Notes on the text課文注釋

1 beyond doubt，確鑿無疑。

2 however wise or eminent，不管他們是多么精明、多么杰出。

however 為連接副詞，作“不管……如何”解，所引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句中經(jīng)常可以省略某些詞，此處省略了they are。

3 quite independent of human interference，完全不受人的干預(yù)。 be independent of，不受。

4 it serves him right，他罪有應(yīng)得。

5 in part，部分地，在某種程度上。

6 of its own accord，自愿地，自動(dòng)地。

7 impossible to resist the temptation to say…，情不自禁地說……。

參考譯文

“正義”這個(gè)詞常常是同法庭連在一起的。當(dāng)某人被證據(jù)確鑿地證明無罪或有罪的時(shí)候，我們也許會(huì)說正義得到了伸張。正義是復(fù)雜的.法律機(jī)器的組成部分。那些尋求正義的人走的是一條崎嶇的道路，從來沒有把握他們最終將找到正義。法官無論如何聰明與有名，畢竟也是人，也會(huì)出差錯(cuò)的。

在個(gè)別情況下，正義不再是一種抽象概念。獎(jiǎng)懲的實(shí)施是不受人的意志支配的。在這種時(shí)候，正義像一種有生命的力量行使其職能。當(dāng)我們說“他罪有應(yīng)得”這句話的時(shí)候，我們部分地承認(rèn)了某種特定的環(huán)境使得正義自動(dòng)地起了作用。

一天上午，當(dāng)一個(gè)小偷在一家大型珠寶店里被人抓住的時(shí)候，店員一定會(huì)忍不住說：“他罪有應(yīng)得�！蹦鞘且蛔�老式的、經(jīng)過改造的房子，店里有許多廢置不用的大壁爐和又高又窄的煙囪。快到中午的時(shí)候，一個(gè)女售貨員聽見從一堵墻里傳出一種悶聲悶氣的叫聲。由于這種喊叫聲重復(fù)了幾次，她跑去報(bào)告了經(jīng)理，經(jīng)理當(dāng)即給消防隊(duì)掛了電話。喊叫聲肯定是從煙囪里傳出來的，然而，因?yàn)闊焽杼�多，消防�?duì)員無法確定到底是哪一個(gè)。他們通過叩擊煙囪傾聽那人的喊叫聲而確定了傳出聲音的那個(gè)煙囪。他們鑿?fù)噶?8英寸厚的墻壁，發(fā)現(xiàn)有個(gè)人卡在了煙囪里。由于煙囪太窄，那人無法動(dòng)彈。消防隊(duì)員在墻上挖了個(gè)大洞，才終于把他解救出來。那個(gè)看起來滿臉沮喪、渾身漆黑的家伙從煙囪里一出來，就承認(rèn)頭天夜里他企圖到店里行竊，但讓煙囪卡住了。他已經(jīng)在煙囪里被困了將近10個(gè)小時(shí)。甚至在那人還沒被送交給警察之前，正義就已得到了伸張。

Multiple choice questions多項(xiàng)選擇題

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension理解

1 In what circumstances may justice take effect outside the courts of law?

a．When a judge has proved neither eminent nor wise.

b．When it has not been possible to prove a man's guilt beyond any doubt.

c．When justice has been done without the interference of a human agent.

d．When, for example, a man is caught and handed over to the police.

2 Why did the manager ring up the fire brigade?

a．He thought that one of the chimneys was on fire.

b．He expected them to be of most help in the circumstances.

c．He had not realized there was a criminal on the premises.

d．He thought whoever was stuck might be a member of the fire brigade.

3 The fire fighters ascertained which chimney the man was in by ______ .

a．deciding which of the many cries came from the right chimney

b．listening for the man's response to their taps on the walls

c．chipping through a wall which was eighteen inches thick

d．cutting a huge hole in the wall
Structure結(jié)構(gòu)

4 ______ wise or eminent, judges are human and can make mistakes. (11. 5-6)

a．Whether

b．Either

c．How much

d．No matter how

5 In our use of a phrase like‘it serves him right’ ______ , in part, admitting… (11. 8-10)

a．is

b．it is

c．we are

d．a(chǎn)nd in

6 The staff must have found it impossible ______ to say‘it serves him right’. (11. 11-12)

a．they were not tempted

b．for them not to be tempted

c．to be tempted

d．not to be tempted

7 ______ several times, she ran to tell the manager. (1. 14)

a．Repeating the cry

b．While the cry was repeated

c．The cry being repeated

d．Having repeated the cry

8 ---- admitted that ______ to break into the shop during the night, he had got stuck in the chimney. (11. 20-21)

a．a(chǎn)lthough he had tried

b．while he has tried

c．in trying

d．it was he who had tried

Vocabulary詞匯

9 She ______ the cry several times, so she ran… (11. 14-15)

a．heard

b．listened to

c．listened for

d．earmarked

10 They located the chimney ______ by tapping…(11. 16-17)

a．on the right

b．well

c．right away

d．correctly

11 The blackened figure that emerged was ______ sight. (1. 20)

a．a(chǎn)n ugly

b．a(chǎn) sorry

c．a(chǎn)n apologetic

d．a(chǎn) poor

12 The sorry-looking blackened figure that ______ , admitted at once…(1. 20)

a．came to light

b．came up

c．went out

d．got out