大学英语精读第3册 第1课 课后阅读

2. He was found wandering around.

3. He tried to appear casual as he asked her to dance. 4. It's completely arbitrary. I wish it weren't true 5. No, it was a long and difficult process.

Word Building X.

1. un + a. → a.

uncertain, unafraid, unadvisable, unfamiliar, unequal 2. un + p.p. → a.

unanswered, unattached, unexpected, unknown, undecided 3. un + ad. → a.

unhappily, unskillfully, unconsciously, unnecessarily, uncomfortably

4. un + v. → v.

unsay, undress, untie, unlock, unload

XI.

1. reliable 2. changeable 3. enjoyable 4. exhaustible 5. permissible 6. regrettable 7. breakable 8. imaginable 9. workable 10.applicable XII.

1. countercharge 2. counterattack 3. counterpart 4. counteract 5. countermeasures

6. Counterculturists

Structure XIII

1. It turned out that his methods didn' t work at all.

2. It turned out that the necklace was not made of diamond, but of glass.

3. It turned out that the \ime!

4. It turned out that the experiment was much more difficult than they had supposed.

5. It turned out that your nephew is the most suitable person for the job.

6. To his surprise, it turned out that the fashionable young lady he spoke to was a pickpocket.

XIV.

1. …it was indeed a miracle that he had done so much in so short a time .

2. …the young people have done a good job. 3. …x minus four is six.

4. …he can finish the work in a couple of weeks. 5. …the goal can certainly be attained. 6. …Paul might make it.

Cloze (A)

1. obvious 2. guilty 3. conducted 4. respectable 5. regarded 6. confirm 7. dismiss

8. stood a chance 9. apologize 10. awarded 11. circumstances 12. subsequent

(B)

1. into 2. at 3. Before 4. car 5. station 6. confirmed 7. injured 8. drunk 9. jail/ prison 10. charged

11. court 12. dismissed 13. but 14. fine 15. where 16. killing 17. from 18. up 19. fine 20. free

21. not 22. who 23. drunken/drunk 24. or 25. received 26. such 27. why 28. injured

Translation

1. The spokesman made it clear that the President would not cancel the trip under any

circumstances.

2. We believe what he has said, because he is well-educated, comes from a respectable family,

and what' s more , he is reliable.

3. The subsequent events confirmed my suspicions once again.

4. At the press conference held after the game, the football coach apologized to the fans for

his team's poor performance.

5. To our surprise, the governor who had often been praised for his honesty turned out to be

a corrupt official.

6. A few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were dismissed.

7. Given the chance, John might have become an outstanding painter. 8. At first I thought he was joking, but then I realized he was serious.

Key to Reading Activity

Exercise B

1. a 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. c 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. c 10. a

Exercise C

司法部门向警察倒打一耙

迈克?罗伊克

乔尔?史密斯身体不好,正在考虑退休,住在田纳西州一个安静的小木屋去。可就在几年前,他还是壮壮实实的,热爱自己在芝加哥郊区罗斯蒙特所从事的警察工作。

1979年的一天,他得知有个男子在一幢公寓大楼前开枪。这人刚跟他女朋友吵过架,还朝天开了一枪想吓退那些正在劝架的人,随后他就把她拖进了自己的住所。

史密斯和他的同事匆匆赶到那里,敲门要他放了那女的。那人却威胁说,他们要是闯进来,他就把他们的屁股都打烂。他们把门踢开后,那人开了两枪。史密斯手上和腿上各挨了一枪。随后那人就放下枪投降了。

(1)他叫克里?拉德曼,33岁,惹事生非也不是第一次了。就在枪击事件发生的那阵子,他还因为抢劫郊区的购物中心的一家珠宝店而在候审。 史密斯在医院住了一个星期,又在家休养了6个星期。可是到了1981年,他不得不再次接受手部手术治疗。一个月之后,他还中了一次风。医生们说血块可能是枪伤所致。

他的婚姻发生了危机,最后以离婚告终。他认为那也是枪击事件的后果。

拉德曼认了罪,因抢劫和枪击史密斯总共被判处6年徒刑。 但他只服了不到一半的刑期,27个月后就出狱了。(2)那就是说,枪击并可能致残一位警察只服了约一年的刑,抢劫珠宝店也仅服刑一年。

在狱中,拉德曼萌发了求知欲,常去狱中图书馆。他阅读各种法律书籍,接着就对那两个警察向联邦法庭提出了起诉。他声称两人袭击他,他开枪纯属自卫。他们还狠揍了他一顿,把他的一个手指都打断了。他说这是剥夺了他的公民权,为此他要求15万美元的赔偿。

史密斯听说了一这诉讼之后,对拉德曼的厚颜无耻怒不可遏。于是他起诉拉德曼枪击自己。

\我不是为了钱。我只是想一定要让他在民事诉讼案中同样被判有罪。\

陪审团和史密斯的看法相同。后来陪审团判定他应从拉德曼那儿获得3万5千美元赔偿金。可这笔钱史密斯至今连一个子儿都没见着。

原来,罗斯蒙特的保险公司认定,跟拉德曼打民事诉讼官司连诉讼费用都捞不回来。于是保险公司提出给拉德曼6千美元了结这事。(3)他可不是傻瓜,赶紧接受了。没有几个人枪伤了警察,还能因此捞进6千美元。

史密斯的律师向处理这一案件的联邦法官提交了有关法律文件,强令保险公司将6千美元给史密斯,而不是给拉德曼。这多少还说得过去,因为曾持枪伤人的拉德曼的确欠原来当警察的史密斯3万5千美元。

可是,不知由于什么原因,那位联邦法官为此大为恼火。他抱怨说史

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