大学英语精读第三册课文和单词(董亚芬版)

1、Unit 1TextA young man finds that strolling along the streets without an obviouspurpose can lead to trouble with the law. One misunderstanding leads toanother until eventually he must appear in court for trialA Brush with the LawI have only once been in trouble with the law. The whole process ofbeing

2、 arrested and taken to court was a rather unpleasant experience at thetime, but it makes a good story now. What makes it rather disturbing wasthe arbitrary circumstances both of my arrest and my subsequent fate incourt.In happened in February about twelve years ago. I had left school acouple of mont

3、hs before that and was not due to go to university until thefollowing October. I was still living at home at the time.One morning I was in Richmond, a suburb of London near where Ilived. I was looking for a temporary job so that I could save up some moneyto go travelling. As it was a fine day and I

4、was in no hurry, I was taking mytime, looking in shop windows, strolling in the park, and sometimes juststopping and looking around me. It must have been this obviousaimlessness that led to my downfall.It was about half past eleven when it happened. I was just walking outof the local library, having

5、 unsuccessfully sought employment there, when Isaw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking tome. I thought he was going to ask me the time. Instead, he said he was apolice officer and he was arresting me. At first I thought it was some kind ofjoke. But then another police

6、man appeared, this time in uniform, and I wasleft in no doubt.But what for? I asked.Wandering with intent to commit an arrestable offence, he said.What offence? I asked.Theft, he said.Theft of what? I asked.Milk bottles, he said, and with a perfectly straight face too!Oh, I said.It turned out there

7、had been a lot of petty thefts in the area, particularlythat of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps.Then I made my big mistake. At the time I was nineteen, had longuntidy hair, and regarded myself as part of the sixties youth countercultrue.As a result, I want to appear cool and unconcerned with th

8、e incident, so Isaid, How long have you been following me? in the most casual andconversation tone I could manage. I thus appeared to them to be quitefamiliar with this sort of situation, and it confirmed them in their belief that Iwas a thoroughly disreputable character.A few minutes later a police

9、 car arrived.Get in the back, they said. Put your hands on the back of the frontseat and dont move them.They got in on either side of me. I wasnt funny any more.At the police station they questioned me for several hours. I continuedto try to look worldly and au fait with the situation. When they ask

10、ed me whatI had been doing, I told them Id been looking for a job. Aha, I could seethem thinking, unemployed.Eventually, I was officially charged and told to report to RichmondMagistrates Court the following Monday. Then they let me go.I wanted to conduct my own defence in court, but as soon as my f

11、atherfound out what had happened, he hired a very good solicitor. We went alongthat Monday armed with all kinds of witnesses, including my English teacherfrom school as a character witness. But he was never called on to giveevidence. My trial didnt get that far. The magistrate dismissed the caseafte

12、r fifteen minutes. I was free. The poor police had never stood a chance.The solicitor even succeeded in getting costs awarded against the police.And so I do not have a criminal record. But what was most shocking atthe time was the things my release from the charge so clearly depended on.I had the ri

13、ght accent, respectable middle-class parents in court, reliablewitnesses, and I could obviously afford a very good solicitor. Given theobscure nature of the charge, I feel sure that if I had come from a differentbackground, and had really been unemployed, there is every chance that Iwould have been

14、found guilty. While asking for costs to be awarded, mysolicitors case quite obviously revolved around the fact that I had a brilliantacademic record.Meanwhile, just outside the courtroom, one of the policemen who hadarrested me was gloomily complaining to my mother that another youngsterhad been tur

15、ned against the police. You could have been a bit more helpfulwhen we arrested you, he said to me reproachfully.What did the mean? Presumably that I should have looked outragedand said something like, Look here, do you know who youre talking to? Iam a highly successful student with a brilliant acade

16、mic record. How dareyou arrest me! Then they, presumably, would have apologized, perhapseven taken off their caps, and let me on my way.NEW WORDSbrushn. brief fight or encounter小冲突；小接触process n. course; method, esp. one used in manufacture过程；制作法arbitrary a. based on ones own opinion only, not on rea

17、son任意的；武断的circumstance n. (usu. pl.) conditions, facts, etc. connected with anevent or person情况，环境subsequenta. following, later随后的，接下去的faten. what will happen or happened to sb. or sth.命运duea. expected; supposed (to)预期的；约定的；到期的temporarya. lasting only for a limited time暂时的strolla. walk at leisure散步，

18、闲逛obviousa. easily seen or understood; clear明显的，显而易见的downfall n. ruin垮台；衰落employmentn. ones regular work or occupation; job职业；工作wandervi. move about without a purpose闲逛；漫游commitvt. do (sth. wrong, bad, or unlawful)干(坏事) ，犯(错误、罪)arrestablea. deserving to be arrestedoffence (AmE offense)n. crime; the

19、hurting of feelings; something unpleasant罪行；冒犯；不愉快的事straight facea face or expression that shows no emotion, humor, or thought板着的脸pettya. small; unimportant小的；不足道的doorstepn. a step in front of a doorregardvt. consider in the stated way把.看作； 把认为(as)counterculturen. a culture, esp. of the young who op

20、pose the traditional standards andcustoms of their society反主流文化unconcerneda. not worried; untroubled; indifferent无忧虑的；淡漠的casuala. careless; informal漫不经心的，随便的conversationala. of or commonly used in talking会话(用)的confirmvt. make certain; support证实，肯定；确定beliefn. something believed; trust相信；信念；信仰thorough

21、lyad. completely; in every way完全地，彻底地thorough a.disreputablea. having or showing a bad character; having a bad name声名狼籍的worldlya. experienced in the ways of society老于世故的au faita. (F) familiar熟悉的；精通的ahaint. a cry of surprise, satisfaction, etc.啊哈！magistraten. civil officer acting as a judge in the lo

22、west courts地方法官conductvt. direct the course of; manage处理；主持；引导；指挥defence (AmE defense)n. the act of defending in court the person who has been charged辨护solicitorn. (esp. in Britain) lawyer who advises clients on legal matters and speakson their behalf in lower courts(初级)律师witnessn. a person who give

23、s evidence in a court of law; sth. serving as evidence orproof证人；证据trialn. the act or fact of examining and deciding a civil or criminal case by a lawcourt审判dismissvt. (of a judge) stop (a court case)驳回，对. 不予受理costn. (pl.) the cost of having a matter settled in a law court. esp. that paid to thewinn

24、ing party by the losing party诉讼费awardvt. give by a decision in court of law; give or grant by an official decision判给；授予accentn. way of speaking typical of the natives or residents of a region, or of anyother group口音；腔 调respectablea. deserving respect值得尊敬的reliablea. that may be relied or depended upo

25、n可靠的，可信赖的givenprep. taking into account; if allowed or provided with考虑到；假定obscurea. not clearly seen or understood模糊的；晦涩的guiltya. having broken a law; showing or feeling that one has done wrong有罪的；内疚的revolvev. (cause to) go round in a circle(使)旋转brillianta. causing great admiration or satisfaction;

26、splendid辉煌的；卓越的courtroomn. a room where a law court is held审判室meanwhilead. during the same period of time同时gloomilyad. depressedly, dejectedly忧郁地；沮丧地complain vi. speak in an unhappy, annoyed, dissatisfied way抱怨complaint n.reproachfully ad.责备地presumablyad. probablyoutragevt. arouse an ger or resen tm

27、e nt by injury or in suit弓丨起.的气愤successfula. having done what one has tried to do; having gained a high position in iife,ones job. etc.成 功的；有成就的apoiogizevi. say one is sorry道歉，谢罪apoiogy n.PHRASES & EXPRESSIONStake sb. to courtstart an action in iaw against sb.对某人提出诉讼a coupie of(informai) a smaii

28、 number of, a few, usuaiiy two少数，几(个) ； 一对save upkeep for future use; put money away in the form of savings储蓄take ones timedo sth. in a leisurely manner; not hurry慢慢来，不着急at firstat the beginning起先turn outprove to be结果；证明是call onask (sb.) to do sth. esp. formally要求stand a chancehave an opportunity; b

29、e likely to do or get sth.有机会，有希望revolve aroundhave as a center or main subjectturn against(cause to) oppose, be hostile toPROPER NAMESRichmond里士满(英国地名)Richmond Magistrates Court里士满地方法院Unit 2TextAunt Bettie is faced with a difficult decision. A wounded Union soldieris found hiding in a farmhouse nea

30、r her home. She has to decide whether tohelp him or let him be captured. What will she choose to do?The Woman Who Would Not TellJanice Keyser LesterI n ever did hate the Yan kees. All that hated was the war.Thats how my great-aunt Bettie began her story. I heard it many timesas a child, whenever my

31、family visited Aunt Bettie in the old house inBerryville, Virginia. Aunt Bettie was almost 80 years old then. But I couldpicture her as she was in the story she told mebarely 20, pretty, withbright blue eyes.Bettie Van Metre had good reason to hate the Civil War. One of herbrother was killed at Gett

32、ysburg, another taken prisoner. Then her younghusband, James, a Confederate officer, was captured and sent to anunknown prison camp somewhere.One hot day in late September Dick Runner, a former slave, came toBettie with a strange report. He had been checking a farmhouse half a mileaway from the Van

33、Metre home, a farmhouse he thought was empty. Butinside, he heard low groans. Following them to the attic, he found awounded Union soldier, with a rifle at his side.When Aunt Bettie told me about her first sight of the bearded man inthe stained blue uniform, she always used the same words. It was li

34、kewalking into a nightmare: those awful bandages, that dreadful smell. Thatswhat war is really like, child: no bugles and banners. Just pain and filth,futility and death.To Bettie Van Metre this man was not an enemy but rather a sufferinghuman being. She gave him water and tried to clean his terribl

35、e wounds.Then she went out into the cool air and leaned against the house, trying notto be sick as she thought of what she had seenthat smashed righthand, that missing left leg.The mans papers Bettie found in the attic established his identity: Lt.Henry Bedell, Company D, 11th Vermont V olunteers, 3

36、0 year old. Sheknew that she should report the presence of this Union officer to theConfederate army. But she also knew that she would not do it. This is howshe explained it to me: I kept wondering if he had a wife somewhere,waiting, and hoping, and not knowingjust as I was. It seemed to methat the

37、only thing that mattered was to get her husband back to her.Slowly, patiently, skillfully, James Van Metres wife fanned the spark oflife that flickered in Henry Bedell. Of drugs or medicines she had almostnone. And she was not willing to take any from the few supplies at theConfederate hospital. But

38、 she did the best she could with what she had.As his strength returned, Bedell told Bettie about his wife andchildren in Westfield, Vermont. And BedelL listened as she told him abouther brothers and about James. I knew his wife must be praying for him,Aunt Bettie would say to me, just as I was prayi

39、ng for James. It was strangehow close I felt to her.The October nights in the valley grew cold. The infection in Bedellswounds flared up. With Dick and his wife, Jennie, helping, she moved theUnion officer at night, to a bed in a hidden loft above the warm kitchen of herown home.But the next day, Be

40、dell had a high fever. Knowing that she must gethelp or he would die, she went to her long-time friend and family doctor.Graham Osborne.Dr. Osborne examined Bedell, then shook his head. There was littlehope, he said, unless proper medicine could be found.All right, then, Bettie said. Ill get it from

41、 the Yankees at HarpersFerry.The doctor told her she was mad. The Union headquarters werealmost 20 miles away. Even if she reached them, the Yankees would neverbelieve her story.Ill take proof, Bettie said. She went to the loft and came back with ablood-stained paper bearing the official War Departm

42、ent seal. This is arecord of his last promotion, she said. When I show it, theyll have tobelieve me.She made the doctor writer out list of the medical items he needed.Early the next morning she set off.For five hours she drove, stopping only to rest her horse. The sun wasalmost down when she finally

43、 stood before the commanding officer atHarpers Ferry.Gen. John D. Stevenson listened, but did not believe her. Madam, hesaid, Bedells death was reported to us.Hes alive, Bettie insisted. But he wont be much longer unless hehas the medicines on that list.Well, the general said finally, Im not going t

44、o risk the lives of a patroljust to find out. He turned to a junior officer. See that Mrs. Van Metre getsthe supplies. He brushed aside Betties thanks. Youre a brave woman,he said, whether youre telling the truth or not.With the medicines that Bettie carried to Berryville, Dr. Osbornebrought Bedell

45、through the crisis. Ten days later Bedell was hobbling on apair of crutches that Dick had made for him. I cant go on putting you indanger, Bedell told Bettie. Im strong enough to travel now. Id lie to goback as soon as possible.So it was arranged that Mr. Sam, one of Betties neighbors and friends,sh

46、ould go and help Bettie deliver Bedeel to Union headquarters at HarpersFerry in his wagon.They hitched Betties mare alongside Mr. Sams mule. Bedell lay downin an old box filled with hay, his rifle and crutches beside him.It was a long, slow journey that almost ended in disaster. Only an hourfrom the

47、 Union lines, two horsemen suddenly appeared. One pointed apistol, demanding money while the other pulled Mr. Sam from the wagon.Shocked, Bettie sat still. Then a rifle shot cracked out, and the man with thepistol fell to the ground dead. A second shot, and the man went sprawling. Itwas Bedell shoot

48、ing! Bettie watched him lower the rifle and brush the hayout of his hair. Come on, Mr. Sam, he said. Lets keep moving.At Harpers Ferry, the soldiers stared in surprise at the old farmer andthe girl. They were even more amazed when the Union officer with themissing leg rose from his hay-filled box.Be

49、dell was sent to Washington. There he told his story to Secretary ofWar Edwin M. Stanton. Stanton wrote a letter of thanks to Bettie and-signedan order to free James Van Metre from prison. But first James had to befound. It was arranged for Bedell to go with Bettie as she searched for herhusband.Rec

50、ords showed that a James Van Metre had been sent to a prisoncamp in Ohio. But when the ragged prisoners were paraded before Bettie,James was not there. A second prison was checked, with the same result.Bettie Van Metre fought back a chilling fear that her husband was dead.Then at Fort Delaware, near

51、 the end of the line of prisoners a tall manstepped out and stumbled into Betties arms. Bettie held him, tearsstreaming down her face. And Henry Bedell, standing by on his crutches,wept, too.NEW WORDStellv. act as an informer告发Yankeen. (in the Civil War) a native of any of the northern states; a cit

52、izen of the U.S.北方佬；美国佬great-auntn. an aunt of ones father or mother; sister of ones grandfather orgrandmothercivila.国内的； 民间的Confederatea. of or belonging to the Confederacy南部邦联的capturevt. make a prisoner of; seize俘虏；夺得unknowna. whose name, nature, or origin is not knownformera. of an earlier period

53、以前的farmhousen. the main house on a farm, where a farmer livesgroann. a sound made in a deep voice that expresses suffering, grief ordisapproval呻吟（声）atticn. the space just under the roof of a house, esp. that made into a low smallroom阁楼Union, then. those states that supported the Federal government o

54、f the U.S. duringthe Civil War; the U.S.A.（美国南北战争期间的）联邦政府；美国a. of or having to do with the Unionriflen.步枪awfula. terrible; very badbandagen. a narrow long piece of material, esp. cloth, for binding a wound or injury绷带dreadfula. very unpleasant or shocking; terriblebuglen. a musical wind instrument u

55、sually made of brass, used chiefly for militarysignals军号，喇叭filth n. disgusting dirt污秽futilityn. uselessnessfutile a.leanvi. support or rest oneself in a bent position靠，倚establishvt. find out or make certain of (a fact, answer, etc.), prove确立，证实identityn. who or what a particular person or thing is身份

56、identicala.同一的；完全相同的确良Lt.abbr. lieutenant陆军中尉companyn.连volunteern. person who joins the army, navy, or air force of his own free will presencen. being present in a placeskillfullyad. in a skillful manner灵巧地，娴熟地志愿兵skillfula. having or showing skillfanvt.扇，扇动；激起sparkn.火花flickervi. burn unsteadily; shi

57、ne with an unsteady lightdrugn. a medicine or substance used for medical purposessupplyn. (pl.) the food, equipment, etc. necessary for an army, expedition or thelike补给品prayvi.祈祷valleyn. a stretch of land between hills or mountains; the land through which astated river or great river system flows山谷；

58、流域infectionn.感染；传染infect vt.flarevi. burn with a bright, unsteady flame(火焰)闪耀loftn. a room under the roof of a building, attic阁楼ferryn.渡口；渡船headquartersn. (used with a sing. or pl. v. ) the place from which the chief of a police forceor the commanding officer of an army sends out orders司令部proofn. ev

59、idence showing that sth. is true证据bearvt. show; havesealn.印，图章itemn. a single thing among a set, esp. included in a list条；项commandinga. having command; in chargecommanding officer指挥官commandvt.指挥Gen.abbr. general将军madamn. respectful form of address to a woman (whether married or unmarried)夫人，太太，女士， 小

60、姐riskvt. endanger; take the chance ofpatroln. a small group of soldiers, vehicles, etc. sent out to search for the enemy,or to protect a place from the enemy巡逻队juniora. younger or lower in rank than anotherhobblevi. walk awkwardly; limp跛行；蹒跚crutchn. support used under the arm to help a lame person to walk拐杖