1. litigationn. process of going to law; lawsuit 打官司，訴訟
　　eg: The lawyer has prepared for litigation.
　　2. magistrate n. a civil officer with power to a administer and enforce law 地方行政官，有權(quán)執(zhí)法和實(shí)施法律的公務(wù)員
　　eg; I find but only two sorts of writings which the magistrate cared to take notice of: those either blasphemous and atheistical, or libelous.
　　我發(fā)現(xiàn)這些地方官員們只關(guān)心兩種文字：那些無(wú)神論者褻瀆神明的或者是中傷他人作品的。
　　3. affidavitn. a written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officers. 宣誓書(shū)，在公證人或其他裁判官員面前經(jīng)宣誓而立下的書(shū)面聲明
　　eg: You must make an affidavit when you give witness on behalf of the accused person.
　　必背搭配： make an affidavit; swear an affidavit; take an affidavit
　　4. loophole
　　n. ①an ambiguity that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
　　漏洞，逃避困難的一個(gè)辦法，逃避遵守的方法
　　eg: Don’t try to find loophole in the law.
　　②a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
　　槍眼，墻上的小洞或小縫，尤指通過(guò)其可以進(jìn)行觀(guān)察和射擊的
　　eg: The soldiers fired at the enemies through the loopholes.
　　5. buttermilk n. residue from making better from sour milk
　　酪乳，將乳脂從牛奶或一次提制的奶油中除去之后的剩余物
　　eg: No one enjoyed buttermilk.沒(méi)有人會(huì)喜歡喝乳酪。
　　6. picklen. vegetables(especially cucumbers) preserved in bring or vinegar 腌菜，泡菜
　　eg: Baoding produces excellent mixed pickles.
　　7. cronyn. a long-time close friend or companion 密友
　　eg: He and I were cronies at school. 　　8. sootyn. covered with or as if with soot 被煤煙覆蓋的或似乎被煤煙覆蓋的
　　eg: In the center of the house stands a sooty stove.
　　The boy began to smile at us, revealing two rows of white teeth under his sooty face.
　　9. unrollvt. ①reverse the winding or twisting of 解開(kāi)
　　eg: Richards unrolled his quilt to make the bed.
　�、趖o unfold and present to view; reveal 揭示，使之能被人看到
　　eg: The captain unroll the map.
　　10. inexplicable adj. incapable of being explained or accounted for 難以或無(wú)法解釋或說(shuō)明的
　　eg: the inexplicable disappearance of some nonlocal seasonal women workers worried everyone.
　　派生詞匯 inexplicability n. 不可解釋性 inexplicably adv. 無(wú)法解釋地
　　inexplicableness n. 費(fèi)解 explicable adj. 可解釋的
　　Exercise：
　　從以上單詞中選出最恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~，填入空格內(nèi)。
　　1. They are not familiar with the insurance against_____.
　　2. The merchants should not take advantage of the ____ of law to earn more money.
　　3. The peasants usually prepare_____ in autumn for winter to save money, for vegetables are expensive in the last season of the year.
　　4. Every schoolboy has one or two____ to accompany him in his activities.
　　5.the old man left house at three in the morning for____ reasons.
　　答案： 　　1. litigation 2. loopholes 3.pickles 4.cronies 5.inexplicable