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Chapter 2 Summary A detective asks Jagroop and Bounce questions the next day. They want to fight Mr. Reed, who wants to buy Jagroop s farm. Nima interviews them for TV news. That night, their story is not on the news.
Chapter 2 Vocab Vocabulary Help (scroll down) 13 hard words in this chapter cops sniff detective forensics hitch (a ride) scene of the crime chores the boonies eyewitness brainpower doomed firebug (causing) havoc Scroll down to see more pages
Page 1 cops 警察 Note: People who don t like police call them cops. Synonyms: detective, officer, policeman Antonyms: civilian Word friends: watch out, arrest, patrol, dirty Definition: police Example: The cops were always hanging around the same donut shop, so he didn t go there any more.
Page 1 sniff verb 嗅ぐ Note: using smell to find something, but smell can also mean using logic or thinking to find something. Definition: smell Synonyms: smell, detect Antonyms: hold nose Word friends: nose, bad, stink Example: My cat sniffed around and found the food, and then ate it.
Page 1 detective 探偵 Note: detectives are the most highly regarded type of police. Synonyms: officer, investigator, inspector Antonyms: Word friends: crime, murder, investigate Definition: a special policemen who finds criminals by observing and thinking Example: Sherlock Holmes is probably the world s most famous detective.
forensics Synonyms: Antonyms: Page 1 Note: 鑑識 Word friends: CSI, DNA, fingerprints Definition: scientists in a lab used to find criminals Example: CSI, the tv show, is about forensics. They catch criminals using science.
hitch (a ride) Page 2 verb Note: hitchhiking used to be popular, but is now dangerous. Hitchhikers are going long distances. Definition: got a ride for free with someone else Synonyms: connect, put together Antonyms: separate Word friends: thumb, ride, pick up Example: My car was in the shop, so I hitched a ride with my friend to work.
Page 2 scene 事件現場 Note: scene of the crime Synonyms: setting, location, site Antonyms: Word friends: yellow tape, officer Definition: place the crime happened Example: Some TV shows think that the criminal always returns to the scene of the crime.
Page 3 chores 家事 Note: If something is a chore it is a task that you don t want to do. Synonyms: errand, assignment Antonyms: rest Word friends: have to do, make me, required Definition: small jobs at home (ex: washing dishes) Example: After I get home, I always have to do my chores: wash the dishes and take the garbage out.
the boonies Synonyms: boondocks, wilderness Antonyms: city, metropolis Page 3 Note: 過疎化地帯 Word friends: way out in the boonies Definition:in the country, far away from cities Example: He used to be able to ride a bike to work. Now he lives in the boonies and it takes an hour on the train.
eyewitness Page 3 目撃者 Note: used in a police or courtroom context. Synonyms: observer, onlooker Antonyms: participant Word friends: crime, testimony, evidence Definition: a person who saw a crime Example: There were three eyewitnesses to the crime. Unfortunately, they all said they saw different things.
Page 4 Note: brainpower 頭良い Synonyms: intellect, mental capacity Antonyms: misunderstanding Word friends: thinking, understanding, smart Definition: intelligence Example: After lunch, my brainpower goes away somewhere. I can t even think.
Page 4 Note: doomed adjective 破滅 世の終わり Synonyms: ill-fated, wrecked Antonyms: blessed, successful Word friends: hopeless, no escape Definition: have no future Example: Printed newspapers are doomed. Soon everyone will get their news online.
firebug Synonyms: arsonist, pyromaniac Antonyms: fireman Page 5 Note: 放火魔 Word friends: psycho, criminal Definition: a person who likes to light fires (an arsonist) Example: Billy was a firebug when he was a kid. He started 3 fires at his house.
Example: All the students were studying until Emma walked in and shouted, Time to party! and she caused havoc. Nobody studied any more. Page 5 havoc 混沌する Note: (causing) havoc, wreak havoc Synonyms: confusion, catastrophe Antonyms: creation, good luck Word friends: breaking rules, what a mess Definition: making chaos