节目采用张红岩编著的《词以类记—TOEFL iBT词汇》，只听写英文单词，听完一个单词回车另起一行听写下一个单词，句子和中文不用听写。 Hints：本期16个单词
detain extenuate saddle court bar authorize empower plea oath pledge plaintiff plead flee defend proscribe forbid
detain 拘留 阻止 Please do not detain me; I am in a hurry. extenuate 使(罪过等)显得轻微 diminish lessen """Your money cannot help to extenuate your crime,"" said the judge." saddle 使负担 burden load The landowner saddled his tenants with heavy taxes. court 法庭 bar I have to go to court today to give evidence in a trial. bar 法庭 court authorize 授权 empower permit A visa authorizes a person to enter and leave a country. empower 授权 使能够 The owner empowered Jane to hire new employees for the store. plea n恳求 appeal oath 誓言 誓约 宣誓 pledge promise pledge 誓言 vt使发誓promise vow plaintiff 原告 plead 抗辩 恳求 argue protest beg """Let me out, please."" The prisoner pleaded to the jail keeper, but in vain." flee 逃跑 逃离 escape "When the rain began, we fled for cover." defend 辩护 Mary defended her actions when she was accused of cheating. proscribe 禁止 ban forbid forestall The sale of opium(鸦片) is proscribed by law. forbid 禁止 prohibit prevent Chewing gum in class was forbidden.