精读2课件lesson 3.ppt

Word study tough坚强的,牢固的 get tough with 对…强硬 When he started to argue, I got tough with him. be tough on The new mayor intends to be tough on crime. take a tough stance/stand We must take a tough stance against terrorism. tough luck: bad luck Tough luck about your job! I hope you’ll find another one soon. get tough with : to become harsh / severe/ unyielding with eg: The school asked the police to get tough with the neighbourhood bullies who were constantly shaking the children down. 据悉， 我国有关部门将在春节期间严厉惩办票贩子。 It is reported that the authorities concerned will get touch with scalpers during the Spring Festival. V. Sentence Paraphrase 1 We already have 2.4 million people under some form of correctional supervision, 412,000 of them locked away in a prison cell. (Para. 1) In this country, there are already 2.4 million people who are receiving punishment in one form or another; 412,000 of them are serving their prison terms. a euphemism, meaning being disciplined, or being made to improve one’s behavior under the charge of the community, etc. as a punishment To be continued on the next page. V. Sentence Paraphrase 1 Cultural note: In the U.S., besides imprisonment, there are other forms of punishment. For example, young people who break the law can be put into a reform school where they receive training. Or they might be required to do community service work for a fixed number of hours. The painful fact is that the more crime there is the less we are able to punish it. This is why the certainty and severity of punishment must go down when the crime rate goes up. Countries like Saudi Arabia can afford to give out harsh punishments precisely because they have so little crime. But can we afford to cut off the hands of those who committed more than 35 million property crimes each year Can we send them to prison Can we execute more than 22,000 murderers V. Sentence Paraphrase 2 Countries like Saudi Arabia can afford to give out harsh punishments precisely b