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1、,Unit 1 A Brush With the law,Contents,I. Warm-up Questions II. Key Words & Expressions III. Background Information IV. Global reading V. Detailed reading VI. Exercises,I. Warm-up questions,1. What do you think is the purpose of law? to maintain peace and order to protect the rights of citizens to se
2、cure justice and to punish wrong-doers 2. Do you think that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law? not the law that is to blame law maybe unjustly applied in certain situations,II. Key words and expressions,brush n. 小冲突；小接触 have a brush with sb under / in the circumstances在这种情况下, 既然如此 under / in
3、no circumstances 在任何情况下都不 In no circumstances must a soldier leave his post. 3. subsequent + n. 接下来的 subsequent fate subsequent to + n 在之后 subsequent to marriage,4. counterculture: 反主流文化 counter-: prefix 前缀 反对，相反，回击，对应 e.g. counterattack: 反攻，反击 counterrevolution: 反革命 counterintelligence: 反情报 counter
4、part: 相对应的人或物,5. Magistrates 地方法官 Magistrates court，地方法庭 In England, a magistrate is a person appointed to try minor offences. In England, every district has a magistrates court. It is the lowest court of law. The magistrates court can only try people for minor, i.e. not very serious, offences. It c
5、annot give prison sentences totaling more than 12 months, nor can it order fines of more than 400 for one offence.,6. Lawyer Solicitor Barrister,Lawyer:,律师 the general term for anyone whose work is to advise his clients about the law and represent them in court,Solicitor:,slisit n 初级律师 a lawyer who
6、gives advice, appears in lower courts, and prepares cases for a barrister to argue in a higher court,Lawyer Solicitor Barrister,Barrister:,brist n. 出庭律师 a lawyer who has the right of speaking and arguing in the higher courts of law,7. dismiss dismiss the charges against sb. 驳回对某人的指控 dismiss sb. (fro
7、m a job) for sth. 因解雇某人 dismiss the class 下课 8. award: v. 授予，奖励，判给 award sb sth award sth to sb He was awarded damages of $50000. 他判得损害赔偿金五万美金。 The judges awarded both finalists equal points. 裁判判定决赛双方得分相等。,award & reward 这两个动词均有“给予奖励”之意。 award 强调指官方或经正式研究裁决后对有功者或竞赛优胜者所给予的奖励。 reward 指所给予的奖励。也可指为某事付酬金
8、。 The judge a large sum of money to those hurt in the explosion. He gave the children some chocolate to _them for behaving well. She wanted to_ the cleaners for their efforts.,cf. ed, -ful, -ive,respected a. 受人尊敬的 respectful a. 尊敬别人的 respective a. 各自的，分别的 respectively adv. 分别地 respecting prep. 关于，至于
9、,9.given: prep. 考虑到，假定 given + n. given + that-clause Given the circumstances, youve coped with the problem well enough. Given that none of your friends offered you any help when you were in trouble, what would you think of them?,Background information,Before Reading_2_1,The Sixties “Youth Countercu
10、lture” 六十年代的“青年反主流文化”,1. The concept of “counterculture”:,The word “counterculture” was coined in the 1960s for the attitudes and life styles of many young people who rejected conventional social values and demanded more personal freedom,2. Countries:,U.S., Britain, France, other western countries,3
11、. Time:,from the 1960s to the late 1970s,4. Behavior rejected conventional social values ,looked for new life style, and demanded more personal freedom indulged in sex, drugs, alcohol, rock music wearing long hair , unusual clothes,Before Reading_2_1.1,The word “counterculture” was coined in the 196
12、0s for the attitudes and life styles of many young people who rejected conventional social values and demanded more personal freedom. The counterculture first arose in the U.S. during the 1960s and soon spread to Britain, France and other western countries. These young people were opposed to the Vie
13、tnam War and dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs in their society. Yet, unable to find a more constructive way of struggling against these, they indulged themselves in sex, drugs, alcohol and rock music and took great pride in wearing long hair and unusual clothes and in taking up anythi
14、ng that was unconventional. The counterculture declined in the late 1970s.,Before Reading_3_1,Hippy / Hippie,1. Time:,the late 1960s,2. Countries:,U.S., Canada, U.K., some other countries,3. Behavior:,nonviolent anarchy concern for the environment rejection of Western materialism being dressed in un
15、usual clothes living in group together taking drugs,Hippie, member of a youth movement of the late 1960s, was characterized by nonviolent anarchy, concern for the environment, and rejection of Western materialism. The hippie movement started in the United States and then spread to Canada, the United
16、 Kingdom, and many other countries. The hippies formed a politically outspoken, antiwar, artistically prolific counterculture in North America and Europe. The hippies were usually dressed in unusual clothes and lived in group together and took drugs.,Middle class In Britain: It refers to the class of people between the nobility and the working class. It includes professional men (such as doctors, lawyers and archite
