例如:Two nurses were wheeling him into the operating theatre.
7.seethe (with) vi.
to feel an emotion, especially anger, so strongly that you are almost shaking [= fume]激动(发怒)以至于发抖
例如:He was seething with anger.
I was absolutely seething.
8. buxom adj.
a woman who is buxom is attractively large and healthy and has big breasts (女人)丰满的
9. annulment n. –annul v.
to officially state that a marriage or legal agreement no longer exists: 正式宣布(婚姻或合同)解除或失效
例如:Their marriage was annulled last year.
10.wrangle vi.
to argue with someone angrily for a long time与(某人)持久争吵
[TIPS & BACKGROUND]
美国法院体系:美国法院分为联邦法院和州法院两个体系。
(1)联邦法院:联邦法院是美国联邦政府的一部份,可分为普通法院和专门法院。普通法院分为三级,从下到上分别是:地方法院(district court)、上诉法院(appeal court或Court of Appeals, 除了联邦区域上诉法院)、最高法院(the Supreme Court);专门法院有:破产法庭(bankruptcy court)、税务法庭(tax court)、国际贸易法庭(international trade court)、联邦区域上诉法院。地方法院共有94所,分散在全国各州境内,由1名法院独任审理。上诉法院有13所,是第二审级法院,上诉案件由三名法官审理;最高法院设在华盛顿,由首席法官(chief justice)1人、法官(associate justice)8人组成。最高法院法官是行使司法权的最高机构,其法官由总统经参议院三分之二的多数同意后任命,并任职终身。美国的最高法院有权对是否符合宪法行使监督权。
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