VOA慢速英语:Should You Be Jailed Simply for Lying?

2. approval n. 批准;认可
例句：The plan had the approval of the school authorities.
计划得到学校当局的认可。

3. punish vt. 罚;惩罚,处罚
例句：The teacher punished her students for cheating in the exam.
老师处罚学生考试作弊。

4. retire v. 退休;退役
例句：Mr. Weller retired last month and now lives at his ease.
韦勒先生上个月退休了,现在过着悠闲的生活。

5. violate vt.违反, 违背；亵渎；侵犯, 妨碍
例句：Dr. Thomas was condemned for violating medical ethics.
托玛士大夫因违反医德而受谴责。

6. fine vt. 处...以罚金
例句：The judge fined him heavily.
法官重罚了他。

7. scrutiny n. 详细的检查;仔细的观察
例句：The diamond passed the scrutiny of the jeweler.
钻石通过了珠宝商的仔细检查。

8. false adj. 不正确的,谬误的;不真实的
例句：I don't want to give you a false impression.
我不想给你一个虚假的印象。

9. imminent adj. (危险等)逼近的;即将发生的
例句：War seems imminent.
看来战争迫在眉睫。

10. steal vt. 偷,窃取
例句：I think someone has stolen my jacket.
我认为有人偷了我的夹克。