Ban
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定义
to ban: 禁止，取缔
(smoking is) banned: （吸烟是）禁止的
示例
- "You rightly banned Icarus Quincy from the building for arguing that IcarusBot's calculations were less accurate than a human."
- "Incidentally, are you sure we banned the right Icarus?"
- "Although the media has been banned from the meetings, sources have reported yelling, dogs barking, and numerous bottles breaking during the negotiations."
- "Banned from the workplace"
- "My Thoughts on the Smoking Ban"
- "Fox hunting is a disgusting sport, Rupert, it should be banned."
- "Rupert : Actually, fox hunting has been banned since 2004, but that hasn't stopped me and my friends from hunting those foxes!"
- "I'm not going to suggest that we force all pubs to allow smoking, and ban non-smokers, however tempting this may be."
练习 1
Select the TRUE statement(s) from the list below, according to the text.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Select the TRUE statement(s) from the list below, according to the text.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is not correct. Sigourney rejects the banning of non-smokers, even though she is tempted by the idea. "I'm not going to suggest that we force all pubs to allow smoking, and ban non-smokers, however tempting this may be." Something "tempting" is deeply desirable, but wrong.
This is a true statement. Sigourney writes, "our pubs smell of old beer, urine, and sweat. Surely that is even more dangerous to the health than passive smoking?". "Passive smoking" is the inhaling of cigarette smoke by non-smokers.
This is a true statement. Sigourney writes, "I couldn't even take my glass of wine outside the bar to keep me company, thanks to most town centers now being "alcohol-free zones"." This means that she is not allowed to drink outside a bar while smoking a cigarette.
This is a true statement. Sigourney says that since July 1st, 2007, smoking in British pubs has been illegal, or as she says this was "the day British smokers lost their freedom". "To ban" means to outlaw or prohibit an activity or a person. Example: The racist supporter was banned from the football club.
This is not correct. Sigourney asks "Why don't we have smoking pubs and non-smoking pubs?" Her solution is to propose a "parallel system" where smokers are allowed to smoke in pubs devoted to smoking (and non-smokers have their own non-smoking pubs). She does not propose to keep certain areas in pubs where smokers are allowed to smoke.
练习 2
Complete the story with the terms below! Each term is used once!
further | no longer | throughout | banned
Did you hear about Cool-E-Joe's latest rap video? It showed the burning of an American flag! This made our president so angry that he the video from being shown on television. Apparently, freedom of speech is protected in this country. However, the internet has made the video available the nation and around the world. The government will have to take measures if they want to prevent the video from being seen.
further | no longer | throughout | banned
Did you hear about Cool-E-Joe's latest rap video? It showed the burning of an American flag! This made our president so angry that he the video from being shown on television. Apparently, freedom of speech is protected in this country. However, the internet has made the video available the nation and around the world. The government will have to take measures if they want to prevent the video from being seen.
Complete the story with the terms below! Each term is used once!
further | no longer | throughout | banned
Did you hear about Cool-E-Joe's latest rap video? It showed the burning of an American flag! This made our president so angry that he banned 1 the video from being shown on television. Apparently, freedom of speech is no longer 2 protected in this country. However, the internet has made the video available throughout 3 the nation and around the world. The government will have to take further 4 measures if they want to prevent the video from being seen.
further | no longer | throughout | banned
Did you hear about Cool-E-Joe's latest rap video? It showed the burning of an American flag! This made our president so angry that he banned 1 the video from being shown on television. Apparently, freedom of speech is no longer 2 protected in this country. However, the internet has made the video available throughout 3 the nation and around the world. The government will have to take further 4 measures if they want to prevent the video from being seen.
1 banned: "Banned" is the term we were looking for here. "To ban" is "to forbid" or "to make a law against", and it can be used as a noun, too: "There's a new ban on smoking in public places."
2 no longer: This is correct. We are trying to indicate that freedom of speech was protected previously, but not any more. "No longer" suggests exactly that! Here's another example: "Smoking is no longer allowed in pubs". This means that something used to be the case, but now the situation has changed.
3 throughout: "Throughout" is the right answer. "Throughout" is a word that means "everywhere, or for the whole time". It is used here to suggest that everyone could see the video. Here's another example: "Strawberries are now available throughout the year: even in December!".
4 further: This is the right choice. This sentence expresses that the government must "do more things" in order to limit the viewing of the video. The elegant way to say this is "take further measures". Here's another example of "further" meaning "more": "If you need any further information, don't hesitate to contact me."
练习 3
Based on what you have just heard, select the TRUE statement(s) from the list below!
Based on what you have just heard, select the TRUE statement(s) from the list below!
This statement is not true. Rupert says that "some people enjoy collecting knives, others enjoy building robots", but he never says that this is a hobby of his.
This statement is true. Rupert says "fox hunting has been banned since 2004". If something is "banned", it is "forbidden", "illegal", or "not allowed". Here's another example: "Since they banned smoking in my pub, it smells of urine and sweat". There is also a related noun: "a (smoking) ban".
This is not a true statement. Rupert tells us that "some English people think that the most enjoyable hobby is (fox hunting)". "Some people" does not mean the same thing as "most people". Rupert doesn't tell us what the most popular sport in England is, but I believe it is football, followed by rugby and cricket, then drinking tea.
This is a true statement. Rupert says that the ban on fox hunting "hasn't stopped him and his friends from hunting those foxes". This sentence means that Rupert practices fox hunting himself, despite the ban.
练习 4
Complete the story with the terms below! Each term is used once!
further | no longer | throughout | banned
Did you hear about Cool-E-Joe's latest rap video? It showed the burning of an American flag! This made our president so angry that he the video from being shown on television. Apparently, freedom of speech is protected in this country. However, the internet has made the video available the nation and around the world. The government will have to take measures if they want to prevent the video from being seen.
further | no longer | throughout | banned
Did you hear about Cool-E-Joe's latest rap video? It showed the burning of an American flag! This made our president so angry that he the video from being shown on television. Apparently, freedom of speech is protected in this country. However, the internet has made the video available the nation and around the world. The government will have to take measures if they want to prevent the video from being seen.
Complete the story with the terms below! Each term is used once!
further | no longer | throughout | banned
Did you hear about Cool-E-Joe's latest rap video? It showed the burning of an American flag! This made our president so angry that he banned 1 the video from being shown on television. Apparently, freedom of speech is no longer 2 protected in this country. However, the internet has made the video available throughout 3 the nation and around the world. The government will have to take further 4 measures if they want to prevent the video from being seen.
further | no longer | throughout | banned
Did you hear about Cool-E-Joe's latest rap video? It showed the burning of an American flag! This made our president so angry that he banned 1 the video from being shown on television. Apparently, freedom of speech is no longer 2 protected in this country. However, the internet has made the video available throughout 3 the nation and around the world. The government will have to take further 4 measures if they want to prevent the video from being seen.
1 banned: "Banned" is the term we were looking for here. "To ban" is "to forbid" or "to make a law against", and it can be used as a noun, too: "There's a new ban on smoking in public places."
2 no longer: This is correct. We are trying to indicate that freedom of speech was protected previously, but not any more. "No longer" suggests exactly that! Here's another example: "Smoking is no longer allowed in pubs". This means that something used to be the case, but now the situation has changed.
3 throughout: "Throughout" is the right answer. "Throughout" is a word that means "everywhere, or for the whole time". It is used here to suggest that everyone could see the video. Here's another example: "Strawberries are now available throughout the year: even in December!".
4 further: This is the right choice. This sentence expresses that the government must "do more things" in order to limit the viewing of the video. The elegant way to say this is "take further measures". Here's another example of "further" meaning "more": "If you need any further information, don't hesitate to contact me."
