day 130bribes and threats
unit 19 · law & crimebribes and threats
Follow a news story about a police raid, read a building-site notice, and say ‘until, up to’ with 到……為止.
today’s words
- 逃生 táoshēng · escape (with one’s life)
- 賭場 dǔchǎng · casino, gambling den
- 過失 guòshī · fault, negligence
- 黑名單 hēimíngdān · blacklist
- 賄賂 huìlù · bribe
- 恐嚇 kǒnghè · threaten, intimidate
- 沒收 mòshōu · confiscate
- 侵犯 qīnfàn · violate, infringe
- 取締 qǔdì · ban, crack down on
- 收買 shōumǎi · buy off, bribe
- 手槍 shǒuqiāng · pistol, handgun
- 防範 fángfàn · guard against, take precautions
- 警報 jǐngbào · alarm, warning
- 警惕 jǐngtì · be on guard, be vigilant
- 看守 kānshǒu · guard, watch over
- 伸張 shēnzhāng · uphold (justice), assert
- 押 yā · escort (in custody), detain
- 為止 wéizhǐ · until, up to (到……為止)
- 度量衡 dùliànghéng · weights and measures
- 併發 bìngfā · develop (a complication) at the same time
- 達 dá · reach, amount to
- 附上 fùshàng · attach, enclose
sentences
- 到目前為止，翻新都很順利。 · So far, the renovation has gone smoothly.
- 警察在賭場沒收了兩把手槍。 · The police confiscated two handguns at the gambling den.
- 警報一響，大家就從逃生門出去。 · As soon as the alarm sounds, everyone goes out through the emergency exit.
- 接到奇怪的電話，要提高警惕。 · If you get a strange phone call, be on your guard.
- 那場火是電線太舊，不是誰的過失。 · That fire was down to old wiring, not anyone’s fault.