跟着《傲骨贤妻》学英语,第一季第一集-17

161. It's an attempt to decipher facts.

* attempt: [countable,uncountable]an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult, often with no success

- attempt to do something: Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.

 - They made no attempt to escape.

*decipher /disaife/ something: to succeed in finding the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand

 - to decipher a code

 - Can anyone decipher his handwriting?


162. Is it your intention to pursue a new defense?

* intention to do something

 - is it your intention to...? 你是否想要……?

* pursue something: to do something or try to achieve something over a period of time

*defense: [countable]what is said in court to prove that a person did not commit a crime; the act of presenting this argument in court 辩词


163. Counsel's trying to mislead the jury.

*counsel: a lawyer or group of lawyers representing somebody in court  律师

 - to be represented by counsel 

 - the counsel for the defence/prosecution defence/prosecuting counsel

*mislead 误导


164. And now she's benefiting from his knowledge.

*benefit from one's knowledge 由某人告知


165. Which still leaves you with some pages missing here!

*leave: [transitive]to make something happen or remain as a result

 - leave something: Red wine leaves a stain.

 - leave somebody with something: She left me with the impression that she was unhappy with her job.


166. I'll give you til Monday to produce them along with any evidence they reference.

*give somebody til+时间 to do something

*produce: produce something (from/out of something)to show something or make something appear from somewhere

 - He produced a letter from his pocket.

 - At the meeting the finance director produced the figures for the previous year.

*along with 

*reference something: (formal) to refer to something;


167. Then I'll rule on admissibility.

*rule: [intransitive,transitive]to give an official decision about something

 synonym: pronounce

 - rule (on something): The court will rule on the legality of the action.

* admissibility: how much something can be allowed or accepted, especially in court


168. I'm not sure if you're being fed this stuff or you're doing it on your own, but if it's the former, you're walking a very narrow ethical line here.

*feed: [transitive] to give advice, information, etc. to somebody/something

 - feed somebody something: We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media.

 - feed something to somebody: Gossip and speculation are constantly fed to us by the media.

*if it is the former 如果是前者

*walk/tread a fine/thin line: to be in a difficult or dangerous situation where you could easily make a mistake

 - He was walking a fine line between being funny and being rude.

- You're walking a very narrow ethical line


169. The directive was simple.

*directive: an official instruction


170. Instead, you're pushing for evidence that might not even help your case.

*push for something|push somebody for something: to repeatedly ask for something or try to make something happen because you think it is very important.

 - The pressure group is pushing for a ban on GM foods.

 - I'm going to have to push you for an answer.

*might: used to emphasize that an important point has been made

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