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2.TheSixties’“YouthCounterculture”3.Hippy/Hippie

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1.AnEnglishSong—KidsWannaRockBeforeReading_1_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTheBackgroundoftheSong

Theideafor“KidsWannaRock”beganonesummernightin1984attheQueenElizabethTheatreinVancouver,whereBryanandIandmywifeRachelhadgonetoseeaperformancebyThomasDolby.Withalltheelectronicsoundsandroboticposturing,wefoundtheperformancetobesomewhatlackingemotionally.Unabletoendureanother“sine-wave”,twentyminutesintotheconcertwequietlyslippedoutofthetheatreandwentupthestreetforabitetoeat.WhilediscussingtheDolbyperformanceoverdinner,oneofusremarkedhow,really,thekidsjust“wannarock”.Wewrotemostof“KidsWannaRock”thenextday.Webasedthesongonanotherideawe’dbeendeveloping.JustasPaulMcCartneyused“ScrambledEggs”asatemporarytitlefor“Yesterday”,BryanandIhadatemporarylyricbeforewesettledon“KidsWannaRock”.Insteadof“Aroundtheworldoraroundtheblock,everywhereIgothekidswannarock”,wehad“What’sSirLewGradegotagainstme,Ican’tgetmysongsontheBBC”...anaccuratereflectionofBryan’sinabilityatthetimetogetairplayonUKradio.—byJimVallanceBeforeReading_1_2KidsWannaRock

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byJimVallance&BryanAdamsBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading■TurnedontheradioSoundedlikeadiscoMustaturnedthedialforacoupleofmilesButIcouldn’tfindnorockandrollThiscomputerizedcrapain’tgettingmeoffEverywhereIgothekidswannarockLondontoLATalkingabouttheNewWaveForacoupleofbucksyougetaweirdhaircutAndwasteyourlifeawayBeforeReading_1_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAroundtheworldoraroundtheblockEverywhereIgothekidswannarockGetmemyDJI’vegotsomethinghe’sgottaplayWannahearitIcan’twaitSoturnitup,turnitup…KickdownthebarricadesListenwhatthekidssayFromtimetotimepeoplechangetheirmindsButthemusicisheretostayI’veseenitallfromthebottomtothetopEverywhereIgothekidswannarockBeforeReading_1_4BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAroundtheworldoraroundtheblockEverywhereIgothekidswannarockEverywhereIgothekidswannarockBeforeReading_2_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTheSixties’“YouthCounterculture”

■1.Theconceptof“counterculture”:theattitudesandlifestylesofmanyyoungpeoplewhorejectedconventionalsocialvaluesanddemandedmorepersonalfreedom2.Countries:U.S.,Britain,France,otherwesterncountries3.Time:fromthe1960stothelate1970sBeforeReading_2_1.1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTheword“counterculture”wascoinedinthe1960sfortheattitudesandlifestylesofmanyyoungpeoplewhorejectedconventionalsocialvaluesanddemandedmorepersonalfreedom.ThecounterculturefirstaroseintheU.S.duringthe1960sandsoonspreadtoBritain,Franceandotherwesterncountries.TheseyoungpeoplewereopposedtotheVietnamWaranddissatisfiedwiththeexistingstateofaffairsintheirsociety.Yet,unabletofindamoreconstructivewayofstrugglingagainstthese,theyindulgedthemselvesinsex,drugs,alcoholandrockmusicandtookgreatprideinwearinglonghairandunusualclothesandintakingupanythingthatwasunconventional.Thecounterculturedeclinedinthelate1970s.BeforeReading_3_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingHippy/Hippie

■1.Time:thelate1960s2.Countries:U.S.,Canada,U.K.,someothercountries3.Behavior:nonviolentanarchyconcernfortheenvironmentrejectionofWesternmaterialismbeingdressedinunusualclothes;livingingrouptogether;takingdrugsBeforeReading_3_1.1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingHippie,memberofayouthmovementofthelate1960s,wascharacterizedbynonviolentanarchy,concernfortheenvironment,andrejectionofWesternmaterialism.ThehippiemovementstartedintheUnitedStatesandthenspreadtoCanada,theUnitedKingdom,andmanyothercountries.Thehippiesformedapoliticallyoutspoken,antiwar,artisticallyprolificcountercultureinNorthAmericaandEurope.Thehippieswereusuallydressedinunusualclothesandlivedingrouptogetherandtookdrugs.RichmonduponThamesisaboroughofGreaterLondoninsouthwesternEngland.RichmonduponThamesisanattractiveresidentialdistrictthatbordersbothsidesoftheRiverThamesforabout19km(about12miles).Itspopulationisover160,000.Amongtheborough’shistoricalsitesareHamptonCourtPalace,theformerhomeofKingHenryVIII;andtheremainsofRichmondPalace,whichwasusedbyQueenElizabethI.TheRoyalBotanicalGardensinnearbyKewarealsoapopularattraction.BeforeReading_4_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingRichmonduponThames

■BeforeReading_4_POP_HamptonCourtPalaceBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingBeforeReading_4_POP_KingHenryVIIIBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingBeforeReading_4_POP_RichmondBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingBeforeReading_4_POP_RichmondPalaceBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingBeforeReading_4_POP_QueenElizabethIBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingBeforeReading_4_POP_RoyalBotanicalBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingBeforeReading_4_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLondon

■LondonisthecapitaloftheUnitedKingdom.ItissituatedinsoutheasternEnglandalongtheThamesRiver.Withapopulationofabout7million,thisvastmetropolisisbyfarthelargestcityinEurope,adistinctionithasmaintainedsincethe17thcentury.Inthe19thcenturyitwasthelargestandmostinfluentialcityintheworld,thecenterofalargeandprosperousoverseasempire.Todayalthoughitnolongerranksamongtheworld’smostpopulouscities,Londonisstilloneoftheworld’smajorfinancialandculturalcenters.BeforeReading_4_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingMiddleClass

Itreferstotheclassofpeoplebetweenthenobilityandtheworkingclass.Itincludesprofessionalmen(suchasdoctors,lawyersandarchitects),bankers,ownersofbusinessandsmallgentry.1)InBritain:Itreferstotheclassofpeoplebetweentheverywealthyclassandtheclassofunskilledlaborersandunemployedpeople.Itincludesbusinessmen,professionalpeople,officeworkers,andmanyskilledworkers.2)IntheUnitedStates:BeforeReading_4_4_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLawyer–Solicitor–Barrister

Lawyer:thegeneraltermforanyonewhoseworkistoadvisehisclientsaboutthelawandrepresentthemincourtSolicitor:alawyerwhogivesadvice,appearsinlowercourts,andpreparescasesforabarristertoargueinahighercourtBeforeReading_4_4_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingLawyer–Solicitor–Barrister

Barrister:alawyerwhohastherightofspeakingandarguinginthehighercourtsoflawBeforeReading_5BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingIntroductoryRemarks

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Listentotherecordingandfillinthemissingwords.Weallknowthatthechiefpurposesoflawaretopeaceandorder,totherightsofcitizens,toandtothosewhobreakthelaw.Goodlawsarethosethatareconsideredtoofjusticeforthesocietytowhichtheyapply.Butevengoodlawsmaybeunjustlyappliedormaybeunjustincertain.Inthestorywe’regoingtostudytoday,theauthortellsusaboutwhathappenedtohimmorethanaago.Itwasreallyavery,yetituswithmuch.maintain_______protect_______secure______justice______punish______servethecause_____________situations________decade______unpleasantexperience__________________provides_______foodforthought_____________BeforeReading_6_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingWordsorPhrases

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phrasesintoEnglish.1.律師2.法官3.立法者4.執(zhí)法官5.犯法者6.原告alawyeralaw-officeralawmakeralawmanalawbreakeranaccuser/aplaintiffBeforeReading_6_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading7.被告8.罪犯9.法庭10.案件11.律師事務(wù)所12.辦案adefendantanoffenderalawcourtalawcasealawofficehandleacase13.賄賂14.指控briberyaccusationBeforeReading_6_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading15.打官司16.控告某人17.遵紀遵法18.犯法19.駁回上訴20.免予起訴initiatelegalproceedinghave/takethelawagainstabidebythelawbreakthelawrejectanappealreleasefromcharge21.釋放某人setsb.free/releasesb.fromprisonGlobeReading_main1.PartDivisionoftheText2.TrueorFalseBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading3.FurtherUnderstandingForPart1ForPart2ForPart3SentenceCompletionQuestionsandAnswersTableCompletionQuestionsandAnswersGlobalReading_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingPartDivisionoftheTextMainIdeasParagraphsParts1122~20321~22Thenarratorhasoncebeenintroublewiththelaw,whichwasaratherunpleasantexperience.Thenarratorwasarbitrarilyarrestedandreleased.Thenarratorbelievesthatifhehadcomefromadifferentbackground,hewouldhavebeenfoundguilty.

3.Hewaslookingforajobsothathecouldmakesomemoneytopayforhistuition.GlobeReading_2_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTrueorFalse

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)HewasnotgoingtouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.2.Thenarratorwasa19-year-oldcollegestudentatthetime.F(

)Hewantedtosaveupsomemoneytogotraveling.GlobeReading.1.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingHewasarrestedbyapolicemanwhilehewasstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.Hedidn’tstealanymilkbottles.Hewasarrestedbecausethepolicemanthoughthehadtheintentionofstealingmilkbottles.F

()4.Thepolicemenlethimgoafterhegaveaclearexplanation.Thepolicementookhimtothepolicestationandquestionedhimforseveralhours.HewasnotallowedtoleavethestationuntilhewasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistrates’CourtthefollowingMonday.F

()5.GlobeReading.1.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingThenarratordefendedhimselfsosuccessfullyincourtthatthemagistratesfoundhim“notguilty”immediatelyafterhearinghisdefence.6.Thenarratorwasshockedtofindthathisreleasefromthechargewaschieflyduetohis“right”accentandhismiddle-classfamilybackground.Thenarratorwantedtodefendhimselfincourt,buthisfatherwouldn’tallowhimtodoso.Instead,hehiredaverygoodsolicitorwhoconductedthedefenseincourt.F

()7.Thepolicemanwhohadarrestedthenarratorwasangrywiththecourt’sdecision.Hewasnothappythatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepoliceandwishedthatthenarratorcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulintheincident.F

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()GlobeReading_3_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingQuestionsandAnswers1.Whatfunctiondoesthefirstsentenceinthispartserve?Itservesasatopicsentenceofthewholepassage.Alltheothersentencesinthewholepassagearewrittenaroundthistopic.2.Whichwordinthelastsentenceofthispartindicatestheauthor’sattitudetowardshisunpleasantexperience?Andwhatishisattitude?Thewordis“arbitrary”.Ittellsthereadersthatwhatthepolicedidintheincidentwasbasedontheirownopinionsratherthanonevidence.GlobeReading_3_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTableCompletionReadthispartagainandfindoutthefollowingelementsofthestory.Directions:TimePlaceMainCharacters

HappeninginFebruary12yearsago,betweenthetimeafterthenarrator’sgraduationfrommiddleschoolandbeforethenarrator’senteringtheuniversityRichmond,asuburbofLondonthenarratorandthetwopolicementhenarrator’sarbitraryarrestandreleaseGlobeReading_3_2_2_1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingSentenceCompletionCompletethesentenceswiththemissinginformationfromthetext.Directions:1.Inthenarrator’sopinion,hiscausedhisarrest.obviousaimlessness_________________2.Intheeyesofthepolice,thenarratorisakindofpersonwho.wasquiteexperiencedormatureonsuchanoccasion___________________________________________3.Whenthepoliceweretoldthenarratorwaslookingforajob,theythought.thenarratorwasunemployedandwaswalkinginthestreetwithintenttosteal______________________________________________________________GlobeReading_3_2_2_2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading4.Hisfather’sattitudetowardsthecaseisandhe.5.Thephrase“thethings”(inSentence2,Paragraph20)referto.serious______hiredaverygoodsolicitorandfoundallkindsofwitnesses_______________________________________________rightaccent,middle-classfamily,reliablewitnessesandtheabiltytoaffordagoodsolicitor_________________________________________________________________________.GlobeReading_3_3BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingQuestionsandAnswers1.Whatdidthepolicemencomplaintonarrator’smother?Thenarratordidn’targuewiththepolicemenwhentheyarrestedhim.2.Whydidthenarratoruseseveralsentencesinsubjunctivemoodinthispart?Thenarratorusedthemtoshow:theweakpointsofthesociety;thearbitraryuseoflaw;thesnobbishnessofsomepeople.Article_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAyoungmanfindsthatstrollingalongthestreetswithoutanobviouspurposecanleadtotroublewiththelaw.Onemisunderstandingleadstoanotheruntileventuallyheendsupincourt...Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.

Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.IthappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.Article1-2_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingABrushwiththeLawArticle3_SOnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotravelling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingArticle4-8_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingItwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Iwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibrary,havingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymentthere,whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Instead,hesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,andIwasleftinnodoubt.“Butwhatfor?”Iasked.“Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence,”hesaid.“Whatoffence?”Iasked.“Theft,”hesaid.Article9-15_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading“Theftofwhat?”Iasked.“Milkbottles,”hesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!“Oh,”Isaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea,particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties’“youthcounterculture”.Asaresult,Iwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,“Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?”inthemostcasualandconversationaltoneIcouldmanage.

Ithusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputablecharacter.Afewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.“Getintheback,”theysaid.“Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddon’tmovethem.”Article16-18_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTheygotinoneithersideofme.Itwasn’tfunnyanymore.Atthepolicestationtheyquestionedmeforseveralhours.Icontinuedtotrytolookworldlyandaufaitwiththesituation.WhentheyaskedmewhatIhadbeendoing,ItoldthemI’dbeenlookingforajob.“Aha,”Icouldseethemthinking,“unemployed.”Eventually,IwasofficiallychargedandtoldtoreporttoRichmondMagistrates’CourtthefollowingMonday.Thentheyletmego.

Article19_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingIwantedtoconductmyowndefenceincourt,butassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappened,hehiredaverygoodsolicitor.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnesses,includingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.My“trial”didn’tgetthatfar.Themagistratedismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.Iwasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstoodachance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.Article20_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthe“right”accent,respectablemiddle-classparentsincourt,reliablewitnesses,andIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge,IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackground,andhadreallybeenunemployed,thereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawarded,mysolicitor’scasequiteobviouslyrevolvedaroundthefactthatIhada“brilliantacademicrecord”.Article21-22_SBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingMeanwhile,justoutsidethecourtroom,oneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.“Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou,”hesaidtomereproachfully.Whatdidhemean?PresumablythatIshouldhavelookedoutragedandsaidsomethinglike,“Lookhere,doyouknowwhoyou’retalkingto?Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!”Thenthey,presumably,wouldhaveapologized,perhapseventakenofftheircaps,andletmeonmyway.

Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrary

circumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.IthappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.Article1-2_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingABrushwiththeLawArticle3_WOnemorningIwasinRichmond,asuburbofLondonnearwhereIlived.IwaslookingforatemporaryjobsothatIcouldsaveupsomemoneytogotravelling.AsitwasafinedayandIwasinnohurry,Iwastakingmytime,lookinginshopwindows,strollinginthepark,andsometimesjuststoppingandlookingaroundme.Itmusthavebeenthisobviousaimlessnessthatledtomydownfall.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingArticle4-8_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingItwasabouthalfpastelevenwhenithappened.Iwasjustwalkingoutofthelocallibrary,havingunsuccessfullysoughtemploymentthere,whenIsawamanwalkingacrosstheroadwiththeobviousintentionoftalkingtome.Ithoughthewasgoingtoaskmethetime.Instead,hesaidhewasapoliceofficerandhewasarrestingme.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomekindofjoke.Butthenanotherpolicemanappeared,thistimeinuniform,andIwasleftinnodoubt.“Butwhatfor?”Iasked.“Wanderingwithintenttocommitanarrestableoffence,”hesaid.“Whatoffence?”Iasked.“Theft,”hesaid.Article9-15_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading“Theftofwhat?”Iasked.“Milkbottles,”hesaid,andwithaperfectlystraightfacetoo!“Oh,”Isaid.Itturnedouttherehadbeenalotofpettytheftsinthearea,particularlythatofstealingmilkbottlesfromdoorsteps.ThenImademybigmistake.AtthetimeIwasnineteen,hadlonguntidyhair,andregardedmyselfaspartofthesixties’“youthcounterculture”.Asaresult,Iwantedtoappearcoolandunconcernedwiththeincident,soIsaid,“Howlonghaveyoubeenfollowingme?”inthemostcasualandconversationaltoneIcouldmanage.Ithusappearedtothemtobequitefamiliarwiththissortofsituation,anditconfirmedthemintheirbeliefthatIwasathoroughlydisreputablecharacter.Afewminuteslaterapolicecararrived.“Getintheback,”theysaid.“Putyourhandsonthebackofthefrontseatanddon’tmovethem.”Article19_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingIwantedtoconductmyowndefenceincourt,butassoonasmyfatherfoundoutwhathadhappened,hehiredaverygoodsolicitor.WewentalongthatMondayarmedwithallkindsofwitnesses,includingmyEnglishteacherfromschoolasacharacterwitness.Buthewasnevercalledontogiveevidence.My“trial”didn’tgetthatfar.Themagistratedismissedthecaseafterfifteenminutes.Iwasfree.Thepoorpolicehadneverstooda

chance.Thesolicitorevensucceededingettingcostsawardedagainstthepolice.Article20_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingAndsoIdonothaveacriminalrecord.Butwhatwasmostshockingatthetimewasthethingsmyreleasefromthechargesoclearlydependedon.Ihadthe“right”accent,respectablemiddle-classparentsincourt,reliablewitnesses,andIcouldobviouslyaffordaverygoodsolicitor.Giventheobscurenatureofthecharge,IfeelsurethatifIhadcomefromadifferentbackground,andhadreallybeenunemployed,thereiseverychancethatIwouldhavebeenfoundguilty.Whileaskingforcoststobeawarded,mysolicitor’scasequiteobviouslyrevolvedaroundthefactthatIhada“brilliantacademicrecord”.Article21-22_WBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingMeanwhile,justoutsidethecourtroom,oneofthepolicemenwhohadarrestedmewasgloomilycomplainingtomymotherthatanotheryoungsterhadbeenturnedagainstthepolice.“Youcouldhavebeenabitmorehelpfulwhenwearrestedyou,”hesaidtomereproachfully.Whatdidhemean?PresumablythatIshouldhavelookedoutragedandsaidsomethinglike,“Lookhere,doyouknowwhoyou’retalkingto?Iamahighlysuccessfulstudentwithabrilliantacademicrecord.Howdareyouarrestme!”Thenthey,presumably,wouldhaveapologized,perhapseventakenofftheircaps,andletmeonmyway.

Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.

Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.IthappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.Article1-2_S_pop_Thewholeprocess…BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingABrushwiththeLaw1.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheincidentatthetimeitoccurred?Whatdoeshethinkofitnow?Itwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetimeithappened,butnowhethinksitprovidesthematerialforagoodstorynow.2.Whatdoes“it”referto?Theunpleasantexperience.Ihaveonlyoncebeenintroublewiththelaw.Thewholeprocessofbeingarrestedandtakentocourtwasaratherunpleasantexperienceatthetime,butitmakesagoodstorynow.

Whatmakesitratherdisturbingwasthearbitrarycircumstancesbothofmyarrestandmysubsequentfateincourt.IthappenedinFebruaryabouttwelveyearsago.IhadleftschoolacoupleofmonthsbeforethatandwasnotduetogotouniversityuntilthefollowingOctober.Iwasstilllivingathomeatthetime.Article1-2_S_pop_Whatmakes…BeforeReadingGlob