1. If the police have enough evidence to prove that the person is guilty, they will charge the person with the crime. (P54) 如果警察有足夠的證據證明這個人有罪, 他們將會指控這個人的罪行.

charge: verb 指控

accuse:

She's been charged with murder.

She is charged with murdering her husband.

The paper charged her with using the company's money for her own purposes.

charge sb. with sth.: 指控某人犯了…罪, 相當于accuse sb. of sth.

charge的其它常見用法:

(1) verb 沖, 沖鋒

[I or T] to move forward quickly and violently, especially towards something which has caused difficulty or annoyance:

The bull lowered its horns and charged.

The violence began when the police charged (at) a crowd of demonstrators.

(2) noun 負責

responsibility for controlling or caring for something:

Her ex-husband has charge of the children during the week and she has them at the weekend.

His boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away.

Who will be in charge of the department when Sophie leaves?

I left Jack in charge of the suitcases while I went to get the tickets.

take charge of: 負責

in charge of: 負責

in the charge of: 在…的負責之下

(3) verb 索價

to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity:

How much/What do you charge for a haircut and blow-dry?

They charge you $20 just to get in the nightclub.

The local museum doesn't charge for admission.

charge sb. some money for sth.: 因…向某人索要…

(4) noun 費用

the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or service:

Is there a charge for children or do they go free?

There's an admission charge of 5.

They fixed my watch free of charge.

free of charge:免費

2. …then the suspect must go to court for a trial. (P54) 然后這個嫌疑犯必須上法庭接受審判.

go to court: 上法庭, 起訴

court作為抽象名詞,前面不加冠詞, 但作為具體含義時,要加冠詞, 試比較下面幾組短語:

in hospital: 在住院

in the hospital: 在醫院里

at school: 在上學

in the school: 在學校里

go to college 上大學

go to church: 去教堂做禮拜

go to the church: 到教堂里去

典型題例:

When he left college , he got a job as reporter in a newspaper office . (2004天津)

A. 不填；a B. 不填；the C. a ; the D. the ; the

答案及解析:

選A. 此處college為抽象名詞, 前面不加冠詞.