The Good Wife S01E01-01

The Good Wife S01E01-01

1. An hour ago, I resigned as State's Attorney of Cook County.

*时间状语前置表强调

*resign (as something) -- He resigned as manager after eight years.

*attorney:  (especially US English) a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court

state's attorney: a lawyer who represents a state in a court

2. I did this with a heavy heart and a deep commitment to fight these scurrilous charges.

*a heavy heart: a feeling of great sadness --She left her children behind with a heavy heart

*deep commitment

*fight the charges

*scurrilous: very rude and insulting, and intended to damage somebody’s reputation

--scurrilous rumours

--He wrote a scurrilous piece about me in the local press.

3. I want to be clear.

=I want to make it clear.

4. I have never abused my office.

*abuse something: to use power or knowledge unfairly or wrongly

--She abused her position as principal by giving jobs to her friends.

--He felt they had abused his trust by talking about him to the press (= tricked him, although he had trusted them).

*office

5. I have never traded lighter sentences for financial or sexual favors.

*trade: [transitive] to exchange something that you have for something that somebody else has

trade something for something -- She traded her posters for his CD

*light sentences 轻判

6. At the same time, I need to atone for my personal failings with my wife, Alicia, and our two children.

*at the same time: used to introduce a contrasting fact, etc. that must be considered.--You have to be firm, but at the same time you should try and be sympathetic.

*atone (for something)(with somebody)： (formal) to act in a way that shows you are sorry for doing something wrong in the past. -- to atone for a crime. (synonym: make amends)

*failing: [usually plural] a weakness or fault in somebody/something

--She is aware of her own failings.

--The inquiry acknowledges failings in the judicial system.

--Jealousy is a very human failing.

7. The money used in these transactions was mine and mine alone.

*transaction: [countable] (between A and B) a piece of business that is done between people, especially an act of buying or selling (synonym: deal)

--financial transactions between companies

--commercial transactions

*alone: used after a noun or pronoun to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one. --You can't blame anyone else; you alone made the decision.

8. No public funds were ever utilized.

funds: money that is available to be spent

--government funds

--The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine.

--The project has been cancelled because of lack of funds

--I'm short of funds at the moment—can I pay you back next week?

9. But I do admit to a failure of judgment in my private dealings with these women.

*admit to something -- Don't be afraid to admit to your mistakes.

*failure of judgment 错误判断

*dealings: [plural] business activities; the relations that you have with somebody in business. --She has always been very polite in her dealings with me.

10. Alicia and I ask that the press please respect our privacy.