*assizes*
(in Wales and England until 1971) one or more of the meetings of the most important court in each county, usually held four times a year by a travelling judge
（1971年前英格兰和威尔士的）巡回审判（庭）
*melodrama*
a story, play, or film in which the characters show stronger emotions than real people usually do
情节剧
a television melodrama
一部电视情节剧
mainly uk
The car's hardly damaged - there's no need to make a melodrama out of it (= make the situation more important than it is).
这辆车几乎没受什么损坏，没必要把事情闹大。
*transcript*
an exact written copy of something
文字记录；抄本，文字本
Mysteriously, the transcript of what was said at the trial was lost.
审判时的文字记录神秘失踪。
--shipyard
a place where ships are built or repaired
船坞；造船厂；修船厂
---impregnate
verb [ T ] UK (ABSORB)
to cause something, usually a solid substance, to absorb something, usually a liquid
使（固体）吸收（液体）；浸渍
This cloth has been impregnated with special chemicals for cleaning computer screens.
这种布已用清洁电脑屏幕用的特殊化学物质浸渍过。
---saga
a long story about past events over a long period of time
萨迦（中世纪在冰岛或挪威流传的长篇传奇）；长篇故事
Her new novel is a lengthy and compelling family saga.
篇幅宏大、扣人心弦的家族小说
a long complicated series of related, usually negative, events
（通常指负面的）系列事件，一长串事件
It was just another episode in the ongoing saga of their marriage problems.
这只是层出不穷的婚姻问题中的又一个插曲。
----unfold verb (DEVELOP)
[ I ] If a situation or story unfolds, it develops or becomes clear to other people.
（形势或故事）发展，展现，呈现，披露
Like a lot of people, I've watched the events of the last few days unfold on TV.
和许多人一样，我在电视上看到了最近几天的事件报道。
As the plot unfolds, you gradually realize that all your initial assumptions were wrong.
随着情节的展开，你会慢慢意识到自己最初的那些猜测都是不对的。
[ T ] formal to tell a story or explain something such as a plan
详细讲述（尤指计划）
Gradually, the author unfolds a fantastical tale.
———engraving
[ U ] the activity of engraving
雕刻（术）；雕刻工作
[ C ] a picture printed onto paper from a piece of wood or metal into which the design has been cut
版画；雕版印刷品
——bizarre
very strange and unusual
怪诞的，罕见的；异乎寻常的
a bizarre situation
异乎寻常的情形
bizarre behaviour
怪诞的行为
——affluent
having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
富裕的；富足的
affluent nations/neighbourhoods
——
富有国家／富人区
——advisable
If something is advisable, it will avoid problems if you do it.
明智的；可取的；适当的
[ + to infinitive ] It's advisable to book seats at least a week in advance.
最好至少提前一周预订座位。
A certain amount of caution is advisable at this point.
此刻保持适度谨慎是明智的。
