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原版英语小短文 176. $10 Million for 20 Years

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An innocent man spent 20 years in jail. He got out when he was 58. Two years later, New York City awarded him $10 million. Alan had been convicted of murdering a woman. He hadn't murdered that woman. He hadn't murdered anyone. He was innocent. A cop had murdered the woman. That cop had testified that Alan murdered the woman. The jury believed the cop. Everyone trusts cops. The cop later went to jail. Alan said getting out of jail was the happiest day of his life. He thought he was going to die there. "It's terrible to be locked up for something you didn't do," he said. "It's terrible when nobody believes you." Alan was pleased with the award. But he said nothing would ever make him happier than getting out of jail. Not even $10 million. "The money is real nice," he said, "but nothing compares to freedom."


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0 terrible upuwF     
adj.可怕的，糟糕的，极其的
参考例句：
  • I think you've made a terrible mistake.我认为你犯了一个严重的错误。
  • This is a terrible idea.这是一个可怕的想法。
0 compares 612a6e07f422e6e8432ca40f98640ba1     
v.比较，对照( compare的第三人称单数 )；把…比做；比喻；比拟（常与 to连用）
参考例句：
  • the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer 将人脑比作电脑的机械论哲学
  • Our record compares favourably with that of any similar-sized company. 与同规模的其他公司相比，我们的成绩更胜一筹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 jail F31xo     
n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留
参考例句：
  • The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
  • If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。
0 city rVdyB     
n.市；城市；都市
参考例句：
  • Taipei city is an international city.台北市是国际都市。
  • Do you like living in the city?你喜欢住在都市里吗？
0 cops 2a0b059e51cc7166bec7f81b0985a1d4     
n.堆，顶；警察( cop的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • As usual, the cops get the baddies in the end. 跟平常一样，警察最后把坏人都抓起来了。
  • Somebody call the cops! 去个人报警啊！
0 convicted convicted     
adj.已被判刑的，被宣布有罪的 动词convict的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
  • He was convicted of fraud. 他被判犯有诈骗罪。
  • He was convicted at a court martial. 他在军事法庭上被判有罪。
0 had FeBxb     
vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有
参考例句：
  • I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
  • The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
0 murdering 612cff60b0eb282f074a064d17d9dd71     
v.糟蹋( murder的现在分词 )；（尤指在团队运动中）彻底打败；打垮
参考例句：
  • She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man. 她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She has been cleared of murdering the little boy. 她已被证明与谋杀那个小孩无关。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 anyone aMCy4     
pron.(=everybody)任何人
参考例句：
  • Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
  • Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？
0 die cvrxR     
v.死；死亡
参考例句：
  • Flowers will die without water.没有水，花就会枯死。
  • We shall die some day.我们总有一天要弃世而去。
0 spent Dvhw7     
adj.用过的；不再有用的；已废的；失效的v.用钱，花钱( spend的过去式和过去分词 )；花费；消耗；花（时间）
参考例句：
  • I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
  • We spent a most agreeable day together. 我们在一起度过了非常愉快的一天。
0 testified 4c797463af1d0507513d6eb0f13a9d74     
作证，证明( testify的过去式和过去分词 )； 证明，证实； 炳炳凿凿
参考例句：
  • His look testified his guilt. 他的神态表明他有罪。
  • Her red face testified to her guilt. 她脸红证明她内心有愧。
0 woman Wfhwg     
n.妇女，女人，女性
参考例句：
  • The woman looks very young.这个女人看上去很年轻。
  • She is a lovely woman.她是位美丽动人的女子。
0 even EiUzR     
adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当
参考例句：
  • It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
  • He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。
0 locked apMzYk     
adj.上锁的；不灵活的；锁定的；下定决心的v.锁住( lock的过去式和过去分词)；卡住，不动；陷入；卷入（困境、争论、争执等）
参考例句：
  • The family jewels are locked away in a safe. 家里的珠宝首饰都锁在保险柜里。
  • The building was locked, and all of us within felt safe. 大楼被锁上了，我们在里面感到安全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会
参考例句：
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？
0 innocent J68xs     
adj.无罪的，清白的；无害的；天真的，单纯的
参考例句：
  • I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that.我还不至于简单到相信那种事的地步。
  • I was very young,and very innocent.我那时非常年轻，幼稚无知。
0 said IYtxh     
v.动词say的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
  • He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
  • He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。
0 was bglwv     
v.(is,am的过去式)是，在
参考例句：
  • He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
  • He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。
0 something rwmw2     
pron.某事，某物；被视为有意义的事物
参考例句：
  • Something is wrong with the machine.那机器有点问题。
  • She seems worried about something.她似乎为某事担心。
0 freedom eiWxN     
n.自由，自主
参考例句：
  • They are fighting for freedom.他们正为自由而战。
  • At last they won their freedom.他们终于赢得了自由。
0 life C1LxR     
n.生活；生命
参考例句：
  • The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
  • At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。
0 later vpyzAr     
adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的
参考例句：
  • He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
  • This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。
0 thought 1oMwg     
n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
  • She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。
0 believes 31793f2684672ca4f5b6fb68b4e1b211     
n.相信( belief的名词复数 )；信任；信念；信仰v.相信( believe的第三人称单数 )；认为；以为；对…信以为真
参考例句：
  • He believes that unemployment is socially divisive. 他认为失业会引起社会不稳定。
  • The school believes in interactive teaching methods. 这所学校相信互动教学法。
0 million D7QzO     
num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众
参考例句：
  • I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
  • What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？
0 award 0PIyn     
n.奖，奖品；v.授予，给予；vt.授予
参考例句：
  • It is impossible to honor her with the award.奖品授给她是不可能的。
  • The film won an Oscar award for 1985.这部电影获1985年奥斯卡金像奖。
0 awarded 87e8bcb1c1d6264d54bcbe34371c92b5     
vt.授予，奖给，判给（award的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary". 2012年诺贝尔文学奖得主为莫言，他“很好地将魔幻现实与民间故事、历史与当代结合在一起”。 来自互联网
  • She was awarded a degree honoris causa. 她获授名誉学位。
0 real 6TXxO     
adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的
参考例句：
  • You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
  • The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！
0 going dsHzY9     
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
参考例句：
  • We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
  • He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
0 money zwEyI     
n.钱，财产，货币
参考例句：
  • We need some more money.我们还需要些钱。
  • His money comes mainly from business.他的钱财主要来自经商。
0 ever ZijzR     
adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟
参考例句：
  • Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
  • I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。
0 murdered 1859f4fc37c5c6da56ca40838f782d03     
v.糟蹋( murder的过去式和过去分词 )；（尤指在团队运动中）彻底打败；打垮
参考例句：
  • The police are working on the supposition that he was murdered. 警方正根据他被谋杀的假定展开调查。
  • The monster murdered 15 women before the police caught him. 这个坏蛋在警察捕获他之前谋杀了15名妇女。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 went 9gjw5     
v.go的过去式
参考例句：
  • We often went fishing last year.去年我们经常去钓鱼。
  • She went upstairs at once.她立即上楼去了。
0 believed ddaba736e9069671a2ef44b52ddad46e     
v.相信( believe的过去式和过去分词 )；认为；以为；对…信以为真
参考例句：
  • They believed she was possessed by devils. 他们认为她是魔鬼附身。
  • It would be interesting to know what he really believed. 了解他的真实信仰会是很有意思的。
0 nobody TGcxW     
pron.无人，没有任何人
参考例句：
  • Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
  • Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。
0 pleased llWz2p     
adj.高兴的，快乐的，喜欢的，满意的
参考例句：
  • She was pleased to hear good news about him.听到他的好消息，她很高兴。
  • Whichever day you come,we will be pleased to see you.无论你哪一天来，我们都很高兴。
0 years 75aeb98e5241592ad6a6c2c4c78a16ef     
n.年( year的名词复数 )；年纪；一年的期间；某年级的学生
参考例句：
  • She is still very active, in spite of her advancing years. 她尽管年事渐高，仍然十分活跃。
  • Travelling in Europe was something of an anticlimax after the years he'd spent in Africa. 他在非洲生活了多年，到欧洲旅行真是有点太平淡了。
0 got wfuxi     
v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白
参考例句：
  • I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
  • I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
0 trusts 8e7bbb6acd959abb5f7e5046ed81efe5     
n.信任( trust的名词复数 )；信托；照管；受托基金机构v.相信，信任( trust的第三人称单数 )；认为可靠；想；希望
参考例句：
  • By his will he created trusts for his children. 他在遗嘱里为孩子们建立了信托财产。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • A person who trusts no one cannot be trusted. 不相信任何人的人是不可信的。 来自每日一句
0 cop Jvlzkp     
n.警察；vt.抓住
参考例句：
  • The cop told him to button his lip.警察叫他闭嘴。
  • The robber was overpowered by the cop.抢劫犯被警察制伏。
0 nothing 6Hqx7     
adv.毫不；n.微不足道的人或事；pron.什么也没有
参考例句：
  • I have nothing to do at the moment.此刻我无事可做。
  • She knows nothing about music.她一点也不懂音乐。
0 jury g3dxN     
n.陪审团，评委会；adj.临时用的；vt.挑选
参考例句：
  • These twelve men are believed to compose the jury.据信，陪审团是由这12人组成的。
  • The members of the jury were discharged from their duties.陪审员们被解除了职务。

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