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4.Theshaftoflovehasstruckhimallofasudden.

5.Theremightbesomethingwrongwiththeshaftoftheengine.

Passage

Readthefollowingarticle,andthedoExercisesABandC.

WordstoKnow

Justice司法

Awaitwaitfor

Shot开枪;

射击

Insurance保险

Cabin小屋

Legal法律（上）的,合法的,法定的

Scarefrighten

Expensecostinmoney,timeoreffort

Interfere干涉

Partner伙伴合伙人

Surrender投降

Settlement解决;

清偿;

支付

JusticeGetsItsShotatPoliceman

MikeRoyko

JoelSmithisinpoorhealthandheisthinkingofretiringtoaquietcabininTennessee.ButafewyearsagohewasstrongandhelikedhisjobasacopintheChicagosuburbofRosemont.

Onedayin1979,hewasinformedthatamanwasfiringaguninfrontofanapartmentcomplex.Themanhadquarreledwithhisgirlfriendandhadfiredagunintotheairtoscareawaypeoplewhowereinterfering.Thenhedraggedherintohisapartment.

Smithandhispartnerhurriedthere,knocked,andtoldhimtoletthegirlgo.Butthemanthreatenedthatiftheycamein,hewouldblowtheirrearquartersoff.Whentheykickedthedooropen,themanshottwice,Smithwashitinthehandandleg.Thenthemanthrewdownhisgunandsurrendered.

（）HewasKerryRudman,33,andnostrangertotrouble.Atthetimeoftheshooting,hewasawaitingtrialforrobbingajewelrystoreinasuburbanshoppingmall.

Smithspentaweekinthehospitalandsixweeksathome.Butby1981hehadtohavefurthersurgeryonhishand.Andmonthlater,hesufferedastroke.Thedoctorssaidthebloodclotcouldhavebeentheresultofthebulletwounds.

Hismarriagesufferedandendedindivorce.That,toohesayswastheresultoftheshooting.

RudmanpleadedguiltyandwassentencedtoatotalofsixyearsinprisonfortherobberyandtheshootingofSmith.

Butheservedlessthanhalfofthat.Hewasoutin27months.（）Sothatamountstoaboutayearforshootingandpossiblydisablingacop,andayearforrobbingajewelrystore.

Whileinprison,Rudmandevelopedathirstforknowledgeandwenttotheprisonlibrary.Hereadlawbooks,andthenfiledafederalsuitagainstthepolicemen.Hesaidtheyattackedhimandthatheshotonlyinself-defence.Andtheybeathimsobadlythattheybrokeoneofhisfingers.This,hesaid,deprivedhimofhiscivilrights,andheaskedfor$150,000indamages.

WhenSmithheardaboutthelawsuit,hewasoutragedatRudman'

sgall.SoSmithsuedRudmanforshootinghim.

"

Itwasn'

tthatIwasaftermoney.Ijustwantedtomakesurethathewasfoundguiltyagaininthecivilsuit."

AjuryagreedwithSmith.Theylaterawardedhim$35,000damagesfromRudman,ButSmithhasn'

tseenanickelofthemoney.

ItturnedoutthatRosemont'

sinsurancecompanydecidedthatfightingRudman'

scivilrightssuitwasn'

tworththelegalexpense.SothecompanyofferedRudmana$6,000settlement.（3）Beingnodummy,hequicklyaccepted.Notmanyguysshootacopandpocket$6,000fortheirefforts.

Smith'

slawyerwentbeforeafederalmagistratewhoishandingthismatterandfiledlegalpapersthatwouldforcetheinsurancecompanytogivethe$6,000toSmithinsteadofRudman.Thatdoesmakeacertainamountofsense,sinceRudman,theexgunman,doesoweSmith,theex-cop$35,000.

Butforsomereasonthisangeredthefederalmagistrate.HegripedthatSmith'

slawyerwasjustharassingRudmanandhislawyer.（4）Soinwhatseemslikeanunusualruling,hetoldtheinsurancecompanytowriteoutachecktohim,themagistrate.Thenhe,themagistrate,couldwriteoutapersonalchecktoRudman,theex-gunman.Andthatwouldsettletheaffair.Thecheckscouldbewrittenatanymoment.

Whenthemagistrate,JamesT.Balog,wasaskedaboutthischeck-writingarrangement,hesaidhecouldnotdiscussitsincethecaseisstillpending.（5）Butifhegoesaheadwithit,Rudmanwillgetthemoney.

AndSmith,thedisabledcop,willlimpawaytoacabininTennessee,knowingthatallhegotwastheshaft.

ExerciseA

1canyoutellcorrectly,withreferencetothedictionaryentrygivenabove,what"

allhegotwastheshaft"

（L54）means?

2pleaselookupthewordsbelowinanallEnglishdictionary:

（1）mall

（2）sue

（3）jury

（4）dummy

（5）pending

exerciseB

choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowing:

1.Theincidenttookplacein____.

a.Rosemont

b.Tennessee

c.Chicago

d.asuburbanshoppingmall

2.Whentheshootingincidenthappened,Rudman____.

a.hadalreadycommittedrobbery

b.wasrobbingajewelrystore

c.wastryingtorobajewelrystore

d.waswaitinghistimetorobajewelrystore

3.WhendidSmithhaveastroke?

s.sixweeksafterhehadbeenhit.

n.onemonthafterhehadbeenhit.

c.sevenweeksafterhehadbeenhit.

d.abouttwoyearsafterhehadbeenhit.

4.HowlongdidRudmanstayinprison?

a.sixyears.

b.oneyear

c.alittlemorethantwoyears.

d.threeyears.

5.Rudmansaidthathehadshotbecausehewantedto____.

a.killthepolicemen

b.scareawaypeople

c.defendhimself

d.blowtheirrearquartersoff

6.Whoissupposedtopaythepoliceman$35,000?

a.smith'

slawyer.

b.KerryRudman.

c.thejury.

d.Rosemont'

sinsurancecompany.

7.Rosemont'

sinsurancecompanyproposedtogiveRudman$6,000asasettlementmainlybecause____.

a.itwasnotworththeirwhilefightinghissuit

b.theythoughtthelegalexpensemightcostthemmoreintheend

c.theyconsideredRudmanasadummy

d.RudmanhadsuedSmithforill-treatment.Sohewasentitledtobeawardedthemoney

8.Intheauthor'

sopinion,whoismoreunfortunate?

a.KerryRudman.

b.JamesT.Balog.

c.JoelSmith.

9.Thetitleofthearticlemeans___.

a.itisjusticethatshotthepoliceman

b.itisthejudgewhoshotthepoliceman

c.thepolicemanisunfairlytreatedbythecourt

d.justicewillbedonewhenthepolicemanisshot

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

a.smithaskedfor$15,000indamages.

b.smithgotdivorcedasaresultoftheshooting.

c.smithwasphysicallydisabled.

d.smithwouldliveinTennesseeinfuture.

ExerciseC

TranslateintoChinesetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassage.

GUIDEDWRITING

1Arrangethefollowingsentencesinlogicalordersothattheyformacoherentpiece:

1.onenighthewentoutforawalkalone.

2.themanwasnearlyoutofsightwhentheFrenchmanfoundthathiswatchwasgone.

3.AFrenchmanhadarrivedatasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere

4.hethoughtitwastheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.

5.TheFrenchmanthreatenedtheItalianwithhisfirstandpointedtohiswatch-pocket.

6.whenhereturnedtothehoteltheFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.

7.suddenlyhesawayoungItalianhurryingpasthim.

8.Hedecidedtofollowhim.

9.IntheendthepuzzledItalianwasforcedtogiveuphiswatchtoFrenchman.

10.NowherealizedthatbymistakehehadrobbedtheItalianofhiswatch.

11.soontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.

12.Hewasgreatlysurprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.

13.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother'

slanguage.

2writeastoryaboutAFunnyMistakein150wordsorsoonthebasisofthefollowingdialogue:

（Apoliceofficersawamanclimbingdownadrainpipe（排水管）fromanopenbedroomwindow.Theofficercaughthimbythearmthemomenthereachedtheground.）

policeOfficer:

It'

s8:

!

5onaSundaymorning,andthissortofthingseemsanunlikelyadventureatsuchatime.Wouldyoumindexplaining?

Man:

Iknowwhatyou'

rethinking,officer,butitisn'

ttrue.

Thisisaveryfunnymistake.

Policeofficer:

Well,you'

vejustleftthishouseinamannerotherthantheusualone.Thatmaybequiteinnocent,butI'

dliketomakesure.Name,addressandoccupation.?

CharlieCrane,lorry（AmEtruck）driver,fromNottingham,51BreconStreet.

PoliceOfficer:

Yes,Whatwereyoudoinglikeaflyonthatwall,Mr.Crane?

Well,Ihadabreakdown（汽车抛锚）yesterdayandhadtostaythenighthere.Thelandlady'

snameisMrs.Fern.Shegavemebreakfastatseven,andIgotoutofhereintherightway.LaterIrealizedI'

dleft80underthepillowhereinherhouse.SoIcamerushingback.Irangthebellfortenminutesbutnooneansweredthebell.AndthenIspottedmybedroomwindowstillopen.UpIwent,then,upthispipe.Shehadn'

tmadethebed,andthemoneywasstillthere.Youknowtherest,andIhopeyoubelieveit...

Mrs.Fern:

（fromthekitchenwindow）:

Mr.Crane,whateverareyoudoinghere?

Ithoughtyou'

dgoneawayanhourago.

ExerciseB

1.a2.a3.d4.c5.c6.b7.b8.c9.c10.a

1.他叫克里.拉德曼，33岁，惹是生非已经不是第一次了。