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Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?

inthemostcasualandconversationtoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputablecharacter.

Afewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.

Getintheback,"

theysaid.'

Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddon'

tmovethem.'

Theygotinoneithersideofme.Iwasn'

tfunnyanymore.

Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinuedtotrytolookworldlyandaufaitwiththesituation.WhentheyaskedmewhatIhadbeendoing,ItoldthemI'

dbeenlookingforajob.'

Aha,'

Icouldseethemthinking,'

unemployed'

.

Eventually,IwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistrates'

CourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.

Iwantedtoconductmyowndefenceincourt,butassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappened,hehiredaverygoodsolicitor.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnesses,includingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.My'

trial'

didn'

tgetthatfar.Themagistratedismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.Iwasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstoodachance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.

AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthe'

right'

accent,respectablemiddle-classparentsincourt,reliablewitnesses,andIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge,IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackground,andhadreallybeenunemployed,thereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawarded,mysolicitor'

scasequiteobviouslyrevolvedaroundthefactthatIhada'

brilliantacademicrecord'

Meanwhile,justoutsidethecourtroom,oneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.'

Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou,'

hesaidtomereproachfully.

Whatdidthemean?

PresumablythatIshouldhavelookedoutragedandsaidsomethinglike,'

Lookhere,doyouknowwhoyou'

retalkingto?

Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!

Thenthey,presumably,wouldhaveapologized,perhapseventakenofftheircaps,andletmeonmyway.

NEWWORDS

brush

n.brieffightorencounter小冲突；

小接触

process

n.course;

method,esp.oneusedinmanufacture过程；

制作法

arbitrary

a.basedonone'

sownopiniononly,notonreason任意的；

武断的

circumstance

n.（usu.pl.）conditions,facts,etc.connectedwithaneventorperson情况，环境

subsequent

a.following,later随后的，接下去的

fate

n.whatwillhappenorhappenedtosb.orsth.命运

due

a.expected;

supposed（to）预期的；

约定的；

到期的

temporary

a.lastingonlyforalimitedtime暂时的

stroll

a.walkatleisure散步，闲逛

obvious

a.easilyseenorunderstood;

clear明显的，显而易见的

downfall

n.ruin垮台；

衰落

employment

n.one'

sregularworkoroccupation;

job职业；

工作

wander

vi.moveaboutwithoutapurpose闲逛；

漫游

commit

vt.do（sth.wrong,bad,orunlawful）干（坏事），犯（错误、罪）

arrestable

a.deservingtobearrested

offence（AmEoffense）

n.crime;

thehurtingoffeelings;

somethingunpleasant罪行；

冒犯；

不愉快的事

straightface

afaceorexpressionthatshowsnoemotion,humor,orthought板着的脸

petty

a.small;

unimportant小的；

不足道的

doorstep

n.astepinfrontofadoor

regard

vt.considerinthestatedway把……看作；

把认为（as）

counterculture

n.aculture,esp.oftheyoungwhoopposethetraditionalstandardsandcustomsoftheirsociety反主流文化

unconcerned

a.notworried;

untroubled;

indifferent无忧虑的；

淡漠的

casual

a.careless;

informal漫不经心的，随便的

conversational

a.oforcommonlyusedintalking会话（用）的

confirm

vt.makecertain;

support证实，肯定；

确定

belief

n.somethingbelieved;

trust相信；

信念；

信仰

thoroughly

ad.completely;

ineveryway完全地，彻底地

thorougha.

disreputable

a.havingorshowingabadcharacter;

havingabadname声名狼籍的

worldly

a.experiencedinthewaysofsociety老于世故的

aufait

a.（F）familiar熟悉的；

精通的

aha

int.acryofsurprise,satisfaction,etc.啊哈！

magistrate

n.civilofficeractingasajudgeinthelowestcourts地方法官

conduct

vt.directthecourseof;

manage处理；

主持；

引导；

指挥

defence（AmEdefense）

n.theactofdefendingincourtthepersonwhohasbeencharged辨护

solicitor

n.（esp.inBritain）lawyerwhoadvisesclientsonlegalmattersandspeaksontheirbehalfinlowercourts（初级）律师

witness

n.apersonwhogivesevidenceinacourtoflaw;

sth.servingasevidenceorproof证人；

证据

trial

n.theactorfactofexamininganddecidingacivilorcriminalcasebyalawcourt审判

dismiss

vt.（ofajudge）stop（acourtcase）驳回，对……不予受理

cost

n.（pl.）thecostofhavingamattersettledinalawcourt.esp.thatpaidtothewinningpartybythelosingparty诉讼费

award

vt.givebyadecisionincourtoflaw;

giveorgrantbyanofficialdecision判给；

授予

accent

n.wayofspeakingtypicalofthenativesorresidentsofaregion,orofanyothergroup口音；

腔调

respectable

a.deservingrespect值得尊敬的

reliable

a.thatmaybereliedordependedupon可靠的，可信赖的

given

prep.takingintoaccount;

ifallowedorprovidedwith考虑到；

假定

obscure

a.notclearlyseenorunderstood模糊的；

晦涩的

guilty

a.havingbrokenalaw;

showingorfeelingthatonehasdonewrong有罪的；

内疚的

revolve

v.（causeto）goroundinacircle（使）旋转

brilliant

a.causinggreatadmirationorsatisfaction;

splendid辉煌的；

卓越的

courtroom

n.aroomwherealawcourtisheld审判室

meanwhile

ad.duringthesameperiodoftime同时

gloomily

ad.depressedly,dejectedly忧郁地；

沮丧地

complain

vi.speakinanunhappy,annoyed,dissatisfiedway抱怨

complaintn.

reproachfully

ad.责备地

presumably

ad.probably

outrage

vt.arouseangerorresentmentbyinjuryorinsult引起……的气愤

successful

a.havingdonewhatonehastriedtodo;

havinggainedahighpositioninlife,one'

sjob.etc.成功的；

有成就的

apologize

vi.sayoneissorry道歉，谢罪

apologyn.

PHRASES&

EXPRESSIONS

takesb.tocourt

startanactioninlawagainstsb.对某人提出诉讼

acoupleof

（informal）asmallnumberof,afew,usuallytwo少数，几（个）；

一对

saveup

keepforfutureuse;

putmoneyawayintheformofsavings储蓄

takeone'

stime

dosth.inaleisurelymanner;

nothurry慢慢来，不着急

atfirst

atthebeginning起先

turnout

provetobe结果；

证明是

callon

ask（sb.）todosth.esp.formally要求

standachance

haveanopportunity;

belikelytodoorgetsth.有机会，有希望

revolvearound

haveasacenterormainsubject

turnagainst

（causeto）oppose,behostileto

PROPERNAMES

Richmond

里士满（英国地名）

RichmondMagistrates'

Court

里士满地方法院

Unit2

AuntBettieisfacedwithadifficultdecision.AwoundedUnionsoldierisfoundhidinginafarmhousenearherhome.Shehastodecidewhethertohelphimorlethimbecaptured.Whatwillshechoosetodo?

TheWomanWhoWouldNotTell

JaniceKeyserLester

IneverdidhatetheYankees.Allthathatedwasthewar.……"

That'

showmygreat-auntBettiebeganherstory.Ihearditmanytimesasachild,whenevermyfamilyvisitedAuntBettieintheoldhouseinBerryville,Virginia.AuntBettiewasalmost80yearsoldthen.ButIcouldpictureherasshewasinthestoryshetoldme——barely20,pretty,withbrightblueeyes.

BettieVanMetrehadgoodreasontohatetheCivilWar.OneofherbrotherwaskilledatGettysburg,anothertakenprisoner.Then