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1、大学英语精读材料3Unit1TextAyoungmanfindsthatstrol1ingalongthestreetswithoutanobviouspurposecanleadtotroublewiththelaw.Onemisunderstanding1eadstoanotherunti1eventuallyhemustappearincourtfortrialABrushwiththeLawIhaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourt
2、wasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt・InhappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.Thad1eftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowin
3、gOctober・Twassti111ivingathomeatthetime・OnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereT1ived・Twas1ookingforatemporaryjobsothatTcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotravelling.AsitwasafinedayandTwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strol1inginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlo
4、okingaroundme.Ttmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthat1edtomydownfal1.Ttwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Twasjustwalkingoutofthelocal1ibrary,havingunsuccessful!ysoughtemploymentthere,whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Tthoughthewasgoingtoaskmeth
5、etime・Instead,hesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke・Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,andIwasleftinnodoubt・'Butwhatfor?'Iasked・''Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence,'hesaid.JWhatoffence?^Iasked・'Theft,'hesaid・JThef
6、tofwhat?'Iasked・，Milkbottles,Jhesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!'Oh,'Isaid・Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea,particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps・ThenImademybigmistake・AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties，'yo
7、uthcountercultrue・Asaresult,Iwanttoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,'Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?，inthemostcasualandconversationtoneIcouldmanage・Ithusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputabl
8、echaracter.Afewminu
