新概念第三册lesson 35 Justice was done

1、The word justice is given two different meanings in the text. What is the distinction between them? Listenjusticeusually(L1): abstract concept :part of the complex machinery of the lawperformed byhard to achieve (human, subjective)rare instances(L7):acts like a living forceact of its own accordIt se

2、rves him right.judgesillustrationillustrationThe word justice is usually associated with courts of law(法院，法庭）法院，法庭）. We might say that justice has been done when a mans innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt. Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law. Those who seek it undertake a

3、n arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it. Judges（法官）（法官）, however wise or eminent(有名望的有名望的), are human and can make mistakes. eminent :famous and admiredjusticen.正义，公正；司法(the ministry of justice ) injustice不公平，不公正-Justice is done. -正义得到伸张bring the criminal to justice.把罪犯缉拿归案,绳之

4、以法do justice to sb. 公平对待某人，给以公正的评价-那张照片不如你本人好看-That photo doesnt do you justice.do oneself justice 充分发挥自己的能力-She didnt do herself justice in the exam.beyond prep.(介词)：超出某种范围，限度，主要搭配名词beyond doubt 无可怀疑beyond belief 难以相信 beyond words 难以形容 beyond description 难以描述beyond question 难以质疑beyond hope 没有希望beyo

5、nd dispute 无可争议 beyond controversy 无可争辩 beyond imagination 难以想象 beyond measure难以衡量beyond understanding 难以理解 beyond comparison 无与伦比-Your beauty is beyond my description. -你的美是我无法用言词形容的。innocencen 无辜无辜 (guilt)innocenta.无辜的无辜的 (guilty)undertakev.承担，着手做承担，着手做undertake to do -He undertook to inform every

6、one concerned.-We undertake a investigation.承担，着手做：承担，着手做：start to doset out to doset about doingbe engaged in sth.undertake an arduous journeyarduousa.艰苦的，艰难的-Studying English is an arduous job.ous 结尾的形容词industrious a. 勤劳的laboriousa. 劳神的，费力的，吃力的There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to

7、 be an abstract concept. 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 ac

8、cord. in part：部分地，在某种程度上it serves him right. 他罪有应得，他活该justice almost ceases to be an abstract conceptcease: （正式）彻底的停止，暗指动作的突然性（正式）彻底的停止，暗指动作的突然性ceased to do 与动词不定式连用与动词不定式连用-His heart suddenly ceased to beat. 他的心脏突然停止了跳动。他的心脏突然停止了跳动。stop:（广泛，不正式）不强调方式，只强调结果（广泛，不正式）不强调方式，只强调结果-The car suddenly stoppe

9、d. 车突然停了。车突然停了。justice almost ceases to be an abstract conceptabstract a.抽象的抽象的 反义词：反义词： concept a. 具体的具体的 n.摘要，提要摘要，提要 make an abstract of sth. 做做的摘要的摘要 v.提取，提炼提取，提炼 abstract juice from an orange Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference mete out给予，处置mete out reward

10、 进行奖励mete out punishment 进行惩罚-Justice was meted out to them.-他们得到了公正的处理。 be independent of human interference be independent of 不受 interference n.干涉，干预 inter-1) 表示表示between “之间的之间的”international 国际的国际的inter-city 城市之间的城市之间的inter-racial 种族间的种族间的2) 表示表示“相互相互” interchange 互换互换 interact 相互作用相互作用 interrel

11、ate相互联系相互联系enable justice to act of its own accord. accordn/vi 一致一致in accord with : 和和一致一致out of accord with : 和和不一致不一致of ones own accord : 自然而然地自然而然地-Justice is done of its own accord.according to : 依据，根据依据，根据in accordance with : 依据（法律）依据（法律）The shop was an old converted house with many large, disu

12、sed（废弃的） fireplaces（壁炉） and tall, narrow chimneys （烟囱）. Towards midday, a girl heard a muffled cry coming from behind one of the walls. As the cry was repeated several times, she ran to tell the manager who promptly rang up the fire brigade. convert v.转变，改变convert to /into 把转变为muffled 听不清的，蒙住的 muffl

13、e v.捂住，压抑promptly = immediatelyring up 打电话给fire brigade 消防队When a thief was caught on the premises of a large jewellery store one morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist（抵抗）the temptation （诱惑）to say it serves him right. premises : n. 【pl.】经营场所，办公场所】经营场所，办公场所on the premis

14、es 在经营场所内在经营场所内 premise n. 前提，假设前提，假设residence : 住处（非常正式的用词）住处（非常正式的用词）dwelling : 供人居住的地方，也是非常正式的用词供人居住的地方，也是非常正式的用词 house : 住房住房housing : 房（总称）房（总称）the housing problem 住房住房问题问题 The cry had certainly come form one of the chimneys, but as there were so many of them, the fire fighters could not be cer

15、tain which one it was. They located the right chimney by tapping at the walls and listening for the mans cries. fire fighters 消防队员消防队员locate v. find out where sth. is 找到找到tap v.轻敲轻敲 n.水龙头，阀门水龙头，阀门They located the right chimney by tapping at the walls and listening for the mans cries.by tapping at th

16、e walls and listening for the mans cries and 连接前后形式要一致listen for : pay attention ,so as to be sure of hearing留神听（表示集中注意力，等待听到某种声音）-We are listening for the clock to announce the New Year.我们正等待新年钟声的敲响。-Im listening for your steps.我正倾听着你的脚步声。After chipping through a wall which was eighteen inches thic

17、k, they found that a man had been trapped in the chimney. As it was extremely narrow, the man was unable to move, but the fire fighters were eventually able to free him by cutting a huge hole in the wall. inch 英尺英尺(=2.54centimeters)foot 英寸英寸(=12 inches)There are 12 inches in a foot.The sorry-looking

18、, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney. He had been there for nearly ten hours. Justice had been done even before the man was handed over to the police. chip through a wallchip v.切下、削下、凿下（碎片、屑片）切下、削下、凿下（碎片、屑片）chip a hole 凿了一个洞凿了一个洞 n. 碎屑，碎片碎屑，碎片 ，薄片，芯片，薄片，芯片chips of wood 碎木屑碎木屑potato chips 薯片薯片chop : 砍砍 chop head 砍头砍头sorry-looking 满脸沮丧的 类似ugly-looking/good-looking;cheerful-looking/sad-looking blacken v. 使变黑 en作为形容词后