学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2453 unruly

今天我们要学的词是 unruly. Unruly 形容词，意思是难以控制的，无法无天的。A suburban¹ shopping mall in Kentucky was forced to close early when more than 1,000 unruly teens caused disturbances². 一千多名青少年在肯塔基州近郊的一家购物中心引发混乱，迫使该购物中心提前关门。新闻里常能看到飞机乘客无理取闹，延误班机的事件。From 2001 to 2014, the FAA opened a total of 2,697 cases against unruly passengers. 2001年到2014年间，美国联邦航空管理局针对无理取闹的乘客，共立案2697起。If prosecuted³, unruly passengers can face up to $25,000 in fines and potential jail time. 如果被起诉的话，这些无法无天的乘客可能面临最多两万五千美元罚款，还可能坐牢。好的，我们今天学习的词是 unruly, unruly, unruly...

1 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

2 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

3 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。