【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语859期

(Alicia怀疑目前这个案子的被告贿赂了陪审员，于是叫来调查员Kalinda商量对策)

 

look into              调查

bribe¹ [braɪb]           v. 贿赂, 收买

juror ['dʒʊrər /'dʒʊərə]  n. 陪审员

seating chart             座位表

garden party             游园会

lineup                 n. 阵容; 阵形

Alicia: Kalinda, I need you look into this.

Kalinda: So, what are you saying? Someone’s bribing² a juror?

Alicia: I’m not saying anything. I just found it.

Kalinda: Look. This could be anything. A seating chart for a garden party, a football lineup.

Alicia: With 12 linemen? What’s that?

1 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

2 bribing   

贿赂

参考例句：

• He tried to escape by bribing the guard. 他企图贿赂警卫而逃走。
• Always a new way of bribing unknown and maybe nonexistent forces. 总是用诸如此类的新方法来讨好那不知名的、甚或根本不存在的魔力。 来自英汉非文学 - 科幻