第5课

juvenile delinquency

少年犯罪

buck-passing ['bʌk,pɑ:siŋ]

a.推诿责任的

faceless ['feislis]

a.characterless;dull and boring

disintegration [dis,inti'ɡreiʃən]

n.the act of breaking into pieces

pathology [pə'θɔlədʒi]

n.病理学

词根记忆：path（病）+ology→反常，变态

normalcy ['nɔ:məlsi]

n.normality;that which is usual

potentiality [pə,tenʃi'æliti]

n.潜在性

pipe dream

白日梦，幻想

affluent ['æfluənt]

a.rich,abundant 富足的

词根记忆：af（不断）+flu（流）+ent→多得不停的往外流→富裕的

breast [brest]

n.胸脯，乳房

深呼吸（breath）有利于胸部（breast）健康

threat [θret]

n.威胁，恐吓，凶兆

seemingly ['si:mɪŋlɪ]

ad.in appearance;apparently

limitless ['lɪmɪtlɪs]

a.without limit or end

explore [iks'plɔ:]

vt.勘探; 探索; 探查

词根记忆：ex（出）+plore（大喊）→把隐藏的大喊出来→探索

exploration [,eksplɔ:'reiʃən]

n.考察；勘探；探查

frontier ['frʌntjə]

n.an area or field no yet developed

来自front（前方）+ier→祖国的最前方→国境

when it comes to

when it concerns 一谈到；就…而论

for that matter

with regard to that;about that

can't help but

can only; be forced to

take pains

try hard (to do)