unit1-A-Brush-with-the-Law汇总

ABrushwiththeLawUnitOneABrushwiththeLawashortfightorquarrel与警察的一场小冲突BeforeReadingThepoliceWhatisthefunctionofthetitle?Arousereaders’interest1Produceaneffectofhumor2Strengthentheimpactonreaders3BeforeReadingDressyourarticleupwithagoodtitleCatchreader’sattention1Summarizethecontent2Putforwardapresupposition43ShowourpositionorattitudeBeforeReadingABrushwiththeLawpurpose?BeforeReadingMaintainpeaceandorderProtecttherightsofcitizensSecurejusticeandpunishwrong-doerslawBeforeReadingGlobalReadingStructurePartOne:(paragraph1)PartTwo:(paragraph2-20)PartThree:(paragraph21-22)Thenarratorhasoncebeenintroublewiththelaw,whichwasaratherunpleasantexperience.ThenarratorwasarbitrarilyarrestedandreleasedThenarratorbelievesthatifhehadcomefromadifferentbackground,hewouldhavebeenfoundguilty.GlobalReading1.PartDivisionoftheText…Thewholeprocess…wasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.Part.1IntroductionGlobalReading…Thewholeprocess…wasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.Part.1IntroductionGlobalReadingatthetimebeingarrestedtakentocourtunpleasantexperiencenowagoodstorydisturbingmyarrestmyreleaseBeforeReading1.Whatfunctiondoesthefirstsentenceinthispartserve?Itservesasatopicsentenceofthewholepassage.Alltheothersentencesinthewholepassagearewrittenaroundthistopic.Part.1IntroductionPart.1Introduction2.Whichwordinthelastsentenceofthispartindicatestheauthor’sattitudetowardshisunpleasantexperience?andwhatishisattitude?Thewordis“arbitrary”.Ittellsthereadersthatwhatthepolicedidintheincidentwasbasedontheirownopinionsratherthanonevidence.3.TranslatethelastsentenceintoChinese.这次经历令人可恼之处在于围绕着我的被捕以及随后庭上审讯而出现的种种武断专横的情况。BeforeReadingPart2.thewholeprocessReadthisstoryagainandfindoutthefollowingelementsofthestory.TimePlaceMainCharactersHappeninginFebruary12yearsago,betweenthetimeafterthenarrator’sgraduationfrommiddleschoolandbeforethenarrator’senteringtheuniversityRichmond,asuburbofLondonthenarratorandthetwopolicementhenarrator’sarbitraryarrestandrelease2.Whydoestheauthorthinkhisreleasefromthechargearbitrary?1.Whydoestheauthorthinkhisarrestarbitrary?BeforeReadingPart.2thewholeprocess1.Whydoestheauthorthinkhisarrestarbitrary?misunderstandingBeforeReadingGotouniversitythefollowingOctoberLookingforatemporaryjobfortraveling1.timeunemployedBeforeReading2.weatherItwasafineday.Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.seekingatargetBeforeReading3.appearanceAtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties’“youthcounterculture”.symbolofadisreputableyoungguyBeforeReading4.attitude…Iwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,”…?”inthemostcasualandconversationaltone...habitualoffenderBeforeReadingarrestarbitrarycommonBeforeReadingWhydoestheauthorthinkhisreleasefromthechargearbitrary?1)Hehadthe“right”accent,thatis,heprobablyhadreceivedagoodeducation.2)Hehadrespectable,middle-classparentsincourt,thatis,hewasfroma“good”family;3)Hehadreliablewitnesses;4)Hecouldaffordaverygoodsolicitor,thatis,hisfamilywasrichenoughtohireagoodlawyer.GlobalReadingPartThreeParagraph21---22GlobalReading“Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou”“Lookhere,doyouknowwhoyouaretalkingto?Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!”GlobalReadingLanguagePointsDetailedReading•takelegalactionagainstsb.对某人提出诉讼•ItoldhimthatIwouldtakehimtocourtifhedidnotrepaythemoneyinaweek.takesb.tocourtDetailedReading...itmakesagoodstorynow:...itprovidesmaterialforagoodstorynow.为好故事提供了素材Examples:—Icedteamakesanexcellentdrinkinsummer.DetailedReadingarbitrary:basedonone’sownopiniononly,notonreason任意的，武断的(rash)---Ifaleadermakesdecisionswithoutconductinginvestigations,heisbeingarbitrary.arbitratev.仲裁，公断arbitrationn.arbitratorn.仲裁者DetailedReadingcircumstancen.环境，条件，形势；(usu.pl.)情况，经济状况underthecircumstances在这种情况下in(under)nocircumstances决不，无论如何也不DetailedReadingdue:1)expectedtoarriveorbeready;supposed(to)预期的，约定的ThenexttraintoNanjingisduetoleaveatten.2)tobepaidorreturned到期的ThebooksareduetodaybutIwanttorenewsomeofthem.dueto由于，因为；归因于induetime(course)在适当的时候DetailedReadingsaveup:keepforfutureuse储蓄—Ittookhimayeartosaveupenoughmoneyforacomputer.DetailedReadingtakeone'stime:nothurry;dosth.inanunhurriedway慢慢来，不着急—It’sbettertotakeyourtimeoverapieceofworkanddoitproperlythantohurryandmakemistakes.(从从容容做件工作并把它做好要比忙中出错好。)DetailedReading…thistimeinuniform…:thesecondpolicemanwaswearinguniformwhilethefirstwasobviouslyinplainclothes…Iwasleftinnodoubt:Ibecamecompletelycertainoftheseriousnessofthematter;Irealizedthatitwasnojokeandtheymeantbusiness.DetailedReadingcommit:dosth(wrong,bad,orunlawful)干（坏事），犯（错误、罪等）—Ifwefailtounderstandthis,weshallcommitalotofmistakes.commitamistake犯错误commitcrime犯罪commitmurder犯谋杀罪commitsuicide自杀DetailedReadingperfectlystraightface:afaceshowingnoem