The Good Wife S01E01-01
1. An hour ago, I resigned as State's Attorney of Cook County.
*时间状语前置表强调
*resign (as something) -- He resigned as manager after eight years.
*attorney: (especially US English) a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court
state's attorney: a lawyer who represents a state in a court
2. I did this with a heavy heart and a deep commitment to fight these scurrilous charges.
*a heavy heart: a feeling of great sadness --She left her children behind with a heavy heart
*deep commitment
*fight the charges
*scurrilous: very rude and insulting, and intended to damage somebody’s reputation
--scurrilous rumours
--He wrote a scurrilous piece about me in the local press.
3. I want to be clear.
=I want to make it clear.
4. I have never abused my office.
*abuse something: to use power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly
--She abused her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends.
--He felt they had abused his trust by talking about him to the press (= tricked him, although he had trusted them).
*office
5. I have never traded lighter sentences for financial or sexual favors.
*trade: [transitive] to exchange something that you have for something that somebody else has
trade something for something -- She traded her posters for his CD
*light sentences 轻判
6. At the same time, I need to atone for my personal failings with my wife, Alicia, and our two children.
*at the same time: used to introduce a contrasting fact, etc. that must be considered.--You have to be firm, but at the same time you should try and be sympathetic.
*atone (for something)(with somebody)： (formal) to act in a way that shows you are sorry for doing something wrong in the past. -- to atone for a crime. (synonym: make amends)
*failing: [usually plural] a weakness or fault in somebody/something
--She is aware of her own failings.
--The inquiry acknowledges failings in the judicial system.
--Jealousy is a very human failing.
7. The money used in these transactions was mine and mine alone.
*transaction: [countable] (between A and B) a piece of business that is done between people, especially an act of buying or selling (synonym: deal)
--financial transactions between companies
--commercial transactions
*alone: used after a noun or pronoun to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one. --You can't blame anyone else; you alone made the decision.
8. No public funds were ever utilized.
funds: money that is available to be spent
--government funds
--The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine.
--The project has been cancelled because of lack of funds
--I'm short of funds at the moment—can I pay you back next week?
9. But I do admit to a failure of judgment in my private dealings with these women.
*admit to something -- Don't be afraid to admit to your mistakes.
*failure of judgment 错误判断
*dealings: [plural] business activities; the relations that you have with somebody in business. --She has always been very polite in her dealings with me.
10. Alicia and I ask that the press please respect our privacy.