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Motorcycle Lovers: We Are Not Criminals

2015-06-30来源:VOA
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gang – n. a group of criminals

club – n. a group of people who meet for an activity

aberration – n. something (such as a problem or a type of behavior) that is unusual or unexpected

conspiracy – n. a plot

travesty of justice – idiom a miscarriage of justice; an act of the legal system that is an insult to the system of justice

bond – n. the amount of money that someone promises to pay if a prisoner who is allowed to leave jail does not return later for a trial or to prison; an agreement to pay bail

transparent – adj. honest and open; not secretive

setting – n. the place and conditions in which something happens or exists

mission field – idiomatic religious expression an activity during which, or a place where, religious workers seek to convert people to believe in the workers’ faith

jeans – n. pants made of a strong cloth (called denim)

rough – adj. having a lot of crime or danger

reputation – n. the common opinion that people have about someone or something; the way in which people think of someone or something

leather – n. animal skin that is chemically treated to preserve it and that is used in making clothes, shoes or furniture

tennis – n. a game that is played by two people or two pairs of people on a special court (called a tennis court) where they hit a small ball back and forth over a net using rackets

camaraderie – n. a feeling of good friendship among the people in a group

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