练习材料:
L35-1:Justice was done
The word justice is usually associated with courts of law. We might say that justice has been done when a man's innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt. Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law. Those who seek it, undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it. Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract conception. Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference. At such times, justice acts like a living force. When we use a phrase like it serves him right, we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord. When a thief was caught on the premises of a large fur store one morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right'. The shop was an old-fashioned one with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys. '
/ðə/ /wɜrd/ /ˈʤʌstəs/ /ɪz/ /ˈjuʒəwəli/ /əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtəd/ /wɪð/ /kɔrts/ /ʌv/ /lɔ/. /wi/ /maɪt/ /seɪ/ /ðæt/ /ˈʤʌstəs/ /hæz/ /bɪn/ /dʌn/ /wɛn/ /ə/ /mænz/ /ˈɪnəsəns/ /ɔr/ /gɪlt/ /hæz/ /bɪn/ /pruvd/ /bɪˈɑnd/ /daʊt/. /ˈʤʌstəs/ /ɪz/ /pɑrt/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /ˈkɑmplɛks/ /məˈʃinəri/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /lɔ/. /ðoʊz/ /hu/ /sik/ /ɪt/, /ˈʌndərˌteɪk/ /ən/ /ˈɑrʤuəs/ /ˈʤɜrni/ /ænd/ /kæn/ /ˈnɛvər/ /bi/ /ʃʊr/ /ðæt/ /ðeɪ/ /wɪl/ /faɪnd/ /ɪt/. /ˈʤʌʤɪz/, /ˌhaʊˈɛvər/ /waɪz/ /ɔr/ /ˈɛmənənt/, /ɑr/ /ˈhjumən/ /ænd/ /kæn/ /meɪk/ /mɪsˈteɪks/.
/ðɛr/ /ɑr/ /rɛr/ /ˈɪnstənsəz/ /wɛn/ /ˈʤʌstəs/ /ˈɔlˌmoʊst/ /ˈsisɪz/ /tu/ /bi/ /ən/ /ˈæbstrækt/ /kənˈsɛpʃən/. /rɪˈwɔrd/ /ɔr/ /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ /ɑr/ /ˈmitɪd/ /aʊt/ /kwaɪt/ /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/ /ʌv/ /ˈhjumən/ /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/. /æt/ /sʌʧ/ /taɪmz/, /ˈʤʌstəs/ /ækts/ /laɪk/ /ə/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /fɔrs/. /wɛn/ /wi/ /juz/ /ə/ /freɪz/ /laɪk/ /ɪt/ /sɜrvz/ /hɪm/ /raɪt/, /wi/ /ɑr/, /ɪn/ /pɑrt/, /ædˈmɪtɪŋ/ /ðæt/ /ə/ /ˈsɜrtən/ /sɛt/ /ʌv/ /ˈsɜrkəmˌstænsəz/ /hæz/ /ɛˈneɪbəld/ /ˈʤʌstəs/ /tu/ /ækt/ /ʌv/ /ɪts/ /oʊn/ /əˈkɔrd/. /wɛn/ /ə/ /θif/ /wʌz/ /kɑt/ /ɑn/ /ðə/ /ˈprɛməsəz/ /ʌv/ /ə/ /lɑrʤ/ /fɜr/ /stɔr/ /wʌn/ /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/, /ðə/ /ʃɑp/ /əˈsɪstənts/ /mʌst/ /hæv/ /faʊnd/ /ɪt/ /ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/ /tu/ /rɪˈzɪst/ /ðə/ /tɛmˈteɪʃən/ /tu/ /seɪ/ /ɪt/ /sɜrvz/ /hɪm/ /raɪt/. /ðə/ /ʃɑp/ /wʌz/ /ən/ /oʊld/-/ˈfæʃənd/ /wʌn/ /wɪð/ /ˈmɛni/ /lɑrʤ/, /dɪsˈjuzd/ /ˈfaɪərˌpleɪsəz/ /ænd/ /tɔl/, /ˈnɛroʊ/ /ˈʧɪmniz/. '
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
be associated with...与......联系在一起
court of law 法庭
beyond doubt 确凿无疑
innocence n.无罪
guilt n.有罪
the part of... ......的组成部分
assume responsibility 承担责任
undertake v.承担,着手做
arduous adj.艰难的,艰苦的
judge n.法官
however wise or eminent 不管多聪明与有名
however是连接副词,意为“不管...如何”,引导让步状语从句,通常省略主谓。
make mistake 犯错
rare instance 个别情况
cease v.结束
cease to do sth 不再是
abstract concept 抽象概念
mete out 给予
interference n.干预
at such times 在这种时候
accord n.一致
premises n.房屋
convert v.转变
disused adj.废弃的
fireplace n.壁炉
练习感悟:
Never leave the things until tomorrow you can do today.