新视野大学英语视听说 Unit 9-13

A, greet B and ask what he is doing.
   Hi, Dave. What’re you doing? Seems you’re doing editing¹ work.
B, respond to A.
  Well, I just downloaded an essay from the Net, and have got to make some changes for my
  literature class.
A, make comments on B’s practice.
   What? Downloaded an essay? Are you crazy? We’re supposed to write papers by ourselves.
B, try to justify² your act.
  Sounds easy! But I don’t have the time. Besides, I’m not into literature, you know.
 

1 editing   

adj.编辑的

参考例句：

• The processing of data in random order,not subject to preliminary editing or sorting.未经预先编辑或分类，以任意次序对数据进行的处理的做法。

2 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？