【跟着美剧练发音】美剧美语883期

(Alicia重操旧业，来到律师事务所的第一天遇到以前的同学也是如今的上司Will)

class action 集体诉讼

pro¹ bono  法律援助案

gunshot residue² ['rezɪduː /-dju-]  枪弹残留

brief [briːf] v. 作简报, 节录

Alicia: Will

Will: Alicia

Alicia: Hey.

Will: Sorry I didn’t introduce you in there. Everything’s moving real fast with this class action. 

Alicia: Well, I just want to say thank you for the opportunity. It’s a real life-saver.

Will: No. Glad you could come aboard. Hope you’re all right with this pro bono. How’d it sound?  

Alicia: Interesting.

Will: Good. Don’t be nervous. You’re worried about the gunshot residue?

Alicia: Oh. God.  

Will: Nice ring tone. Who gets that?

Alicia: Oh, my mother-in-law. My daughter programmed it. 

Will: What’s yours?

Alicia: I don’t want to know. So, um, the gun residue...

Will: Diane, you’re briefing Alicia, right? Good, you’re in good hands. So, let’s catch up, have dinner. 

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 residue   

n.残余，剩余，残渣

参考例句：

• Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
• Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期，就会导致残留问题。