情景英语：中级美语对话(第99讲)

99. Stop Swearing！  p.176

　　Everywhere in the world you can hear people swearing or using foul¹ language. Even when learning a second language， many people know how to swear before they can speak the language properly. Indeed， it is a disease.

　　Recently， in New Jersey²， the government decided³ to do something about the problem. It banned swearing. You could face a US$500 fine， including a three-month jail term for swearing. Considering the trivial nature of the crime， the punishment seemed quite harsh to some. Some say the law infringes⁴ on their rights. But others say it is a good law because people in New Jersey have really stopped swearing so much.

　　ignore 忽视  = drop sb out of

　　swear vi.说脏话  vt.发誓    vow⁵ 发誓      I swear I'll never swear.

　　everywhere in the world = all over the world

　　language 作可数，语言   作不可数，言辞

　　no catch

　　foul language 脏话     We've had foul weather. 不良天气

　　When doing the work， you should be careful.

　　normal language     properly —— in the right/normal/proper way

　　contagious⁶ 传染性的

　　We should do something about the traffic problem.

　　ban = prohibit

　　My father was harsh（hard） on me.   be strict with

　　He was fined 50 dollars for speeding.

　　He did well on the test. 表现良好    on the examination （不用in，考试卷子上）