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159: pardon
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今天我们要学的词组是pardon。 Pardon的意思是对不起,请原谅。比如,如果没听清楚对方的话,美国人常说,"I beg your pardon." 意思是“对不起,请你再说一遍。”

Pardon在法律上是赦免的意思。 前白宫官员Lewis Libby因为在中情局特工身份泄露案的调查中撒谎而被定罪。布什没有排除赦免Libby的可能性,但是他暗示说不会马上赦免,"Bush did not rule out a pardon but implied that one was not imminent." 美国宪法规定总统有赦免权,"The president has the power to pardon." 今天我们学习的词组是pardon...

  1. 158 do time
  2. 157: run its course
  3. 156 take seriously
  4. 155: fret
  5. 154 felony
  6. 153: against the grain
  7. 152 backup
  8. 151: stave off
  9. 150 shift
  10. 149: sell off