练习材料:
Justice was done Part-1
ˈʤʌstɪs wɒz dʌn pɑːt-1
伸张正义
The word justice is usually associated with courts of law. We might say that justice has been done when a man's innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt. Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law. Those who seek it undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it. Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept. Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference. At such times, justice acts like a living force. When we use a phrase like 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
When a thief was caught on the premises of large jewellery store on morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right.' The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys.
ðə wɜːd ˈʤʌstɪs ɪz ˈjuːʒʊəli əˈsəʊʃɪeɪtɪd wɪð kɔːts ɒv lɔː. wiː maɪt seɪ ðæt ˈʤʌstɪs hæz biːn dʌn wɛn ə mænz ˈɪnəsəns ɔː gɪlt hæz biːn pruːvd bɪˈjɒnd daʊt. ˈʤʌstɪs ɪz pɑːt ɒv ðə ˈkɒmplɛks məˈʃiːnəri ɒv ðə lɔː. ðəʊz huː siːk ɪt ˌʌndəˈteɪk ən ˈɑːdjʊəs ˈʤɜːni ænd kæn ˈnɛvə biː ʃʊə ðæt ðeɪ wɪl faɪnd ɪt. ˈʤʌʤɪz, haʊˈɛvə waɪz ɔːr ˈɛmɪnənt, ɑː ˈhjuːmən ænd kæn meɪk mɪsˈteɪks.
ðeər ɑː reər ˈɪnstənsɪz wɛn ˈʤʌstɪs ˈɔːlməʊst ˈsiːsɪz tuː biː ən ˈæbstrækt ˈkɒnsɛpt. rɪˈwɔːd ɔː ˈpʌnɪʃmənt ɑː ˈmiːtɪd aʊt kwaɪt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɒv ˈhjuːmən ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns. æt sʌʧ taɪmz, ˈʤʌstɪs ækts laɪk ə ˈlɪvɪŋ fɔːs. wɛn wiː juːz ə freɪz laɪk ɪt sɜːvz hɪm raɪt, wiː ɑː, ɪn pɑːt, ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðæt ə ˈsɜːtn sɛt ɒv ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz hæz ɪˈneɪbld ˈʤʌstɪs tuː ækt ɒv ɪts əʊn əˈkɔːd.
wɛn ə θiːf wɒz kɔːt ɒn ðə ˈprɛmɪsɪz ɒv lɑːʤ ˈʤuːəlri stɔːr ɒn ˈmɔːnɪŋ, ðə ʃɒp əˈsɪstənts mʌst hæv faʊnd ɪt ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː rɪˈzɪst ðə tɛmpˈteɪʃən tuː seɪ ɪt sɜːvz hɪm raɪt.' ðə ʃɒp wɒz ən əʊld kənˈvɜːtɪd haʊs wɪð ˈmɛni lɑːʤ, dɪsˈjuːzd ˈfaɪəˌpleɪsɪz ænd tɔːl, ˈnærəʊ ˈʧɪmniz.
“正义”这个词常常是同法庭连在一起的。当某人被证据确凿地证明无罪的时候,我们也许会说正义得到了伸张。正义是复杂的法律机器组成部分。那些寻求正义的人走的是一条崎岖的道路,从来没有把握他们最终将到正义。法官无论如何聪明与有名,毕竟也是人,也会出差错的。
在个别情况下,正义不再是一种抽象概念。奖惩的实施是不受人意志支配的。在这种时候,正义像一种有生命的力量行使其职能。当我们说“他罪有应得”这句话的时候,我们部分承认了某种特定的环境使得正义自动地起了作用。
一天上午,当一个小偷在一家大型珠宝店里被人抓住的时候,店员一定会忍不住说:“他罪有应得。”那是一座老式的、经过改造的房子,店里有许多废置不用的大壁炉和又高又窄的烟囱。
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知识笔记:
单词与短语
arduous/ˈɑːdjʊəs/requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult:
ceases to/ ˈsiːsɪz tuː /不再是
can never be sure that 从来无法把握某事
There are rare instances when 在个别情况下...
mete:to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out):to mete out punishment.
At such times有这种时候
a certain set of circumstances某种特定的环境
enable sth to act of its own accord使某事自动起了作用
find it impossible resist the temptation to do sth忍不住做某事
it serves him right罪有应得
converted/kənˈvɜːtɪd/noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type:
disused/ dɪsˈjuːzd/no longer used
感悟:现在复述每次听2-3次,重复复述,不过像今天这种文章,听错、复述错的概率还是蛮高,故事部分会更好复述一些。