Lesson 28Lesson 28

Functions & happeningsFunctions & happenings polling stationpolling station 投票站投票站 Parliament Parliament 议会，国会议会，国会 campaign: take part in or lead a campaign, for ecampaign: take part in or lead a campaign, for e

xample to achieve political change or in order txample to achieve political change or in order to win an election o win an election

industrious: very hardworkingindustrious: very hardworking special offer: a product, service, or programme special offer: a product, service, or programme

that is offered at reduced pricesthat is offered at reduced prices raspberryraspberry 覆盆子覆盆子 ;; 山莓山莓 aisle: a long narrow gap that people can walk alaisle: a long narrow gap that people can walk al

ong between rows of seats in a public building ong between rows of seats in a public building

apartheidapartheid: a political system in South Africa in a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups awhich people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law (nd kept apart by law ( 南非曾经施行的）种族隔离制

steward: steward: （大型活动的）组织者，操办者（大型活动的）组织者，操办者 demonstrator demonstrator 示威者示威者

The uncle I hardly knewThe uncle I hardly knew

restriction: an official rule that limits what you restriction: an official rule that limits what you can do can do

at once: simultaneously, at one timeat once: simultaneously, at one time

muggingmugging

mug: attack in order to robmug: attack in order to rob fair hair fair hair 金发金发 moustache: the hair that grows on one’s upper moustache: the hair that grows on one’s upper

liplip beard: the hair that grows on one’s chin and chbeard: the hair that grows on one’s chin and ch

eekseeks judo: a sport in which two people fight and try judo: a sport in which two people fight and try

to throw each other to the groundto throw each other to the ground

Bank robberyBank robbery hold-up: a situation in which someone is threatened whold-up: a situation in which someone is threatened w

ith a weapon in order to make them hand over money ith a weapon in order to make them hand over money or valuablesor valuables

referee: a person who gives you a reference, for examreferee: a person who gives you a reference, for example when you are applying for a jobple when you are applying for a job （求职等时的）推荐人，介绍人，证明人

reference: a letter that is written by someone who knoreference: a letter that is written by someone who knows you and which describes your character and abilitiws you and which describes your character and abilitieses 介绍信 ; 推荐信

probation officer: a person whose job is to supervise aa person whose job is to supervise and help people who have committed crimes and been nd help people who have committed crimes and been put on probationput on probation