大學英語精讀第三冊課文和單詞(董亞芬版)

1、Unit1TextAyoungmanfindsthatstrollingalongthestreetswithoutanobviouspurposecanleadtotroublewiththelaw.Onemisunderstingleadstoanotheruntileventuallyhemustappearincourtftrial……ABrushwiththeLawIhaveonlyoncebeenintroublewitht

2、helaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetimebutitmakesagoodstynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestmysubsequentfateincourt.InhappenedinFebrua

3、ryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbefethatwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.OnemningIwasinRichmondasuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.Iwaslookingfatemparyjobsoth

4、atIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotravelling.AsitwasafinedayIwasinnohurryIwastakingmytimelookinginshopwindowsstrollingintheparksometimesjuststoppinglookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.Itwasab

5、outhalfpastelevenwhenithappened.IwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibraryhavingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymenttherewhenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Insteadhes

6、aidhewasapoliceofficerhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.ButthenanotherpolicemanappearedthistimeinunifmIwasleftinnodoubt.ButwhatfIasked.“Weringwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffencehesaid.WhatoffenceIaske

7、d.Thefthesaid.TheftofwhatIasked.Milkbottleshesaidwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!OhIsaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsintheareaparticularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdosteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwas

8、nieenhadlonguntidyhairregardedmyselfaspartofthesixtiesyouthcountercultrue.AsaresultIwanttoappearcoolunconcernedwiththeincidentsoIsaidHowlonghaveyoubeenfollowingmeinthemostcasualconversationtoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedt

9、othemtobequitefamiliarwiththisstofsituationitconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoughlydisreputableacter.Afewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.Getintheback“theysaid.Putyourhsonthebackofthefrontseatdontmovefaten.whatwillhapp

10、enhappenedtosb.sth.命運duea.expectedsupposed(to)預期的；約定的；到期的temparya.lastingonlyfalimitedtime暫時的strolla.walkatleisure散步，閑逛obviousa.easilyseenunderstoodclear明顯的，顯而易見的downfalln.ruin垮臺；衰落employmentn.onesregularwkoccupationjob職

11、業(yè)；工作wervi.moveaboutwithoutapurpose閑逛；漫游commitvt.do(sth.wrongbadunlawful)干（壞事），犯（錯誤、罪）arrestablea.deservingtobearrestedoffence(AmEoffense)n.crimethehurtingoffeelingssomethingunpleasant罪行；冒犯；不愉快的事straightfaceafaceexpressio