Lesson Three More Crime and Less Punishment --- IV.
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noncombatant noncombatant non-: not
nonabrasive nonacid nonadjustable nonautomatic nongovernmental
不可研磨的
非酸性的
不可调的
非自动的
非政府性的
arrival arrival -al: action; process
renew deny dismiss refuse survive disapprove propose withdraw
renewal
denial
dismissal
refusal
survival
disapproval
proposal
withdrawal
Ways of expressing resultWays of expressing result so much/many + noun + that example so + adj. + as + to + infinitive example so that + a clause example and + a clause example so + a clause example do sth. + and + a clause (indicating a future r
esult) example so + adj./adv.+ that + a clause example and so + a clause example (only) to + infinitive of result example
so much/many + noun + that
… that there is so much crime that it simply cannot be punished.
so + adj. + as + to + infinitive I will not be so foolish as to suggest
a solution to the crime problem.
so that + a clause
It all served to fog my mind with pleasure so that I forgot my grandpa’s repeated warnings.
and + a clause
and + a clause … I cut my hand and blood
spurted freely from my wound.
so + a clause
After some time, my fingers grew cold and numb, so I took the bandage off and threw it away.
do sth. + and + a clause (indicating a future result)
Read Homer and your mind includes a piece of Homer’s mind.
so + adj./adv.+ that + a clause I was so astonished at this that I must have looked rather fooli
sh and everyone laughed.
and so + a clause But the disease has not touched his mind, and so it has not aff
ected his work.
(only) to + infinitive of result I tried to travel west but only to hit the creek again.
Ways of comparing thingsWays of comparing things
more + noun + than + clause of comparison the more… the more more + adj./comparative form of adj. + noun + than+ clau
se as + adj. + as + clause more than+ clause as + adj. + as anything as + adv. + as + clause as much/many + noun + as possible as + adv. + as if + clause (as) + adj. + as + noun
This amounts to more than 41 million crimes, many more (crimes) than we are able to punish.
The more angry he became, the more she laughed at him.
Our current crop of prisoners is an elite group, on the whole much more serious offenders than those who were once imprisoned in Alcatraz.
The criminal justice system must then become as powerless as a parent…
Yet any of you… knows more about physics than did many of those great scholars of the past.
Sky’s just as blue as anything.
And now, just as suddenly as the engine started, it stops.
One can feel fulfilled… by organizing one’s cell to save as much space as possible.
And now, just as suddenly as the engine started, it stops.
One can feel fulfilled… by organizing one’s cell to save as much space as possible.
III. Exercises on the bookIV. Writing
Answer the following question in about 130 words.
Do you agree with the author that severe punishment is not the answer to the problem of crime?
Your answer should cover these points: 1. State your view. 2. Give reasons to support your view. 3. Conclusion