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1、UNIT1ABrushWithTheLawBackgroundInformation1.MagistratesandthemagistratecourtInEngland,amagistrateisapersonappointedtotryminoroffences.Heiseitheranunpaidlayman夕卜行or,inLondonandsomeotherlargecities,apaidjudicial司法officer.InEngland,everydistricthasamagi
2、strate^court.Itisthelowestcourtoflaw.Themagistrates9courtcanonlytrypeopleforminor,i.e.notveryseriousoffences.Itcannotgiveprisonsentencestotalingmorethan12months,norcanitorderfinesofmorethan400poundsforoneoffence・2.Thesixties"youthcounterculture^Thewo
3、rd"counterculture^wascoinedinthe19601fortheattitudeandlifestyleofmanyyoungpeoplewhorejectedconventionalsocialvaluesanddemandedmorepersonalfreedom.ThecounterculturefirstaroseintheU・S.Duringthe1960'sandsoonspreadtoBritain,Franceandotherwesterncountries
4、.TheyoungpeoplewereopposedtotheVietnamWaranddissatisfiedwiththeexistingstateofaffairsintheirsociety.Yet,unabletofindamoreconstructivewayofstrugglingagainstthese,theyindulgedthemselvesinsex,drugs,alcoholandrockmusicandtookgreatprideinwearinglonghairan
5、dunusualclothesandintakingupanythingthatwasunconventional.Thecounterculturedeclinedinthelate19705s.SeetheHippiesandtheBeatGenerationinEssentialsofEnglishLearning.3•MiddleclassInBritain,themiddleclassreferstotheclassofpeoplebetweenthenobilityandthewor
6、kingclass.Itincludesprofessionalmen(doctor,lawyers,andarchitects),bankersownersofbusinessandsmallgentry.IntheUnitedStates,however,themiddleclassreferstotheclassofpeoplebetweentheverywealthyclassofunskilledlaborersandunemployedpeople.Itincludesbusines
7、smen,professionalpeople,officeworkers,manyskilledworkers.4.Warm-upActivity1)Whatisthepurposeofthelaw?Weallknowthatthechiefpurposeoflawaretomaintainpeaceandorder,toprotecttherightsofcitizens,tosecurejusticeandtopunishwrongOdoers-Goodlawsarethosethatar
8、econsideredtoservethecauseofjusticeforthesocietytowhichtheyapply.Butevengoodlawsmaybeunjustlyappliedormaybeunjustincertainsituations.Inthestorywearegoingtostudytoday,theauthortellsusaboutwhathappenedtohimmorethanadecadeago.Itwasreallyaveryunpleasante