【正文】 ，我裝著一副冷漠的毫不在乎的樣子。 接著，我犯了一個(gè)大錯(cuò)誤。 “牛奶瓶， ”他說，還做出非常嚴(yán)肅的樣子！ “噢， ”我說。 “偷竊， ”他說。 ”他說。 “但為什么呢？ ”我問。起初，我想這是在開玩笑，但接著又來了一位警察，并穿著警服。我猜想他是向我問時(shí)間。我正從 地方圖書館走出來，本想在那里找一份工作而北京工商大學(xué) 專升本 會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)專業(yè) 大學(xué)英語 3 電子版復(fù)習(xí)課件 整理 :王和平 359076395 如果有發(fā)現(xiàn)錯(cuò)誤或補(bǔ)充請聯(lián)系我 .謝謝大家 mail: 一無所獲。很可能是這種明顯的無所事事的樣子導(dǎo)致了我的不幸。我正在找一份臨時(shí)工作以便攢點(diǎn)錢去旅行。那段時(shí)間，我仍住在家中。 此事大約發(fā)生在十二年前的二月份。 當(dāng)時(shí)被捕 并被傳上法院的全過程是件相當(dāng)不愉快的經(jīng)歷，但現(xiàn)在可用此編個(gè)好故事。 Then they, presumably, would have apologized, perhaps even taken off their caps, and let me on my way. 課文翻譯 一位青年男子發(fā)現(xiàn) ,漫無目的的逛街也會(huì)惹官司。Look here, do you know who you39。You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you,39。brilliant academic record39。 accent, respectable middleclass parents in court, reliable witnesses, and I could obviously afford a very good solicitor. Given the obscure nature of the charge, I feel sure that it I had e from a different background, and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that I would have been found guilty. While asking for costs to be awarded, my solicitor39。t get that far. The magistrate dismissed the case after fifteen minutes. I was free. The poor police had never stood a chance. The solicitor even succeeded in getting costs awarded against the police. And so I do not have a criminal record. But what was most shocking at the time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on. I had the 39。trial39。 Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to Richmond Magistrates39。 I could see them thinking, 39。d been looking for a job. 39。 They got in on either side of me. It wasn39。Put your hands on the back of the front seat and don39。Get in the back,39。How long have you been following me?39。youth counterculture39。 I said. It turned out there had been a lot of petty thefts in the area, particularly that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps. Then I made my big mistake. At the time I was nieen, had long untidy hair, and regarded myself as part of the sixties39。 he said, and with a perfectly straight face too! 39。 I asked. 39。 he said. 39。 I asked. 39。 he said. 39。 I asked. 39。北京工商大學(xué) 專升本 會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)專業(yè) 大學(xué)英語 3 電子版復(fù)習(xí)課件 整理 :王和平 359076395 如果有發(fā)現(xiàn)錯(cuò)誤或補(bǔ)充請聯(lián)系我 .謝謝大家 mail: UNIT 1 TEXT A young man finds that strolling along the streets without an obvious purpose can lead to trouble with the law. One misunderstanding leads to another until eventually he must appear in court for trial. A Brush with the Law I have only once been in trouble with the law. The whole process of being arrested and taken to court was a rather unpleasant experience at the time, but it makes a good story now. What makes it rather disturbing was the arbitrary circumstances both of my arrest and my subsequent fate in court. It happened in February about twelve years ago. I had left school a couple of months before that and was not due to go to university until the following October. I was still living at home at the time. Once morning I was in Richmond, a suburb of London near where I lived. I was looking for a temporary job so that I could save up some money to go traveling. As it was a fine day and I was in no hurry, I was taking my time, looking in shop windows, strolling in the park, and sometimes just stopping and looking around me. It must have been this obvious aimlessness that led to my downfall. It was about half past eleven when it happened. I was just walking out of the local library, having unsuccessfully sought employment there, when I saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to me. I thought he was going to ask me the time. Instead, he said he was a police officer and he was arresting me. At first I thought it was some kind of joke. But them another policeman appeared, this time in uniform, and I was left in no doubt. 39。But what for?39。Wandering with intent to mit an arrestable offence,39。What offence?39。Theft,39。Theft of what?39。Milk bottles,39。Oh,39。 39。. As a result, I wanted to appear cool and unconcerned with the incident, so I said, 39。 in the most casual and conversational tone I could manage. I thus appeared to them to be quite familiar with this sort of situation, and it confirmed them in their belief that I was a thoroughly disreputable character. A few minutes later a police car arrived. 39。 they said. 39。t move them.39。t funny any more. 北京工商大學(xué) 專升本 會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)專業(yè) 大學(xué)英語 3 電子版復(fù)習(xí)課件 整理 :王和平 359076395 如果有發(fā)現(xiàn)錯(cuò)誤或補(bǔ)充請聯(lián)系我 .謝謝大家 mail: At the police station they questioned me for several hours. I continued to try to look worldly and au fait with the situation. When they asked me what I had been doing, I told them I39。Aha,39。unemployed.39。 Court the following Monday. Then they let me go. I wanted to conduct my own defence in court, but as soon as my father found out what had happened, he hired a very good solicitor. We went along that Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses, including my English teacher from school as a character witness. But he was never called on to give evidence. My 39。 didn39。right39。s case quite obviously revolved around the fact that I had a 39。. Meanwhile, just outside the courtroom, one of the policemen who had arrested me was gloomily plaining to my mother that another youngster had been turned against the police. 39。 he said to me reproachfully. What did he mean? Presumably that I should have looked outraged and said something like, 39。re talking to? I am a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record. How dare you arrest me!39。誤會(huì)一場接一場，直到最終他必須出庭受審 …… 法律小糾葛 我平時(shí)就一次陷入法律困境。讓人非常煩惱的是我被抓和接著在法庭的命運(yùn)中那些主觀武斷的情景。那里我已中學(xué)畢業(yè)了幾個(gè)月，并要等到該年十月份才能上大學(xué)。 一天早晨， 我去了里士滿， 那是離我的地址不遠(yuǎn)的倫敦郊區(qū)。 由于天氣晴朗，且無急事，我便悠閑自得地看看商店櫥窗，逛逛公園，甚至有時(shí)只是呆站著到處觀望。 事情發(fā)生的時(shí)間是大約十一點(diǎn)半。此時(shí)看到一位男士從街對面走來，顯然打算和我講話。然而，他說他是警官并要逮捕我。我便深信不疑了。 “到處遛達(dá)，有作案嫌疑。 “作什么案？ ”我問。 “偷什么？ ”我問。 事情的緣由是那一帶有許多小竊賊，特別是有從門前臺(tái)階上盜奶瓶的小偷。那時(shí)我正十九歲，頭 發(fā)長而蓬亂，并把自己當(dāng)作六十