翻译练习:来自新概念英语3 lesson 35
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 arduousjourney and can never be sure that they will find it. Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
There are rareinstances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract conception. Reward orpunishment are meted out quite independent of human interference. At suchtimes, justice acts like a living force. When we use a phrase like it serveshim right, we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances hasenabled justice to act of its own accord.
官方翻译:"正义"这个词常常是同法庭连在一起的。当某人被证据确凿地证明无罪的时候,我们也许会说正义得到了伸张。正义是复杂的法律机器组成部分。那些寻求正义的人走的是一条崎岖的道路,从来没有把握他们最终将到达正义。法官无论如何聪明与有名,毕竟也是人,也会出差错的。
在个别情况下,正义不再是一种抽象概念。奖惩的实施是不受人意志支配的。在这种时候,正义像一种有生命的力量行使其职能。当我们说"他罪有应得"这句话的时候,我们部分承认了某种特定的环境使得正义自动地起了作用。
翻译练习:正义这个单词通常都会与法庭关联在一起。我们也许会说当一个人是有罪还是清白并且证据确凿的时候,正义已经完成了使命。正义是法律这个复杂的机器当中的一部分。那些寻求正义的人,在他们最终找到公理前就开展了一次艰险未知的旅程。而法官,不管他多么睿智多么有名望,都是凡人,而凡人都会犯错。在极少情况下,正义几乎变成了一个抽象的概念。奖惩都杜绝了人类意志的干扰。在这样的时刻,正义更像是扮演了一种生活历练以行使其职能。但我们使用了一个短语比如说:他恶贯满盈(罪有应得),从某种程度上来说,我们也就是承认了,在某一特定的环境下,正义使得他所做的付出了应有的代价,发挥了应有的作用。
一.单词与词组
1.cease to be:不再是
2.meted out:给予
3.in rare instances;罕见的情况下
4.at such times 在这样的时刻
5.of one‘s accord’,of one‘s’will
二.课文详解
①重点单词;justice
n.正义,公正;司法
Justice is done正义得到伸张
bring justice to the
criminal把罪犯缉拿归案
do justice to sb公正地对待某人 give oneself up to justice自首 in justice to sth/…公正起见
Eg: They decided to investigate the case in justice to person.为了对这件案件公正起见,他们决定调查这个案件
law n.法律
take law into one's own hand无法无天
take the law of sb控告
at law在诉讼中
within the law合法
outside the law不合法
lawyer律师
lawful有法可依的
laefully adv.
lawless无法可依的
lawlessly adv.
innocence n.无辜
inocent adj.无辜的
undertake v.承担,着手做
take up
undertake to do承担,开始做
开始做…………
start to do sth/ take off doing sth / beengaged in sth / set out to do / set about doing / perform sth.
1.The word justice is usually associatedwith courts of law.be associated with =
be connected with , be related to :与...相联系
句型:写作模板---
描写特点 或 表达A是B的重要组成部分
温柔这个词常常与女性相联系。
The word gentle isusually associated with women.
2.We might say thatjustice has been done when a man's innocence or guilt has been proved beyonddoubt.
we might say that:我们也许会说(一种不太肯定的口气)Ex
Wemight say that justice has been done.
beyond:prep.超出某种程度,限度,主要是和名词进行搭配
beyond doubt无可怀疑
Hehas been proved to be innocent beyond doubt.
Yourbeauty is beyond my description.
写作模板---引用反方观点第一句
§The idea that…is beyond me.
§Those who feel that …might argue that…
3.Justice is part of the complex machineryof the law.
part of:部分,前面没有冠词Ex
Onlypart of his story is true.
比较
parts of:几部分,若干部分
Partsof the log book were recognized. .
Largeparts of the house were destroyed in the fire.
无论是part of还是parts of后面都要带单数名词
2.4.Those who seek it, undertake an arduousjourney and can never be sure that they will find it.
背诵句型
5.Judges, however wise or eminent, arehuman and can make mistakes.
however = no matter how
可用于描述缺点
计算机无论如何快速方便,毕竟也是一台机器,不能代替人类。
Computers, however quick and convenient ,are machines and
can not take the place of human.
6.There are rare instances when justicealmost ceases to be an abstract concept.
There are rare instances when:在极个别的情况下
cease:(正式)彻底地停止,暗指动作的突然性比较
ceased to do:与动词不定式连用
Hisheart suddenly ceased to beat.
stop:(广泛,不正式)不强调方式,只强调结果
Thecar suddenly stopped.
7.Reward or punishment are meted out quiteindependent of human interference.
quite independent of human interference:形容词短语做定语,说明主句的状况
8.At such times, justice acts like aliving force.
at such times:在有的时候
9.When we use a phrase like 'it serves himright', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances hasenabled justice to act of its own accord.
句子分析
句子的主干:we are , in part , admitting that ...
enabled sb. to do:使...能够做某事
of its own accord:自然而然的
三.语法知识补充
形容词短语做定语:形容词短语作定语,通常放在所修饰词的后面,
This is a subject worthy of careful study.
She owns a diamond worth four thousand pounds.
Lei Feng was a good comrade,always ready to help others.
I live in the house next to our school.