Words and Phrases
mercy n．仁慈；宽恕；恩惠
[教材原句P32] Although this was banned in 1982，some countries are still “murdering” these intelligent creatures without mercy.
尽管在1982年这就被禁止了，但一些国家仍然毫不留情地“谋杀”这些聪明的生物。
[例1] We never show mercy to bad people.
我们对坏人是决不留情的。
[例2] It's a mercy that the accident happened so close to the hospital.
幸亏车祸发生在离医院很近的地方。
[知识拓展]
(1)show mercy to sb. 怜悯某人
have mercy on 对……表示怜悯
at the mercy of 任凭……的摆布；在……的支配中
without mercy 残忍地，毫无同情心地
(2)merciful adj. 仁慈的；宽大的
