Chief magistrate

chief [tʃif]

adj. 级别最高的;总的;主要的;最重要的; n. 族长;酋长;首领;主管人员;

magistrate ['mædʒɪs'tret]

n. 地方法官，治安官;文职官员;治安推事;

magistr行政+ate表示人→地方行政官

He was involved in a political scandal.

他被牵涉到了一宗政治丑闻中。

Little children have the most fun playing make-believe.

儿童很喜欢幻想的游戏。

Undivided attention is another sign of respect. You may have noticed that very few people listen with complete attention. Most people half-listen, and if you ask them to repeat what you have just said, they cannot. They may appear to be listening, but i

“专一”是尊重对方的另一表现。你也许察觉到很少有人一心一意地听别人讲话。多数人只是半心半意地听。如果你请他们复述你刚才说过的话，他们是不可能复述出来的。他们可能看上去是在听着，但是事实上有许多事情在他们头脑里转来转去--购物清单呀，要做的事呀，令人烦恼的事?2274