編者按：托?？荚囈恢倍际菍W(xué)生們的難題，如何提高托福考試的分?jǐn)?shù)是很關(guān)鍵的一個(gè)問題。好詞好句的積累，是提升托福成績(jī)的重要因素。

　　犯罪 Crime

　　1

　　violate / break the law

　　違反法律

　　e.g. Any activity that violates the law should be stopped and punished, regardless his or her wealth and social status.

　　2

　　illegal activity

　　非法活動(dòng)

　　e.g. It is irresponsible for some businessmen to make profits through illegal activities, such as producing and selling counterfeit, evading taxes and cheating consumers.

　　3

　　juvenile delinquency

　　青少年犯罪

　　e.g. The growing rate of juvenile delinquency is a daunting problem confronting the nation and urging the government to reevaluate education of youngsters.

　　4

　　serve a life sentence / spend the rest of one’s life in jail / life imprisonment

　　終身監(jiān)禁

　　e.g. For offenders of serious crimes, they deserve to serve a life sentence, such as murders, arsonists and traitors.

　　5

　　sentence to death

　　宣判死刑

　　e.g. For criminals that are sentenced to death, they still have the chance to save their lives by appealing to a higher court.

　　6

　　death penalty / capital punishment

　　死刑

　　e.g. Many countries in the world still preserve death penalty for felons who do not deserve mercy.

　　7

　　commit crime

　　犯罪

　　e.g. It is necessary to supervise young people’s exposure to violent contents on the screen, as they might be seduced by curiosity to commit crimes.

　　8

　　deter crimes

　　震懾犯罪

　　e.g. Serious punishments, like death penalty, life imprisonment and caning, ought to be in place to deter crimes.

　　9

　　be prisoned / behind bars

　　入獄，坐牢

　　e.g. It is usually quite difficult for people who used to be prisoned to find a job.

　　10

　　guilt-ridden

　　有負(fù)罪感的

　　e.g. There are people who feel regretful and guilt-ridden even after they have served their sentence in prison, as the crime scene and image of victims keep lingering in their head.

　　作者:Cindy

　　公眾號(hào):英文寫作素材

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