1、Unit1一、課文Ayoungmanfindsthatstrollingalongthestreetswithoutanobviouspurposecanleadtotroublewiththelaw.Onemisunderstandingleadstoanotheruntileventuallyheendsupincourt.一個青年發(fā)現(xiàn)，在大街上毫無明顯目的地游逛會招致警方的責(zé)罰。誤會一個接一個發(fā)生，最終他只得出庭受審ABrushwiththeLawIhaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandt

2、akentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.與警察的一場小沖突我平生只有一次跟警方發(fā)生糾葛。被捕和出庭的整個過程在當(dāng)時是一件非常不愉快的事，但現(xiàn)在倒成了一篇很好的故事。這次經(jīng)歷令人可惱之處在于圍繞著我的被捕以及隨后庭上審訊而出現(xiàn)的種種武斷專橫的情況。IthappenedinFebruaryaboutt

3、welveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.事情發(fā)生在大約12年前，其時正是2月。幾個月前我中學(xué)畢業(yè)了，但上大學(xué)要等到10月。當(dāng)時我還在家中居住。OnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneyto

4、gotravelling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.一天早晨，我來到里士滿。這里是倫敦的一個郊區(qū)，離我住的地方不遠(yuǎn)。我在尋找一份臨時工作，以便積些錢去旅游。由于天氣晴朗，當(dāng)時又無急事，我便慢悠悠看看櫥窗，逛逛公園。有時干脆停下腳步，四處張望。現(xiàn)在看來

5、，一定是這種明顯的毫無目的的游逛，使我倒了霉。Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Iwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibrary,havingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymentthere,whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Instead,hesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.Atfir

6、stIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,andIwasleftinnodoubt.事情發(fā)生在11點(diǎn)半鐘光景。我在當(dāng)?shù)貓D書館謀職未成，剛剛走出來，便看到一個人穿越馬路，顯然是要來跟我說話。我以為他要問我時間，不料他說他是警官，要逮捕我。起先我還以為這是在開玩笑，但又一個警察出現(xiàn)在我的面前，這次是位身著警服的，這一下使我確信無疑了。Butwhatfor?Iasked.“為什么要抓我？”我問道。Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffen

7、ce,hesaid.到處游蕩，企圖作案，他說。Whatoffence?Iasked.“作什么案？”我又問。Theft,hesaid.“偷竊，”他說。Theftofwhat?Iasked.“偷什么？”我追問。Milkbottles,hesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!牛奶瓶，他板著面孔說道。Oh,Isaid.“噢，”我說。Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea,particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.事情原來是這樣的，在這一地區(qū)多次

8、發(fā)生小的扒竊案，特別是從門前臺階上偷走牛奶瓶。ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixtiesyouthcounterculture.Asaresult,Iwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?inthemostcasualandconversationaltoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedt

9、othemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputablecharacter.接著，我犯了一個大錯誤。其時我年方19，留一頭蓬亂的長發(fā)，自認(rèn)為是60年代“青年反主流文化”的一員。所以我想裝出一副冷漠的、對這一事件滿不在乎的樣子。于是我盡量用一種漫不經(jīng)心的極其隨便的腔調(diào)說，“你們跟蹤我多久啦?”這樣一來，在他們眼里，我就像是非常熟悉這一套的了，也使他們更加確信我是一個地地道道的壞蛋。Afewminuteslaterapolicecararr

10、ived.幾分鐘后，開來了一輛警車。Getintheback,theysaid.Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddontmovethem.“坐到后面去，”他們說。“把手放到前排座位的靠背上，不準(zhǔn)挪動。”Theygotinoneithersideofme.Itwasntfunnyanymore.他們分別坐在我的兩邊。這可再也不是鬧著玩的了。Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinuedtotrytolookworldlyandaufaitwiththesituation.When

11、theyaskedmewhatIhadbeendoing,ItoldthemIdbeenlookingforajob.Aha,Icouldseethemthinking,unemployed.在警察局，他們審訊了我好幾個小時。我繼續(xù)裝成老于世故、對這種事習(xí)以為常。當(dāng)他們問我在干什么時，我告訴他們在找工作。“啊，”我可以想象他們在想，“果然是個失業(yè)的家伙。”Eventually,IwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistratesCourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.最后，我被正式指控，并通知

12、我下周一到里士滿地方法庭受審。隨后他們讓我離開。Iwantedtoconductmyowndefenceincourt,butassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappened,hehiredaverygoodsolicitor.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnesses,includingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.Mytrialdidntgetthatfar.Themagi

13、stratedismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.Iwasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstoodachance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.我想在法庭上作自我辯護(hù)，但父親知道這事后，馬上請了一位高明的律師。我們星期一出庭的時候，帶了各種各樣的證人，其中包括我中學(xué)的英語老師，做我人品的見證人。但結(jié)果法庭沒有叫他作證。我的“審判”沒有進(jìn)行到那一步。開庭15分鐘，法官就駁回了對我的指控。我無罪獲釋。可憐的警方敗訴，我的律師甚至讓法庭責(zé)成警方承擔(dān)了

14、訴訟費(fèi)用。AndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadtherightaccent,respectablemiddle-classparentsincourt,reliablewitnesses,andIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge,IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefroma

15、differentbackground,andhadreallybeenunemployed,thereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguiltyWhileaskingforcoststobeawarded,mysolicitorscasequiteobviouslyrevolvedaroundthefactthatIhadabrilliantacademicrecord這樣，我的履歷上沒有留下犯罪的記錄。但當(dāng)時最令人震驚的，是那些顯然導(dǎo)致宣布我無罪的證據(jù)。我講話的口音“表明我教養(yǎng)良好”，到庭的有體面的中產(chǎn)階級的雙親，有可靠的證人，還有，我顯然請得起一

16、名很好的律師。從對我指控的這種捕風(fēng)捉影的做法來看，我肯定，如果我出身在另一種背景的家庭里，并且真的是失了業(yè)的話，我完全可能被判有罪。當(dāng)我的律師要求賠償訴訟費(fèi)時，他公然把辯護(hù)的證據(jù)建立在我“學(xué)業(yè)優(yōu)異”這一事實(shí)上。Meanwhile,justoutsidethecourtroom,oneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedy

17、ou,hesaidtomereproachfully.與此同時，就在審判室外面，一位抓我的警察正在沮喪地向我母親抱怨，說是又一個小伙子要跟警察作對了。他帶著責(zé)備的口氣對我說，“我們抓你的時候，你本可以稍微幫點(diǎn)忙的。”Whatdidhemean?PresumablythatIshouldhavelookedoutragedandsaidsomethinglike,Lookhere,doyouknowwhoyouretalkingto?Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!Thenthe

18、y,presumably,wouldhaveapologized,perhapseventakenofftheircaps,andletmeonmyway.他說這話什么意思?大概是說我本該顯出憤憤不平的樣子，并說，“喂，留神點(diǎn)，你知道你在跟誰說話?我是學(xué)業(yè)出眾的高材生。你敢抓我!”那樣一來，他們或許會向我道歉，說不定還會脫帽致意，讓我走開呢。二、課文完形填空Fate(1)issometimesnotverykindtopolicemenlikemyself.Takeasanexampletherecenttrial(2)inwhichIwasinvolved.WhenIarrestedthey

19、oungladIhadfeltsurehewasguilty(3)Ihadbeenfollowinghimaroundforacoupleof(4)hoursandheconduct(5)himselfsuspiciously.Hehadbeenwandering(6)aboutanditseemedtomethathewaslookingforanopportunitytosteal.WhenIarrestedhim,hiscasual(7)manneronlyservedtoconfirm(8)mysuspicions.IthoughtIhadatlastcaughtthethiefwho

20、hadbeentroublingtheareaforsolong.However,myjoywasonlystandatemporary(9)WhenIsawthebrilliant(10)solicitortheboysfatherhadhiredtodefendhim,Iknewwedidntstandachance(11)Itturnedoutthattheboywassimplyastudentwhowaslookingforemployment(12)beforegoingtouniversity.Ifonlyhehadbeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedhim,hecouldhavesavedusallalotoftimeandtrouble.Itsenoughtomakeoneturnagainst(13)students!三、翻譯發(fā)言人(spokesman)明確表示總統(tǒng)在任何情況下都不會取消(cancel)這次旅行。ThespokesmanmadeitclearthatthePresidentwoudnotcancelthetripunderanycircumstances.杰克對書架上那些書一本