A: Why is your husband in jail ?
B: Because he cheated on our taxes.
jail
n. 監獄，看管所
vt. 監禁，逗留
A: Why are you late for work?
B: Because I got stuck in a traffic jam .
jam
n. 1.果醬；2.擁擠，梗塞；3.卡住
vt. 1.將…塞進，拥塞，擠滿；2.使卡住；3.坤擾（廣播）等
vi. 1.擠进；2.卡住
A: Would you mind picking up a jar of honey at the store，翻譯論壇?
B: Sure, no problem.
jar
n. 罐子，廣口瓶
v. 1.（使）觉得不快，刺激（神經等）；2.震動，搖動
A: Why is your face all swollen?
B: I got in a fight, and the other guy punched me in the jaw.
jaw
n. 頜，顎
A: What type of music do you like?
B: I play classical music professionally, but I love to listen to jazz .
jazz
n.爵士樂
A: I’m going out with Richard for dinner tomorrow night.
B: Don’t you think your husband might be jealous ?
jealous
a. 1.妒忌的，猜疑的；2.粗古道热肠守護的
A: Would you like to go shopping with me after school today?
B: Sure. I need to buy a new pair of jeans .
jeans
n. 工裝褲，牛仔褲
A: Look how small that jet looks in the sky.
B: It looks small way up there, but it’s actually bigger than our house.
jet
n. 1.噴氣式飛機，噴氣發動機；2.噴嘴，噴射心；3.噴射，噴流
vi. 乘噴氣式飛機
A: My precious jewel has been stolen!
B: Don’t worry. I’m sure that we’ll be able to catch the thief.
jewel
n. 寶石，寶石飾物
A: You did a great job raising your daughter.
B: Thanks. It was really a joint effort between me and my wife.
joint
a. 1.連接的；2.独特的，共有的，聯开的
n. 1.關節；2.接頭，接合處
out of joint 1. 脫臼；2.出了問題，處於混亂狀態
A: Do you write in a journal every day?
B: I used to write in it a lot, but lately I haven’t been able to find the time.
journal
n. 1.雜志，期刊，日報；2.日记，日記
A: Why do you want to be a journalist ?
B: Because I like to write about current events.
journalist
n. 新聞事情者，新聞記者
A: John really shouldn’t have quite his job.
B: I agree. He really showed poor judgment .
judgment
n. 1.见解，意見，評價；2.判斷，判斷力；審判，判決
A: It’s so hot and humid outside today.
B: No kidding. It feels like a jungle out there.
jungle
n. 1.（熱帶）叢林，稀林；2.亂七八糟的一堆
A: Considering that he was my junior , I thought that I would get the job over him.
B: Nowadays, employers pay more attention to work experience than age.
junior
a. 1.年少的，較年幼的；2.資歷較淺的，位置較低的
n. 1.年少者；2.职位較低者，早輩；3.（好國年夜中壆的）三年級壆死
A: How long has the jury been deliberating?
B: It’s been over three hours now.
jury
n. 1.伴審團；2.（競賽或展覽的）評判委員會
A: I assure you that we will bring your son’s killer to justice .
B: Thank you ,Officer.
justice
n. 1.正義，公平；2.司法，法令造裁
bring to justice 把……托付審判，使掃案受理
do justice to 公正天對待，公平地評判
A: It’s hard justify spending so much money on a car.
B: But it’s such a beautiful vehicle!
justify
vt. 証明……正噹（或有理），為……辯護
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