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apoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassome
kindofjoke.Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,and
wasleftinnodoubt.
`Butwhatfor?
'
Iasked.
`Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence,'
hesaid.
`Whatoffence?
`Theft,'
`Theftofwhat?
`Milkbottles,'
hesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!
`Oh,'
Isaid.
Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea,
particularly30thatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.
ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlong
untidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties'
`youthcounterculture'
.
Asaresult,Iwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,so
Isaid,`Howlonghaveyou'
beenfollowingme?
'
inthemostcasualand
conversationaltoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedtothemtobequite
familiarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthat
Iwasathoroughlydisreputablecharacter.
Afewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.
`Getintheback,'
theysaid.`Putyourhandsonthebackofthefront
seatanddon'
tmovethem.'
Theygotinoneithersideofme.Itwasn'
tfunnyanymore.
Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinued
totrytolookworldlyandaufaitwiththesituation.Whentheyaskedme
whatIhadbeendoing,ItoldthemI'
dbeenlookingforajob.`Aha,'
I
couldseethemthinking,`unemployed'
Eventually,IwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichinond
Magistrates'
CourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.
Iwantedtoconductmyowndefenseincourt,butassoonasmyfather
foundoutwhathadhappened,hehiredaverygoodsolicitor.Wewent
alongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnesses,includingmyEnglish
teacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledonto
giveevidence.My`trial'
didn'
tgetthatfar.Themagistratedismissedthe
caseafterfifteenminutes.Iwasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstooda
chance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthe
police.
AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingat
thetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.
Ihadthe`right'
accent,respectablemiddle-classparentsincourt,reliable
witnesses,andIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscure
natureofthecharge,IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackground,
andhadreallybeenunemployed,thereiseverychancethatIwouldhave
beenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawarded,mysolicitor'
scase
quiteobviouslyrevolvedaroundthefactthatIhada'
brilliantacademic
record'
.
Meanwhile,justoutsidethecourtroom,oneofthepolicemenwhohad
arrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungster
hadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.'
Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpful
whenwearrestedyou,'
hesaidtomereproachfully.
Whatdidhemean?
PresumablythatIshouldhavelookedoutragedandsaid
somethinglike,'
Lookhere,doyouknowwhoyou'
retalkingto?
Iamahighly
successfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!
Thenthey,presumably,wouldhaveapologized,perhapseventakenoff
theircaps,andletmeonmyway.
Clickthebuttontolistentothepronunciationsofnewwords
NewWords
brushn.
brieffightorencounter小冲突;
小接触
processn.
course;
method,esp.oneusedinmanufacture过程;
制作
courtn.
法院;
法庭
arbitrarya.
basedonone'
sownopiniononly,notonreason任意的,武断的(usu.pl.)
circumstancen.
conditions,facts,etc.connectedwithaneventorperson情况,环境
subsequenta.
following,later随后的,接下去的
faten.
whatwillhappenorhappenedtosb.orsth.命运
duea.
expected;
supposed(to)预期的;
约定的;
到期的
temporarya.
lastingonlyforalimitedtime暂时的
strollvi.
walkatleisure
obviousa.
easilyseenorunderstood;
clear明显的;
显而易见的
downfalln.
ruin垮台;
衰落
employmentn.
one'
sregularworkoroccupation;
job职业;
工作
wandervi.
moveaboutwithoutapurpose闲逛;
漫游
commitvt.
do(sth.wrong,bad,orunlawful)干(坏事),犯(错误)
arrestablea.
deservingtobearrested
offence(AmEoffense)n.
crime;
thehurtingoffeelings;
somethingun-pleasant罪行;
冒犯;
不愉快的事
straightface
afaceorexpressionthatshowsnoemotion,humor,orthought板着的脸
pettya.
small;
unimportant小的;
不足道的
doorstepn.
astepinfrontofadoor
regardvt.
considerinthestatedway把…看作;
把…认为
counterculturen.
aculture,esp.oftheyoungwhoopposethetraditionalstandardsandcustomsoftheirsociety反主流文化
unconcerneda.
notworried;
untroubled;
indifferent无忧虑的;
淡漠的
casuala.
careless;
informal漫不经心的;
随便的
conversationala.
oforcommonlyusedintalking会话(用)的
beliefn.
somethingbelieved;
trust相信;
信念;
信仰
thoroughlyad.
completely;
ineveryway完全地,彻底地
thorougha.
havingorshowingabadcharacter;
disreputablea.
havingabadname声名狼籍的
worldlya.
experiencedinthewaysofsociety老于世故的
aufaita.
(F)familiar熟悉的;
精通的
ahaint.
acryofsurprise,satisfaction,etc.啊哈!
magistraten.
civilofficeractingasajudgeinthelowestcourts地方法官
conductvt.
directthecourseof;
manage处理;
主持;
引导
defense(AmEdefense)n.
theactofdefendingincourtthepersonwhohasbeencharged辩护
solicitorn.
(esp.inBritain)lawyerwhoadvisesclientsonlegalmattersandspeaksontheirbehalfinlowercourts(初级)律师
witnessn.
apersonwhogivesevidenceinacourtoflaw;
sth.servingasevidenceorproof证人;
证据
trialn.
theactorfactofexamininganddecidingacivilorcriminalcasebyalawcourt审判
dismissvt.
(ofajudge)stop(acourtcase)驳回,对…不予受理
costn.
(pl.)thecostofhavingamattersettledinalawcourt.esp.thatpaidtothewinningpartybythelosingparty诉讼费
awardvt.
givebyadecisioninacourtoflaw;
giveorgrantbyanofficialdecision判给;
授予
accentn.
wayofspeakingtypicalofthenativesorresi-dentsofaregion,orofanyothergroup口音;
腔调
respectablea.
deservingrespect值得尊敬的
reliablea.
thatmaybereliedordependedupon可靠的,可信赖的
givenprep.
takingintoaccount;
ifallowedorprovidedwith考虑的;
假定
obscurea.
notclearlyseenorunderstood模糊的;
晦涩的
guiltya.
havingbrokenalaw;
showingorfeelinghatonehasdonewrong有罪的;
内疚的
revolvev.
(causeto)goroundinacircle(使)旋转
brillianta.
causinggreatadmirationorsatisfaction;
splendid辉煌的;
卓越的
courtroomn.
aroomwherealawcourtisheld审判室
meanwhilead.
duringthesameperiodoftime同时
gloomilyad.
depressedly,dejectedly忧郁地,沮丧地
complainvi.
complaintn.
reproachfullyad.
speakinanunhappy,annoyed,dissatisfiedway抱怨责备地
presumablyad.
probably
outragevt.
arouseangerorresentmentbyinjuryorinsult引起…的气愤
successfula.
havingdonewhatonehastriedtodo;
havinggainedahighpositioninlife,one'
sjob,etc.成功的;
有成就的
apologizevi.
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;
putmoneyawayin
theformofsavings储蓄
takeone'
stime
dosth.inaleisurelymanner;
not
hurry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;
belikelytodo
orgetsth.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