unit1abrushwiththelaw课文翻译大学英语三

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1、Unit1ABrushwiththeLawAyoungmanfindsthatstrollingalongthestreetswithoutanobviouspurposecanleadtotroublewiththelaw.OnemisunderstandingleadstoanotheruntileventuallyhemustappearincourtfortrialIhaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpl

2、easantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.InhappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasst

3、illlivingathomeatthetime.OnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotravelling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.It

4、musthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Iwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibrary，havingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymentthere，whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Tthoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Instead，hes

5、aidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared，thistimeinuniform，andIwasleftinnodoubt.'Butwhatfor?'Tasked.’’Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence，’hesaid.’Whatoffence?'Iasked.’Theft，’hesaid.'Theftofwhat?'Iasked.'M

6、ilkbottles/hesaid，andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!*Oh；Isaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea，particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen，hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties’'youthcountcrcultruc.Asa

7、result,Iwanttoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident，soIsaid，’Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?’inthemostcasualandconversationtoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation，anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputablecharacter.Afewminutes

8、laterapolice