51. I’m the in-house.
*in-house: within a company or an organization
- This engine has been designed and produced in-house.
- I prefer working in-house than being at an agency.
52. That's why the cops started to think it was a murder disguised as a carjacking.
*disguised as... 偽裝成
*carjacking: the crime of forcing the driver of a car to take you somewhere or give you their car, using threats and violence
53. They were playing the tape in the computer lab.
*play the tape
*computer lab 電腦房
54. Last time I was in court was 13 years ago.
*(注意整個句型的表達)
*court: [countable, uncountable] the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged
- the civil/criminal courts
- Her lawyer made a statement outside the court.
- She will appear in court tomorrow.
55. The judge reaches into his pocket, pulls out a check, handing it to the plaintiff.
*judge: a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions 法官
*reach into one's pocket
*reach: [intransitive, transitive] to stretch your hand towards something in order to touch it, pick it up, etc.+ adv./prep.
- She reached inside her bag for a pen.
- He reached across the table to squeeze her hand.
- reach something + adv./prep. He reached out his hand to touch her.
*pull out: to make somebody/something move away from something or stop being involved in it
*plaintiff: a person who makes a formal complaint against somebody in court ?原告
56. How's he doing, by the way?
* How are you doing?
57. Say hello for me, will you?
*say hello for me 代我問好
58. Diane asked me to step in for her.
*step in: to help somebody in a disagreement or difficult situation (for somebody to do something)
59. All rise/Be seated
全體起立/請坐
60. The Criminal Court of Cook County is now in session, the Honorable Judge Richard Cuesta presiding.
*criminal court 刑事法庭
*session:[countable, uncountable] a formal meeting or series of meetings of a court, a parliament, etc.; a period of time when such meetings are held
- a session of the UN General Assembly
- The court is now in session.
- The committee met in closed session (= with nobody else present).
*preside /pri'zaid/: to lead or be in charge of a meeting, ceremony, etc.
- the presiding judge
- preside at/over something: They asked if I would preside at the committee meeting.