练习材料
[Day 2422 2021-05-13]
L53-3:
In the public interest
/ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈpʌblɪk/ /ˈɪntrɪst/
The Ombudsman immediately wrote to the Chief of Police in
/ði/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ /rəʊt/ /tuː/ /ðə/ /ʧiːf/ /ɒv/ /pəˈliːs/ /ɪn/
the district asking him to send a record of the case. There
/ðə/ /ˈdɪstrɪkt/ /ˈɑːskɪŋ/ /hɪm/ /tuː/ /sɛnd/ /ə/ /ˈrɛkɔːd/ /ɒv/ /ðə/ /keɪs./ /ðeə/
was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner's
/wɒz/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈrɛkɔːd/ /tuː/ /ʃəʊ/ /ðæt/ /ðə/ /ˈfɒrɪnəz/
complaint was justified and the Chief of Police strongly
/kəmˈpleɪnt/ /wɒz/ /ˈʤʌstɪfaɪd/ /ænd/ /ðə/ /ʧiːf/ /ɒv/ /pəˈliːs/ /ˈstrɒŋli/
denied theaccusation. It was impossible for the
/dɪˈnaɪd/ /ði/ /ˌækju(ː)ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n./ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ /fɔː/ /ðiː/
Ombudsman to take action, but when he received a similar
/ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ /tuː/ /teɪk/ /ˈækʃ(ə)n,/ /bʌt/ /wɛn/ /hiː/ /rɪˈsiːvd/ /ə/ /ˈsɪmɪlə/
complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he
/kəmˈpleɪnt/ /frɒm/ /əˈnʌðə/ /ˈfɒrɪnər/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /seɪm/ /ˈvɪlɪʤ,/ /hiː/
immediately sent one of his lawyers to investigate the
/ɪˈmiːdiətli/ /sɛnt/ /wʌn/ /ɒv/ /hɪz/ /ˈlɔːjəz/ /tuː/ /ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt/ /ðiː/
matter. The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed
/ˈmætə./ /ðə/ /ˈlɔːjər/ /ˌæsəˈteɪnd/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /pəˈliːsmən/ /hæd/ /ɪnˈdiːd/
dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions. The fact
/dɛlt/ /ˈrʌfli/ /wɪð/ /ˈfɒrɪnəz/ /ɒn/ /ˈsɛvrəl/ /əˈkeɪʒənz./ /ðə/ /fækt/
that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could
/ðæt/ /ðə/ /pəˈliːsmən/ /wɒz/ /ˈprɛʤʊdɪst/ /əˈgɛnst/ /ˈfɒrɪnəz/ /kʊd/
not be recorded in the official files. It was only possible for
/nɒt/ /biː/ /rɪˈkɔːdɪd/ /ɪn/ /ði/ /əˈfɪʃəl/ /faɪlz./ /ɪt/ /wɒz/ /ˈəʊnli/ /ˈpɒsəbl/ /fɔː/
the Ombudsman to find this out by sending one of his
/ði/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmən/ /tuː/ /faɪnd/ /ðɪs/ /aʊt/ /baɪ/ /ˈsɛndɪŋ/ /wʌn/ /ɒv/ /hɪz/
representatives to check the facts. The policeman in
/ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪvz/ /tuː/ /ʧɛk/ /ðə/ /fækts./ /ðə/ /pəˈliːsmən/ /ɪn/
question was severely reprimanded and was informed that if
/ˈkwɛsʧən/ /wɒz/ /sɪˈvɪəli/ /ˈrɛprɪmɑːndɪd/ /ænd/ /wɒz/ /ɪnˈfɔːmd/ /ðæt/ /ɪf/
any further complaints were lodged against him, he would
/ˈɛni/ /ˈfɜːðə/ /kəmˈpleɪnts/ /wɜː/ /lɒʤd/ /əˈgɛnst/ /hɪm,/ /hiː/ /wʊd/
be prosecuted. The Ombudsman's prompt action at once
/biː/ /ˈprɒsɪkjuːtɪd./ /ði/ /ˈɒmbʊdzmənz/ /prɒmpt/ /ˈækʃ(ə)n/ /æt/ /wʌns/
put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone
/pʊt/ /ən/ /ɛnd/ /tuː/ /ən/ /ʌnˈplɛznt/ /ˈpræktɪs/ /wɪʧ/ /maɪt/ /hæv/ /gɒn/
unnoticed.
/ʌnˈnəʊtɪst./
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
1/ 單詞
accusation- n．谴责，指控
ascertain - v．查出，查明
dealt roughly - 大致處理
prejudiced - adj．有偏见的，不公平的
lodged against - 提出反對
got unnoticed - 不了了之
2/音標
ascertain /'æsə'tein/
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