1. If the police have enough evidence to prove that the person is guilty, they will charge the person with the crime. (P54) 如果警察有足够的证据证明这个人有罪, 他们将会指控这个人的罪行.
charge: verb 指控
accuse:
She's been charged with murder.
She is charged with murdering her husband.
The paper charged her with using the company's money for her own purposes.
charge sb. with sth.: 指控某人犯了…罪, 相当于accuse sb. of sth.
charge的其它常见用法:
(1) verb 冲, 冲锋
[I or T] to move forward quickly and violently, especially towards something which has caused difficulty or annoyance:
The bull lowered its horns and charged.
The violence began when the police charged (at) a crowd of demonstrators.
(2) noun 负责
responsibility for controlling or caring for something:
Her ex-husband has charge of the children during the week and she has them at the weekend.
His boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away.
Who will be in charge of the department when Sophie leaves?
I left Jack in charge of the suitcases while I went to get the tickets.
take charge of: 负责
in charge of: 负责
in the charge of: 在…的负责之下
(3) verb 索价
to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity:
How much/What do you charge for a haircut and blow-dry?
They charge you $20 just to get in the nightclub.
The local museum doesn't charge for admission.
charge sb. some money for sth.: 因…向某人索要…
(4) noun 费用
the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or service:
Is there a charge for children or do they go free?
There's an admission charge of 5.
They fixed my watch free of charge.
free of charge:免费
2. …then the suspect must go to court for a trial. (P54) 然后这个嫌疑犯必须上法庭接受审判.
go to court: 上法庭, 起诉
court作为抽象名词,前面不加冠词, 但作为具体含义时,要加冠词, 试比较下面几组短语:
in hospital: 在住院
in the hospital: 在医院里
at school: 在上学
in the school: 在学校里
go to college 上大学
go to church: 去教堂做礼拜
go to the church: 到教堂里去
典型题例:
When he left college , he got a job as reporter in a newspaper office . (2004天津)
A. 不填；a B. 不填；the C. a ; the D. the ; the
答案及解析:
选A. 此处college为抽象名词, 前面不加冠词.