练习材料:L35-1:Justice was done 时长:1'30
The word justice is usually associated with courts of law.
ðə wɜːd ˈʤʌstɪs ɪz ˈjuːʒʊəli əˈsəʊʃɪeɪtɪd wɪð kɔːts ɒv lɔː.
We might say that justice has been done when a man's innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt.
wiː maɪt seɪ ðæt ˈʤʌstɪs hæz biːn dʌn wɛn ə mænz ˈɪnəsəns ɔː gɪlt hæz biːn pruːvd bɪˈjɒnd daʊt.
Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.
ˈʤʌstɪs ɪz pɑːt ɒv ðə ˈkɒmplɛks məˈʃiːnəri ɒv ðə lɔː.
Those who seek it, undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.
ðəʊz huː siːk ɪt, ˌʌndəˈteɪk ən ˈɑːdjʊəs ˈʤɜːni ænd kæn ˈnɛvə biː ʃʊə ðæt ðeɪ wɪl faɪnd ɪt.
Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
ˈʤʌʤɪz, haʊˈɛvə waɪz ɔːr ˈɛmɪnənt, ɑː ˈhjuːmən ænd kæn meɪk mɪsˈteɪks.
There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
ðeər ɑː reər ˈɪnstənsɪz wɛn ˈʤʌstɪs ˈɔːlməʊst ˈsiːsɪz tuː biː ən ˈæbstrækt kənˈsɛpt.
Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference.
rɪˈwɔːd ɔː ˈpʌnɪʃmənt ɑː ˈmiːtɪd aʊt kwaɪt ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt ɒv ˈhjuːmən ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns.
At such times, justice acts like a living force.
æt sʌʧ taɪmz, ˈʤʌstɪs ækts laɪk ə ˈlɪvɪŋ fɔːs.
When we use a phrase like it serves him right, we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
wɛn wiː juːz ə freɪz laɪk ɪt sɜːvz hɪm raɪt, wiː ɑː, ɪn pɑːt, ədˈmɪtɪŋ ðæt ə ˈsɜːtn sɛt ɒv ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz hæz ɪˈneɪbld ˈʤʌstɪs tuː ækt ɒv ɪts əʊn əˈkɔːd.
When a thief was caught on the premises of a large jewellery store one morning,
wɛn ə θiːf wɒz kɔːt ɒn ðə ˈprɛmɪsɪz ɒv ə lɑːʤ dʒuːəlri stɔː wʌn ˈmɔːnɪŋ,
the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right'.
ðə ʃɒp əˈsɪstənts mʌst hæv faʊnd ɪt ɪmˈpɒsəbl tuː rɪˈzɪst ðə tɛmpˈteɪʃən tuː seɪ ɪt sɜːvz hɪm raɪt
The shop was an old converted house with many large, disused fireplaces and tall, narrow chimneys. '
ðə ʃɒp wɒz ən əʊld kən'vɝtɪd haʊs wɪð ˈmɛni lɑːʤ, dɪsˈjuːzd ˈfaɪəˌpleɪsɪz ænd tɔːl, ˈnærəʊ ˈʧɪmniz. '
任务配置:L0+L4
知识笔记:
arduous adj. difficult and tiring, or needing a great deal of effort:
eg: In those days, a trip to the West was an arduous journey
cease v. to stop something (an action or condition):
eg: It was hard to accept that one day he would simply cease to exist.
interference n.an occasion when someone tries to interfere in a situation:
eg: She seems to regard any advice or help from me as interference.
premises n. the land and buildings owned by someone, especially by a company or organization:
eg: The company is relocating to new premises.
练习感悟:太难读了,这一篇长词好多 绕口且快