现代大学英语精读3lesson5

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1、PartFiveExtensionENTERExtensionOralworkQuotesTranslationPoem:anation’sstrengthSupplementaryreadingQuizContentsOralWorkRecreationofthecourtscenes.Discusswithyourpartnertofigureoutthecharacterofeachjurorandfindoutthesentencesthatsupportyourview.Whatwastheevidenc

2、eagainsttheboy?Howdiditfallpiecebypiecethroughthediscussion?TheendofOralWork.II.Quotes(onIrony)TheendofQuotes.Neitherironynorsarcasmisargument.RufusChoateIronyisaninsultconveyedintheformofacompliment.EdwinP.Whipple"Itisanoldandironichabitofhumanbeingstorunfasterw

3、henwehavelostourway."RolloMay"Thesupremeironyoflifeisthathardlyanyonegetsoutofitalive."RobertHeinlein在一些西方国家里，有一条指导刑事法庭的原则，即法庭必须排除任何有理由疑点而确定被告的罪行。也就是说，被告在被证明有罪之前应被认为是无罪的。有理疑点指的是一个普通、公正、诚实、理智并且谨慎的头脑里对被告罪行产生的疑点。从理论上说，在被告被证明有罪之前认为他有罪的观念能确保不判错案、不冤枉好人。在独幕剧《十二个愤怒的人》中，八

4、号陪审员就是利用这一原则来挽救那个小伙子的性命。他提出一个又一个有理疑点，最后终于使其他陪审员同意没有充分的证据证明那个小伙子是有罪的。但是在许多情况下，这个原则也可能有助于罪犯逃脱惩罚。如果一个罪犯很有钱，他就能雇用特别有能力的律师来为他辩护。假定他的律师们经验丰富，又精通法律，又愿意为了钱替任何人辩护，他们就难在证人的证词中挑出漏洞从而提出“有理”疑点。律师甚至还受过训练来回避对与错、有罪与无罪的问题想方设法使其委托人不进法庭，不进监狱。TranslationIII.TranslationTobecontinuedo

5、nthenextpage.III.TranslationTheendofTranslation.InsomecountriesintheWest,thereisaprincipleguidingacriminalcourt:thecourtmustprovethataccusedperson’sguiltbeyondreasonabledoubt.Inotherwords,theaccusedisheldinnocentuntilprovedguilty.Reasonabledoubtreferstothedoubtth

6、atcouldariseinthemindofanordinary,impartial,honest,reasonableandcautiouspersonwithreferencetotheaccused’sguilt.Intheory,theconceptofholdingtheaccusedinnocentuntilprovedguiltymakessurethatacaseisnotmisjudgedandthataninnocentpersonisnotunjustlytreated.Intheone-actp

7、layTwelveAngryMen,JurorNo.8usesthisconcepttosavetheboy’slife.Heraisesonereasonabledoubtafteranotheruntiltheotherjurorsagreethatthereisnoevidencetoprovethattheboyisguilty.However,inmanyothercases,thispracticemayalsohelpcriminalstoescapepunishment.Ifacriminalisvery

8、rich,hecanhireverycompetentlawyerstodefendhim.Ifhislawyersareexperiencedandsteepedinthelaw,andreadytodefendanyoneformoney,itwouldn’tbetoodifficultforthemtopick