新概念英语第三册课文和笔记第53课:In the public interest

◆parliamentary adj. 国会的
◆qalified adj. 合格的
◆grievance n. 不平，冤屈
grief
Eg: I can’t go to the cinema with you tonight because I have to comfort my friend in grief.
grieve: cause grief to
Eg: It grieves me to see him in such bad health.

L53-01 end 17’22”

L53-02 begin 17’18”

grieve for / about / over
grieve / in grief
grieve / it grieves me

◆Justiteombudsman n. （瑞典的）司法特派员
◆ombudsman n. （瑞典和英国的）司法特派员
◆secretive adj. 保密的
secritive letters

◆correspondence n. 来往信件
keep up correspondence 保持通信联系
keep in touch with sb. by writing letters
Eg: We keep up correspondence recently for several years.
by / through correspondence
by writing letters
correspondence school 函授学校
correspondence course 函授课程
correspondence: agreement / similarity 相似，一致
in correspondence with sb. 与......一致 / 保持通信联系
bring sth. into correspondence with sth.
Eg: We must bring your idea into correspondence with mine.
correspondent 通信员，通信者

◆◆◆alter v. 改变
alter / change
alter: change in character, appearance etc. partly
Eg: The shirt must be altered. It is too large.
change: 完全、彻底的变化
Eg: Great changes have taken place in our country.
He changed a lot after so many years of hard work, so I even can’t recognise him.
convert: 改变（态度上）;变化
Eg: He converted to Buddhism.
The new house is converted from an old one.
transform: 形态或性质上发生变化，主要指物理能量上的转变，或电压的改变
Eg: We can transform one form of energy into another.
vary: 由于改变而使多样化
Eg: Customs vary with the times
turn

◆accusation n. 谴责，指控
◆ascertain v. 查出，查明
find out / get to know / make certain / make sure
Eg: Let us ascertain when we will hold the party.
读音：certain / ascertain

◆prejudiced adj. 有偏见的，不公平的
prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 傲慢与偏见

◆prompt adj. 即时的