跟着《傲骨贤妻》学英语,第一季第三集-6

51. In your experience, do spontaneous confessions such as this tend to be accurate?

*in one's experience 在某人的经验中

*spontaneous: not planned but done because you suddenly want to do it

*tend to do something: to be likely to do something or to happen in a particular way


52. Typically, the perpetrator won't have had enough time to concoct a story, so, yes, they usually are. 

*typically: in the way that you expect somebody/something to behave

*perpetrator: a person who commits a crime or does something that is wrong or evil 犯罪者

*concoct something: to invent a story, an excuse, etc.

 synonym: cook up,make up

 - She concocted some elaborate story to explain her absence.


53. Nothing further. / No further questions.


54. From where you were standing, you had a clear view of the crime.

*have a clear view of something


55. That's plenty for today.

*plenty: (North American English)a lot; very


56. I don't get much opportunity to shadow seniors.

*shadow somebody: to be with somebody who is doing a particular job, so that you can learn about it


57. It's really commendable, you championing her the way that you do.

*commendable: deserving praise and approval

 - commendable honesty

 - She showed commendable loyalty to the family firm.

*champion: to fight for or speak in support of a group of people or a belief

*... the way that you do


58. How much a whiner Janna was.

*whiner: a person who complains a lot in an annoying, crying voice

*how much a +n. somebody is


59. If you don't mind, I would like to review the sequence of events on the night in question.

*review the sequence of events

*in question: that is being discussed


60. He called in a perimeter check at 11:15.

*perimeter: the outside edge of an area of land

 - Guards patrol the perimeter of the estate.

 - a perimeter fence/track/wall

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