99. Stop Swearing! p.176

 

　　Everywhere in the world you can hear people swearing or using foul¹ language. Even when learning a secondlanguage, many people know how to swear before they can speak the language properly. Indeed, it is a disease.
Recently, in New Jersey², the government decided³ to do something about the problem. It banned swearing.
You could face a US$500 fine, including a three-month jail term for swearing. Considering the trivial natureof the crime, the punishment seemed quite harsh to some. Some say the law infringes⁴ on their rights. Butothers say it is a good law because people in New Jersey have really stopped swearing so much.

 

ignore 忽视  = drop sb out of
swear vi.说脏话  vt.发誓    vow⁵ 发誓      I swear I'll never swear.
everywhere in the world = all over the world
language 作可数，语言   作不可数，言辞
no catch
foul language 脏话     We've had foul weather. 不良天气
When doing the work, you should be careful.
normal language     properly -- in the right/normal/proper way
contagious⁶ 传染性的
We should do something about the traffic problem.
ban = prohibit
My father was harsh(hard) on me.   be strict with
He was fined 50 dollars for speeding.
He did well on the test. 表现良好    on the examination (不用in,考试卷子上)
 

1 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 infringes   

v.违反（规章等）( infringe的第三人称单数 )；侵犯（某人的权利）；侵害（某人的自由、权益等）

参考例句：

• Congressmen may be reluctant to vote for legislation that infringes the traditional prerogatives of the states. 美国国会议员可能不情愿投票拥护侵犯各州传统特权的立法。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• I can't say whether CP21 infringes it or not. 我就不能说CP21是否侵犯了SPOT的专利。 来自企业管理英语口语（第二版）(2)

5 vow   

n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓

参考例句：

• My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
• I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。

6 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。