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1、a police officer and he was arresting me. At first I thought it was somekind of joke. But then another policeman appeared, this time in uniform, and was left in no doubt.But what for? I asked.Wandering with intent to commit an arrestable offence, he said.What offence?Theft, Theft of what?Milk bottle

2、s, he said, and with a perfectly straight face too!Oh, I said.It turned out there had been a lot of petty thefts in the area,particularly 30 that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps.Then I made my big mistake. At the time I was nineteen, had longuntidy hair, and regarded myself as part of the si

3、xties youth counterculture.As a result, I wanted to appear cool and unconcerned with the incident, soI said, How long have you been following me? in the most casual andconversational tone I could manage. I thus appeared to them to be quitefamiliar with this sort of situation, and it confirmed them i

4、n their belief thatI was a thoroughly disreputable character.A few minutes later a police car arrived.Get in the back, they said. Put your hands on the back of the frontseat and dont move them. They got in on either side of me. It wasnt funny any more.At the police station they questioned me for sev

5、eral hours. I continuedto try to look worldly and au fait with the situation. When they asked mewhat I had been doing, I told them Id been looking for a job. Aha, Icould see them thinking, unemployed Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to RichinondMagistrates Court the following

6、Monday. Then they let me go.I wanted to conduct my own defense in court, but as soon as my fatherfound out what had happened, he hired a very good solicitor. We wentalong that Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses, including my Englishteacher from school as a character witness. But he was never c

7、alled on togive evidence. My trial didnt get that far. The magistrate dismissed thecase after fifteen minutes. I was free. The poor police had never stood achance. The solicitor even succeeded in getting costs awarded against thepolice.And so I do not have a criminal record. But what was most shocki

8、ng atthe time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on.I had the right accent, respectable middle-class parents in court, reliablewitnesses, and I could obviously afford a very good solicitor. Given the obscurenature of the charge, I feel sure that if I had come from a differ

9、ent background,and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that I would havebeen found guilty. While asking for costs to be awarded, my solicitors casequite obviously revolved around the fact that I had a brilliant academicrecord .Meanwhile, just outside the courtroom, one of the policemen

10、 who hadarrested me was gloomily complaining to my mother that another youngsterhad been turned against the police. You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you, he said to me reproachfully.What did he mean? Presumably that I should have looked outraged and saidsomething like, Look he

11、re, do you know who youre talking to? I am a highlysuccessful student with a brilliant academic record. How dare you arrest me!Then they, presumably, would have apologized, perhaps even taken offtheir caps, and let me on my way.Click the button to listen to the pronunciations of new words New Wordsb

12、rush n.brief fight or encounter 小冲突；小接触process n.course; method, esp. one used in manufacture 过程；制作court n.法院；法庭arbitrary a.based on ones own opinion only, not on reason 任意的，武断的（usu. pl.）circumstance n.conditions, facts, etc. connected with an event or person 情况，环境subsequent a.following, later 随后的，接

13、下去的fate n.what will happen or happened to sb. or sth. 命运due a.expected; supposed （to）预期的；约定的；到期的temporary a.lasting only for a limited time 暂时的stroll vi.walk at leisureobvious a.easily seen or understood; clear 明显的；显而易见的downfall n.ruin 垮台；衰落employment n.ones regular work or occupation; job 职业；工作wand

14、er vi.move about without a purpose 闲逛；漫游commit vt.do （sth. wrong, bad, or unlawful） 干（坏事），犯（错误）arrestable a.deserving to be arrestedoffence （AmE offense） n .crime; the hurting of feelings; something un-pleasant 罪行；冒犯；不愉快的事straight facea face or expression that shows no emotion, humor, or thought板着的脸

15、petty a.small ; unimportant 小的；不足道的doorstep n.a step in front of a doorregard vt.consider in the stated way 把看作；把认为counterculture n.a culture, esp. of the young who oppose the traditional standards and customs of their society 反主流文化unconcerned a.not worried; untroubled; indifferent无忧虑的；淡漠的casual a.c

16、areless; informal 漫不经心的；随便的conversational a.of or commonly used in talking 会话（用）的belief n.something believed; trust 相信；信念；信仰thoroughly pletely; in every way 完全地，彻底地thorough a.having or showing a bad character;disreputable a.having a bad name 声名狼籍的worldly a.experienced in the ways of society 老于世故的au

17、fait a.（F） familiar 熟悉的；精通的aha int.a cry of surprise, satisfaction, etc.啊哈！magistrate n.civil officer acting as a judge in the lowest courts 地方法官conduct vt.direct the course of; manage 处理；主持；引导defense （AmE defense） n.the act of defending in court the person who has been charged 辩护solicitor n.（esp. i

18、n Britain） lawyer who advises clients on legal matters and speaks on their behalf in lower courts （初级）律师witness n.a person who gives evidence in a court of law; sth. serving as evidence or proof 证人；证据trial n.the act or fact of examining and deciding a civil or criminal case by a law court 审判dismiss

19、vt.（of a judge） stop （a court case）驳回，对不予受理cost n.（pl.） the cost of having a matter settled in a law court. esp. that paid to the winning party by the losing party 诉讼费award vt.give by a decision in a court of law; give or grant by an official decision 判给；授予accent n.way of speaking typical of the nat

20、ives or resi- dents of a region, or of any other group 口音；腔调respectable a.deserving respect 值得尊敬的reliable a.that may be relied or depended upon 可靠的，可信赖的given prep.taking into account; if allowed or provided with 考虑的；假定obscure a.not clearly seen or understood 模糊的；晦涩的guilty a.having broken a law; show

21、ing or feeling hat one has done wrong 有罪的；内疚的revolve v.（cause to） go round in a circle（使）旋转brilliant a.causing great admiration or satisfaction; splendid 辉煌的；卓越的courtroom n.a room where a law court is held 审判室meanwhile ad.during the same period of time 同时gloomily ad.depressedly, dejectedly 忧郁地，沮丧地co

22、mplain plaint n.reproachfully ad.speak in an unhappy, annoyed, dissatisfied way 抱怨 责备地presumably ad.probablyoutrage vt.arouse anger or resentment by injury or insult 引起的气愤successful a.having done what one has tried to do; having gained a high position in life, ones job, etc. 成功的；有成就的apologize vi.say

23、 one is sorry 道歉，谢罪apology n.Phrases & Expressions take sb. to court start an action in law against sb. 对某人提出诉讼a couple of （informal） a small number of, a few, usually two 少数,几（个）;一对 save up keep for future use; put money away in the form of savings 储蓄take ones time do sth. in a leisurely manner; no

24、t hurry 慢慢来,不着急 at first at the beginning 起先turn out prove to be 结果;证明是call on ask （sb.） to do sth. esp. formally 要求stand a chance have an opportunity; be likely to do or get sth. 有机会,有希望 revolve around have as a center or main subjectturn against （cause to） oppose, be hostile toProper NamesRichmond 里士满（英国地名）Richmond Magistrates Court 里士满地方法院