1. Some time later, the officer touched his shoulder and told him that the court was ready.

寫作語庫：tough one’s shoulder：拍某人的肩膀

語法點撥：some time later意思是“過了一會兒”，由于是用在過去時中，所以用later。不要用after some time，這個是用于將來時中。

2. A magistrate was a judge who dealt with small crimes in local courts, and the magistrate for this district was well known.

寫作語庫：deal with：處理 in local courts：在當地法庭 be well known：聞名的，出名的，有名氣的

加分短語：deal with：處理，應付，對付

e.g. We have to be prepared to deal with a range of possible cases. 我們必須準備應付各種可能的情況。

e.g. A decisive person is needed to deal with the situation. 應付這一局面需要一個堅決果斷的人。

語法點撥：who dealt with small crimes in local courts是先行性定語從句修飾指代人且在定語從句中做主語的先行詞judge，關系代詞who不可省略。

3. His name was Mr Fang and he was a disagreeable, bad-tempered man.

詞匯精講1：disagreeable是形容詞，意思是“不為人喜歡的，討厭的”。例如：

My wife was disagreeable to me this morning. 今天早上我太太對我發脾氣。

Some fruits are disagreeable to the taste. 有幾種果子味道不好。

詞匯精講2：bad-temper是復合形容詞，源于名詞性短語bad temper，這個名詞性短語與動詞have連用表示“脾氣差，愛發脾氣”。例如：

She used to have a rather bad temper. 她過去脾氣相當壞。

4. Today he was in a particularly bad mood.

加分短語：in a bad mood：心情不好，情緒不好

e.g. He could tell she was in a bad mood, and tried to laugh her out of it. 他看出她心情不好, 想逗她笑好讓她不再想煩惱的事。

e.g.The cancellation of the plan puts him in a bad mood. 計劃的取消使他很不開心。

5. He frowned angrily at the old gentleman,and asked sharply,

詞匯竄燒：frown：vi. 皺眉頭 sharply: adv. 嚴厲地，尖銳地

加分短語：frown at somebody:對某人皺眉頭

e.g. Don't frown at me like that. Anything you don't understand? 不要那樣對著我皺眉。你有什么不明白的嗎?

6. Officer! What is this man charged with?

加分短語：charge somebody with something：因某事而指控某人

e.g. He was charged with murder. 他被控犯謀殺罪。

e.g. She charged me with neglecting my duty. 她指控我玩忽職守。

7. The magistrate looked at Mr Brown low from head to foot.

加分短語：from head to foot：從上到下，全身地，從頭至腳

e..g. A passing lorry covered us in mud from head to foot. 一輛馳過的卡車濺了我們一身泥。

e..g. They crowded around him, eyeing him from head to foot with great curiosity. 他圍住他，好奇地從頭到腳打量著他。