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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
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