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1、Unit3AHangingAHANGINGGeorgeOrwell1.ItwasinBurma,asoddenmorningoftherains.Wewerewaitingoutsidethecondemnedcells,arowofshedsfrontedwithdoublebars,likesmallanimalcages.Eachcellmeasuredabouttenfeetbytenandwasquitebarewithinexceptforaplankbedandapotfordrinkingwater.Insomeo
2、fthembrownsilentmenweresquattingattheinnerbars,withtheirblanketsdrapedroundthem.Thesewerethecondemnedmen,duetobehangedwithinthenextweekortwo.DetailedReading2.Oneprisonerhadbeenbroughtoutofhiscell.HewasaHindu,apunywispofaman,withashavenheadandvagueliquideyes.SixtallInd
3、ianwarderswereguardinghimandgettinghimreadyforthegallows.Twoofthemstoodbywithriflesandfixedbayonets,whiletheothershandcuffedhim,passedachainthroughhishandcuffsandfixedittotheirbelts,andlashedhisarmstightlytohissides.Theycrowdedverycloseabouthim,withtheirhandsalwaysonh
4、iminacareful,caressinggrip,asthoughallthewhilefeelinghimtomakesurehewasthere.Buthestoodquiteunresisting,yieldinghisarmslimplytotheropes,asthoughhehardlynoticedwhatwashappening.3.Eighto'clockstruckandabuglecallfloatedfromthedistantbarracks.Thesuperintendentofthejail,wh
5、owasstandingapartfromtherestofus,moodilyproddingthegravelwithhisstick,raisedhisheadatthesound."ForGod'ssakehurryup,Francis,"hesaidirritably."Themanoughttohavebeendeadbythistime.Aren'tyoureadyyet?"4.Francis,theheadjailer,afatDravidianinawhitedrillsuitandgoldspectacles,
6、wavedhisblackhand."Yessir,yessir,"hebubbled."Allissatisfactorilyprepared.Thehangmaniswaiting.Weshallproceed."5."Well,quickmarch,then.Theprisonerscan'tgettheirbreakfasttillthisjob'sover."6.Wesetoutforthegallows.Twowardersmarchedoneithersideoftheprisoner,withtheirrifles
7、attheslope;twoothersmarchedcloseagainsthim,grippinghimbyarmandshoulder,asthoughatoncepushingandsupportinghim.Therestofus,magistratesandthelike,followedbehind.7.Itwasaboutfortyyardstothegallows.Iwatchedthebarebrownbackoftheprisonermarchinginfrontofme.Hewalkedclumsilywi
8、thhisboundarms,butquitesteadily.Ateachstephismusclesslidneatlyintoplace,thelockofhaironhisscalpdancedupanddown,hisfeetprinte
