When a thief was caught on the premises of large jewellery store on morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right.
“他罪有应得。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 35 Justice was done

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found [faʊnd] 词频1 词根: found
vt. 创办,成立,建立; v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest 反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
impossible [ɪm'pɑsəbl] 词频1 词根: im
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的; n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不,无,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对,没法让她高兴。
近义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable 反义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
temptation [tɛmp'teʃən] 词频3 词根: tempt
n. 诱惑,引诱;诱惑物;
💡 tempt尝试 + ation 名词后缀→ 诱惑,引诱
"Push against temptation and you will get muscle in your character."
如果你能抵制诱惑,你的性格就会坚强起来.
近义:inclination, luring, desire, enticement
thief [θif] 词频2
n. 小偷,盗贼;<口>(使蜡外流的)蜡烛心结的烛花;
💡 偷“西服”(谐音)的是 贼 网友:马 胜 敏 补充:1:天河(th)的浏览器(ie)发(f)现了一个贼
"He's a known thief."
他是个出了名的小偷。
近义:housebreaker, larcener, larcenist, mugger, abstracter, pickpocket
premises ['premisiz]
n. (包括附属建筑、土地等在内的)房屋或其他建筑物;<律>(契约)前言;契据的缘起部分(记述财产的详情、当事人姓名等);(企业的)房屋建筑及附属场地;前提( premise的名词复数 );[复数]房屋;[复数][合同、契约用语]上述各点;(逻辑学中的)大[小]前提;
"See him off the premises and sure he never returns!"
把他从这房屋赶走,决不让他再回来!
近义:locale, shop, site, store, establishment, installations

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