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1、......Unit1TextAyoungmanfindsthatstrollingalongthestreetswithoutanobviouspurposecanleadtotroublewiththelaw.Onemisunderstandingleadstoanotheruntileventuallyhemustappearincourtfortrial……ABrushwiththeLawIhaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourt
2、wasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.InhappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.Ihadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowi
3、ngOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.OnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotravelling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingand
4、lookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.参考材料......Itwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Iwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibrary,havingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymentthere,whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasg
5、oingtoaskmethetime.Instead,hesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,andIwasleftinnodoubt.'Butwhatfor?'Iasked."Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence,'hesaid.'Whatoffence?'Iasked.'Theft,
6、'hesaid.'Theftofwhat?'Iasked.'Milkbottles,'hesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!'Oh,'Isaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea,particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartof
7、thesixties''youthcountercultrue.Asaresult,Iwanttoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,'Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?'inthemostcasualandconversationtoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathorou
8、ghlydisreputablecharacter.
