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新概念英语第三册听力材料Lesson35JusticewasdoneJusticewasdone伸张正义Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音,然后答复以下问题Thewordjusticeisgiventwodifferentmeaningsinthetext.WhatisthedistinctionbetweenthemThewordjusticeisusuallyassociatedwithcourtsoflaw.Wemightsaythatjusticehasbeendonewhenamansinnocenceorguilthasbeenprovedbeyonddoubt.Justiceispartoftheplexmachineryofthelaw.Thosewhoseekitundertakeanarduousjourneyandcanneverbesurethattheywillfindit.Judgeshoweverwiseoreminentarehumanandcanmakemistakes.Therearerareinstanceswhenjusticealmostceasestobeanabstractconcept.Rewardorpunishmentaremetedoutquiteindependentofhumaninterference.Atsuchtimesjusticeactslikealivingforce.Whenweuseaphraselikeitserveshimrightweareinpartadmittingthatacertainsetofcircumstanceshasenabledjusticetoactofitsownaord.Whenathiefwascaughtonthepremisesoflargejewellerystoreonmorningtheshopassistantsmusthavefounditimpossibletoresistthetemptationtosayitserveshimright.Theshopwasanoldconvertedhousewithmanylargedisusedfireplacesandtallnarrowchimneys.Towardsmiddayagirlheardamuffedcryingfrombehindonofthewalls.Asthecrywasrepeatedseveraltimessherantotellthemanagerwhopromptlyrangupthefirebrigade.Thecryhadcertainlyeformoneofthechimneysbutasthereweresomanyofthemthefirefighterscouldnotbecertainwhichoneitwas.Theylocatedtherightchimneybytappingatthewallsandlisteningforthemanscries.Afterchippingthroughawallwhichwaseighteeninchesthicktheyfoundthatamanhadbeentrappedinthechimney.Asitwasextremelynarrowthemanwasunabletomovebutthefirefighterswereeventuallyabletofreehimbycuttingahugeholeinthewall.Thesorry-lookingblackenedfigurethatemergedadmittedatoncethathehadtriedtobreakintotheshopduringthenightbuthadgotstuckinthechimney.Hehadbeentherefornearlytenhours.Justicehadbeendoneevenbeforethemanwashandedovertothepolice.Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语justicen.正义,公正;司法courtn.法院lawn.法律innocencen.无辜undertakev.承当;着手做arduousadj.艰苦的,艰难的abstractadj.抽象的conceptn.概念,观念meteout给予,处置interferencen.干预aordn.一致premisesn.房屋convertv.转变,改变disusedadj.不再用的,废弃的fireplacen.壁炉mufflev.捂住,厌抑chipv.砍,削,凿blackenv.使变黑emergev.(从某处)出现模板内容仅供参考 。