语块的整理（5）：Society and institution
【英语学习】这个系列的文章，共99篇，这是第12篇！
第七篇我们介绍了语块，即英语学习过程中，不要孤立地背单词，而是有意识地积累常见搭配，比如介宾短语、动宾短语、主谓搭配、副词修饰形容词等。
上篇我们整理了English collocations in Use（Intermediate） 这本书中的第四个话题：Work and study，此篇为第五个话题：Society and institutions.
Laws and punishments
observe the law at all times 遵守法律
obey the law [less formal]
act within the law
uphold/enforce the law 维持／加强
These rules/regulations apply to all students, not just new ones.
The regulations require/stipulate that all students must register for the course.规定
comply with the regulations concerning the testing of equipment 服从，遵守
carrying out an investigation into a major theft 执行一项调查
People who park on double yellow lines face a heavy fine. 罚款
face the death penalty 死刑
act as a deterrent威慑物
Crime
a hardened criminal 惯犯
commit 12 serious offences犯 v.
serve a sentence of at least 15 years in prison 服刑
a convicted criminal 判刑的罪犯
anyone with a criminal record 犯罪记录
In the fight against crime, we will not just target serious crime, but all crime, including street crime and vehicle crime, so that the streets will be safer for everyone.
If someone breaks into your house, steals your car, or robs you in the street, then of course you feel society has let you down. That's why we're determined to tackle crime.
We are doing everything in our power to combat crime. The crime rate has come down, and that is because we have put 10,000 more police officers on the streets and focused on juvenile crime, because that is where the problem begins. 青少年犯罪
This government is doing very little to fight crime. We have all had some experience of the recent crime wave(犯罪高潮) in our cities, whether it is petty crime or more serious offences. 小案子；大案子
The crime figures are the worst since 1995. We have had a spate of burglaries(入室盗窃) in this part of the city, vehicle theft, drug abuse(吸毒) and so on, and police have reported a staggering increase in the number of acts of mindless vandalism(破坏行为). It is time the party in power did something.
News
Although the two stars tried to keep their relationship secret, news of it soon leaked out(漏出).
The scandal is expected to hit the headlines tomorrow. (登上头条)
make headlines 成为头条
front-page headline 头版新闻
the latest news 最新的新闻
flick through the newspaper 快速翻阅
The Minister for Health today outlined(概述) plans for a national anti-smoking campaign.
The government intends to launch the campaign(发起运动) in the new year.
A building caught fire when lightning struck a farm in Hampshire yesterday. Fortunately there was no loss of life.
Money
If Jim keeps on throwing his money around like that, he soon won't have any left. 乱花钱
rock-bottom prices 最低价
something is reasonably priced 价格合理
a ridiculous price 荒唐的价格
Money was always tight.
make big money [informal] 挣大钱
make a withdrawal from a bank account 取款
War and peace
join the army 参军
the horrors of war 战争的恐惧
avert war防止战争
It can be useful to invite a neutral country to help negotiate a peace agreement. 谈成和平协议
At the end of the war, all the countries involved signed a peace treaty in Paris. 签署和平条约
Peace activists around the world staged a series of massive demonstrations against the war.
The bank robbers didn't offer any resistance when the police surrounded them.
Global problems
Rising sea levels and the increase in greenhouse gases are the result of our actions. We are disturbing the ecological balance everywhere, as can be seen in the decrease in fish stocks(鱼类资源) in the oceans.
It is clear that we must tackle pollution before it is too late.
Exhaust fumes from millions of vehicles 尾气
The burning of fossil fuels are causing irreparable damage to our environment. 无法挽回的破坏
Crops fail(农作物歉收) year after year in some of the poorest parts of the world. This has brought devastating famines(灾难性饥荒) to some regions and equally devastating floods to others. We call these natural disasters, but it is human beings who are causing them.
live below the poverty line
lift them out of poverty 脱贫
【英语学习】系列文章：
第一篇：当前【英语学习】的问题（1）
第二篇：当前【英语学习】的问题（2）
第三篇：当前【英语学习】的问题（3）
第四篇：【英语学习】的基本功（1）
第五篇：【英语学习】的基本功（2）
第六篇：【英语学习】的基本功（3）
第七篇：【英语学习】的进阶（1）：语块
第八篇：语块的整理（1）：Travel and the environment
第九篇：语块的整理（2）：People and relationships
