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 foul 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 Jersey， the government decided 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 infringes 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    vow 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

contagious 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）