艾伦秀第197期:很棒的粉丝

1、alert

警觉的；警惕的；留神的；机敏的

We all have to stay alert.

我们大家都必须保持警惕。

He had been spotted by an alert neighbour.

一个警觉的邻居发现了他。

警戒（状态）；戒备（状态）

Due to a security alert, this train will not be stopping at Oxford Circus.

由于安全戒备的原因，该次列车在“牛津街口广场”站将不停留。

向…报警；使警觉；使警惕；使注意

He wanted to alert people to the activities of the group.

他想提醒人们小心该团体的活动。

I was hoping he'd alert the police.

我当时希望他会报警。

2、involve

需要;包含

Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.

料理好厨房需要把一切都安排得规规矩矩，且要讲求速度。

Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.

尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。

牵涉;涉及

If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.

如果有人想要隐瞒实情,那其中就涉及政府部门最高层的人物。

a riot involving a hundred inmates.

有 100 名囚犯参与的暴动