Words & Expressions
1.arduous/ˈɑːrdʒuəs/adj. involving a lot of strength and effort
arduous task/work
arduous journey/voyage
eg. an arduous journey through the mountains
2. premises/ˈpremɪsɪz/,办公/经营场所noun[plural], the buildings and land used by a shop, business, hotel etc
establishments serving beers and ales brewed on the premises
business premises
3. complex/ˈkɒmpleks$ˌkɑːmˈpleks/, adj. consisting of many different parts and often difficult to understand =complicated
a complex system of highways
Peter seemed to have an instant understanding of the most complex issues.
It was a very complex relationship between two complex people.
complex /ˈkɒmpleks$ˈkɑːm-/ noun[countable] a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose
The town has one of the best leisure complexes in the country.
a three-story apartment complex
a complex of something,a large number of things which are closely related
eg. In this light, (就此而言)a novel is not a single discourse, but a complex of many discourses.
complex also refers to an emotional problem in which someone is unnecessarily anxious about something or thinks too much about something,
eg. inferiority complex自卑情节；Oedipus complex恋母情节；persecution complex被害妄想症
I used to have a complex about my looks.
4.muffle 捂住,压抑 a. to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something. b. (also muffle up) to cover yourself or another person with something thick and warm.=wrap up
eg.The falling snow muffled the sound of our footsteps.
Her voice was muffled by the pillow in which she had hidden her face.
be muffled (up) in something
Penelope arrived, muffled up in a thick coat.
5.of somebody’s/something’s own accord, without being asked or forced to do something
eg. He decided to go of his own accord.
The door seemed to move of its own accord.
be in accord with something
eg. These results are in accord with earlier research.
in perfect/complete accord
eg. It is important to the success of any firm that its partners should be in complete accord.
6. quite independence of human interference 不受人的干预
eg. We need a central bank that is independent of the government.
7. beyond doubt, if something is beyond doubt, it is completely certain,
eg. The prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of the crime.
put the game/result/match beyond doubt(=do something which makes it certain that a particular player or team will win a match)
His second goal put the game beyond doubt.
8.cease to do something, to stop doing something or stop happening
He ceased to be a member of the association.T
he things people will do for charity never cease to amaze me(=I am always surprised by them).
cease doing something
the decision to cease using CFCs in packaging
The rain ceased and the sky cleared.
cease trading/production/operations etc(=stop operating a business)
The company ceased production at their Norwich plant last year.
cease fire!(=used to order soldiers to stop shooting)
Sentences
There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept. Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference. At such times, justice acts like a living force. When we use a phrase 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.