角色
義錨:小木槌
The judge struck the gavel to quiet the noisy spectators.
法官敲下小木槌,喝止嘈雜的旁聽群眾。
ticket
罰單劇本角色:罰單角色
義錨:罰單
She paid the parking ticket before the late fee doubled the fine.
她在滯納金把罰款加倍前,先繳清停車罰單。
快測(3 題)
1. Openness to bribes:
貪腐性:
humility trilogy neon 2. Can be excused:
可原諒:
forgivable venality outlandish clamor 3. Pair:
可收買 vs 可恕:
venal / venial averse / adverse hubris / meek havoc / tidy
口令帶走
venal=貪腐 venial=可恕小過
易混/陷阱
- venal≠venial