英语听力精选进阶版 14441

BBC Learning English 

Video Words in the News  

16 April 2014 

Unusual punishment

Transcript¹:

This man is not enjoying the sun. He's here as a punishment.

Edmond Aviv was ordered by a US judge to hold a sign saying he was a bully². 

Aviv was convicted of harassing³ his neighbour and her disabled children.

He was also sentenced to two weeks in jail and community service. 

Aviv claims the judge has ruined his life. But he didn't respond when asked if he 

was sorry.

Vocabulary:

bully

person who frightens or hurts smaller or weaker people

harassing

behaving in a way that upsets and annoys people

disabled

not having one or more of the physical or mental abilities that most people have

sentenced

given a punishment by a judge

ruined

destroyed

Exercise:

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from 

news reports. 

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence 

correctly.

bully / harassing / disabled / sentenced / ruined

1. Walker was __________ to life in prison for the 1999 shooting of a 23-

year-old man. Walker said he did not mean to kill the man but fired three 

shots in warning because the man had been bullying⁴ him.

2. Correspondents say Muzychko acquired notoriety in Ukraine after he was 

filmed brandishing⁵ an AK-47 assault rifle at a town hall session in western 

Ukraine, and then __________ a local prosecutor⁶. After that, in February, 

the Ukrainian interior minister condemned⁷ his behaviour and promised to 

investigate.

3. The scheme was created by Abs Dumbuya, who contracted polio as a young 

man in Sierra Leone, left to study in the UK and then returned to create 

opportunities for __________ young people, through his organisation⁸, the 

Dorothy Springer Trust. 

4. The governor also denied suggestions that he had used political intimidation⁹ 

in the run-up to his overwhelming re-election victory in November. "I am 

not a __________," he said.

5. "These people are dangerous they have __________ my life and kept me 

away from my children. Each should be punished for their wrongdoings." 

Answers:

1. Walker was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 shooting of a 23-yearold man. Walker said he did not mean to kill the man but fired three shots in 

warning because the man had been bullying him.

Source: Accidentally freed Florida murderers recaptured

2. Correspondents say Muzychko acquired notoriety in Ukraine after he was 

filmed brandishing an AK-47 assault rifle at a town hall session in western 

Ukraine, and then harassing a local prosecutor. After that, in February, the 

Ukrainian interior minister condemned his behaviour and promised to 

investigate.

Source: Ukraine far-right leader Muzychko dies 'in police raid'     

3. The scheme was created by Abs Dumbuya, who contracted polio as a young 

man in Sierra Leone, left to study in the UK and then returned to create 

opportunities for disabled young people, through his organisation, the 

Dorothy Springer Trust.

Source: Can disabled police officers change Sierra Leone?     

4. The governor also denied suggestions that he had used political intimidation in 

the run-up to his overwhelming re-election victory in November. "I am not a 

bully," he said.

Source: Chris Christie 'humiliated¹⁰' by bridge-gridlock scandal 

5. "These people are dangerous they have ruined my life and kept me away 

from my children. Each should be punished for their wrongdoings."

Source: Three guilty of abuse of 'enslaved' woman in London     

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

3 harassing   

v.侵扰，骚扰( harass的现在分词 )；不断攻击（敌人）

参考例句：

• The court ordered him to stop harassing his ex-wife. 法庭命令他不得再骚扰前妻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was too close to be merely harassing fire. 打得这么近，不能完全是扰乱射击。 来自辞典例句

4 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 brandishing   

v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 )；炫耀

参考例句：

• The horseman came up to Robin Hood, brandishing his sword. 那个骑士挥舞着剑，来到罗宾汉面前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He appeared in the lounge brandishing a knife. 他挥舞着一把小刀，出现在休息室里。 来自辞典例句

6 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

7 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

8 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

9 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。

10 humiliated   

感到羞愧的

参考例句：

• Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当，父母也失体面。
• He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻，丢尽了面子。