资源描述:
《阅读冲刺3_英语考试_外语学习_教育专区》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、“Lucky”LordLucan——AliveorDeadOn8thNovember1974LordLucan,aBritisharistocrat,vanished.Thedaybefore,hischildren’snannyhadbeenbrutallymurderedandhiswifehadbeenattackedtoo.TothisdaytheBritishpublicarestillinterestedinthemurdercasebecauseLucanhasneverbeenfound.Now,over30yearslater,thepoliceh
2、avereopenedthecase,hopingthatnewDNAtechniqueswillhelpsolvethismurdermystery.1Peoplesuspectedthat“Lucky”,ashewascalledbyfriends,wantedtokillhiswifehenolongerlivedwith.TheysaythatLucanenteredhisoldhouseandinthedark,killedthenannybymistake.Hisestrangedwifeheardnoises,camedownstairsandwasa
3、lsoattacked,butmanagedtoescape.Sevenmonthsafterthemurder,ajuryconcludedthatLucanhadkilledthenanny.Whathappenednextisunclear,butthereareseveraltheorieswhichfallintooneofthreecategories:hemayhavekilledhimself,hecouldhaveescapedorhemighthavebeenkilled.Itappearsthatthenightafterthemurder,“
4、Lucky”borrowedacaranddroveit,Lucan’sfriendAspinallsaidinaninterviewthathethoughtLucanhadcommittedsuicidebysinkinghisboatintheEnglishChannel.Anotherversionofeventssaysthat“Lucky”lefttheblood-soakedcaronthecoastandtookaferrytoFrance.2Hewasmettherebysomeonewhodrovehimtosafetyinanothercoun
5、try.However,afteratime,hisrescuersbecameworriedthattheywouldbecomeinvolvedinthemurdertooandsoLucanwaskilled.AfurtherfascinatingtheorywasmadeinthebookDeadLuckybyDuncanMacLaughlin,aformerdetective.HebelievesthatLucantraveledtoGoa,India,whereheassumedtheidentityofaMrBarryHaplin.Lucanthenl
6、ivedinGoatillhisdeathin1996.Intheendtheclaimturnedouttobeacaseofmistakenidentity.Themanwhodiedin1996wasreallyHaplin,anex-schoolteacherturnedhippy.Sowhatisthetruthabout“Lucky”?DNAtestinghassolvedmanymurdercases,butwhoknowsifitcanclosethebookonthisone.3词汇:Vanishv.消失suiciden.自杀Casen.案件det
7、ectiven.侦探Nannyn.保姆注释:1.Now,over30yearslater,thepolicehavereopenedthecase,hopingthatnewDNAtechniqueswillhelpsolvethismurdermystery.30多年后的今天,警察重新调查案件,希望新的DNA技术帮助揭开这个谋杀之谜。2.Anotherversionofeventssaysthat“Lucky”lefttheblood-soakedcaronthecoastandtookaferrytoFrance.另一个版本是说“幸运的”把被血染了的车子扔在