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大学英语精读第三册
第三册
Unit1
Text
Ayoungmanfindsthatstrollingalongthestreetswithoutanobviouspurposecanleadtotroublewiththelaw.Onemisunderstandingleadstoanotheruntileventuallyhemustappearincourtfortrial……
ABrushwiththeLaw
Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.
InhappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.
OnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotravelling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.
Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Iwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibrary,havingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymentthere,whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Instead,hesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,andIwasleftinnodoubt.
'Butwhatfor?
'Iasked.
"Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence,'hesaid.
'Whatoffence?
'Iasked.
'Theft,'hesaid.
'Theftofwhat?
'Iasked.
'Milkbottles,'hesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!
'Oh,'Isaid.
Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea,particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.
ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties''youthcountercultrue.Asaresult,Iwanttoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,'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
Text
AuntBettieisfacedwithadifficultdecision.AwoundedUnionsoldierisfoundhidinginafarmhousenearherhome.Shehastodecidewhethertohelphimorlethimbecaptured.Whatwillshechoosetodo?
TheWomanWhoWouldNotTell
JaniceKeyserLester
"IneverdidhatetheYankees.Allthathatedwasthewar.……"
That'showmygreat-auntBettiebeganherstory.Ihearditmanytimesasachild,whenevermyfamilyvisitedAuntBettieintheoldhouseinBerryville,Virginia.AuntBettiewasalmost80yearsoldthen.ButIcouldpictureherasshewasinthestoryshetoldme——barely20,pretty,withbrightblueeyes.
BettieVanMetrehadgoodreasontohatetheCivilWar.OneofherbrotherwaskilledatGettysburg,anothertakenprisoner.Thenheryounghusband,James,aConfederateofficer,wascapturedandsenttoanunknownpr