The Curse of the Black Pear by Irene Trimble 原文 Chapter XIV: The End of the Curse At the same time, Elizabeth left the Dauntless and swam to the Black Pearl. She climbed up the side and heard pirates. There were only two of them on the ship. They wanted Barbossa to come back. They wanted the end of the curse. The sailors looked at the food on the captain's table. "What will you eat first?" one asked. "Cake. A lot of cake," said the other man. Quietly, Elizabeth climbed onto the Pearl. But then the pirates saw her. "Hey,you! Stop!" Elizabeth ran and the pirates followed. But they stopped when they heard a noise behind them. "What was that?" Gibbs was there. Then Ana Maria, and more sailors. They pushed the two pirates, hard, and the pirates fell into the water. "Who are you?" said Elizabeth. "We're Jack Sparrow's sailors," said one of them." And now the Black Pearl is ours!" "Good! " said Elizabeth. "We have to help Will. And Jack, too. Quick! We have to go into the cave." But the sailors didn't move. "No, "said Ana Maria. "The Black Pearl is ours, not Jack Sparrow's. He took my boat." "OK, "said Elizabeth." Then I'll go without you!" Int he cave, Jack, Will, and Barbossa looked at the gold. "I don't understand you," said Barbossa. "Are you with them or with us?" "I'ma difficult man," said Jack. "Nobody understands me. " "Here,catch! " he said to Will, suddenly. He threw a sword from the floor to the young man. "Jack!"said Barbossa. "I almost liked you!" Jack laughed. "Remember, I am a pirate!" he said. Jack fought Barbossa, and Will fought Barbossa's men. Suddenly,Barbossa stopped. "You can't win, Jack," he said. Then he pushed his sword hard into Jack. It went through him and came out of his back. Jack stopped fighting. Will stopped fighting. They looked at the end of the sword. "I liked your curse," said Jack." I wanted some gold, too." He pulled a gold medallion from his pants. He was a skeleton, too! Jack pulled the sword out, and the two skeletons fought again. Barbossa was good with a sword, but Jack was better and quicker. But ghosts don't die. He couldn't kill Barbossa, and Barbossa couldn't kill him. Will fought the other pirates. Then,suddenly, he saw Elizabeth. "I want to help you," she said. She took a sword and started to fight. But Barbossa saw Elizabeth too, put his sword near her head. "I win. Captain Sparrow, " He said, give me your sword or the girl dies. Jack didn't move. He looked at Elizabeth, and then it will took out his gun and looked at Barbossa. Then he shot. Barbossa smiled, "Are you stupid? You wait 10 years,and then you use your gun on me. You can't kill me." "He'snot stupid, " said Will, he stood next to the box of pirate gold, with the medallion in his hand. His hand was bloody. He put the medallion in the box. Barbossa stopped talking. He looked down at his shirt and saw blood. Then he fell down, dead. The same time on the dauntless. The other pirates changed, too. The skeletons were now men. "What's happening?" said one of them. "I feel..." Norrington's men fought them easily. Some pirates died. The men put the other pirates in chains. In the cave, Jack cut his hand, put some blood onto his medallion, and put the medallion in the box. He took some other gold from the floor, then he left the cave with Elizabeth and Will. But the Black Pearl wasn't there. He sat down. "I'm sorry, Jack," Elizabeth said. "I understand," said Jack. "I was late, so they didn't wait. They were right. Pirates don't wait for anybody."

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 321. He has just published an interesting series of articles. 他刚发表一系列有趣的文章。 322. What makes you think I won't be able to do it? 你怎么认为我做不了？ 323. I wonder if you have something to write with. 我怀疑你是否有东西可写。 324. I would like to leave this town and never come back. 我希望离开这个村子并且再也不要回来。 325. It makes sense to pay off your credit card balance every month. 每个月还清信用卡负债很重要。 326. Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world. 俄罗斯的贝加尔湖是世界上最深的湖泊。 327. What is the total amount of money you spent? 你一共花了多少钱？ 328. I don't know what to say to make you feel better. 我不知道该说什么来安慰你。 329. He always plans a thing out carefully before he does it. 他做每件事之前都会细心计划。 330. The crane, unlike the dog, has never dreamed of flying. 不像狗，这只鹤从来没有梦想过飞翔。

听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 24 231. Beef n.牛肉；肌肉，力量，力气 She ordered a plate of beef. 她点了一盘牛肉。 "Do you prefer pork or beef?" "I don't like either."“ “你喜欢猪肉还是牛肉？”“我两个都不喜欢。” Would you like some more beef? 你想再来点牛肉吗? 232. Beer n.啤酒 I went to drink a beer with friends. 我和朋友一起去喝啤酒。 We had several bottles of beer left. 我们还剩几瓶啤酒。 I think I'll start with a bottle of beer. 我想我先从一瓶啤酒开始。 233. Before prep.（时间上)在......之前，早于；在..….之前；在前面 Stir the paint before you use it. 使用前先搅拌油漆。 You must obtain approval before you can go. 你必须先获得批准，然后才能去。 All things are difficult before they become easy. 所有事情在变得容易之前都是困难的。 234. Begin v.开始，着手；开始说；以.....为起点，起始于 They are about to begin a new chapter in their history. 他们即将开启历史上的新篇章。 The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. 开始的方法是停止说话然后开始做。 Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness. 成长开始于我们开始接受自己的弱点。 235. Beginning n.开始；初期；起源adj.初级的，基本的v.开始，着手 I'll start again from the beginning. 我会从头开始。 His beginning in business is not really smooth. 他的创业起步并不顺利。 My legs are beginning to tire. 我的腿开始疲惫不堪。 236. Behalf n.代表；因为，为了....的利益；就..…而言 On behalf of the entire company, I would like to thank you for all your hard work. 我谨代表整个公司感谢你的辛勤工作。 237. Behave v.行为，表现；起反应，起作用；守规矩，举止得体 He always behave like a gentleman. 他总是表现得像个绅士。 He doesn't know how to behave himself. 他不知道如何表现自己。 Just try to behave normally. 试着表现正常。 238. Behavior n.行为，举止；态度；反应 His behavior is morally unacceptable. 他的行为在道德上是不可接受的。 There's no excuse for such behavior. 这种行为没有任何借口。 How can you justify your behavior? 你怎么能证明自己的行为是合理的？ 239. Behind prep.在.….….后面；跟在..….后面；落后于；低于 Let's hide behind the curtain. 让我们躲在窗帘后面。 The sun has disappeared behind a cloud. 太阳已经消失在云层后面。 The moon emerged from behind the cloud. 月亮从云层后面冒出来。 240. Belief n.相信，信心；看法，信念，观点；信仰，信条 His belief in God gave him hope during difficult times. 在困难时期，他对上帝的信仰给了他希望。 I have a firm belief in his innocence. 我坚信他是无辜的。 That's a mistaken belief. 这是一个错误的看法。

词汇提示 1.hectic 繁忙 2.refuge 避难 3.stagnant 停滞 4.patio 露台 5.rippling 涟漪 6.willow 柳树 7.rushes 灯芯草 8.crawfish 小龙虾 原文 A Favorite Place It is good to have a favorite place where you can go to be alone and relax. Sometimes,this spot is your own room or a quiet part of the house. Sometimes,it is somewhere outdoors away from people and busy streets. Or you may feel most comfortable in a shopping mall or a downtown park. Our favorite place is especially nice to go to at times of stress. When work gets too hectic, or we have trouble with other people, then our favorite place is a refuge from these difficulties. My special spot is very close to where I work. It is on a busy university campus. Atone end of the university, hidden among several buildings, there is a pond. This pond is surrounded by large rocks, which rise up like a small cliff on one side. Shooting out of these rocks are water pipes, which create a small waterfall. The water is drawn up from the bottom of the pond and drops back into the middle. This keeps the water from becoming stagnant. On the other side of the pond, there is a grassy shore and a flat stone patio. Here,in the summer, people can sit out and have meals. Yet,very few people come here to sit; perhaps because they are very busy with their work. There is something very calm and pleasant about trees and grass and shade, about birds singing and water rippling, and flowers blooming all around. Green is a relaxing color for the eyes. Still water suggests peace. Running water seems full of life. There is a large weeping willow tree on the grassy side of the pond. Its branches touch the water and shade much of the pond. Rushes grow in the shallow water. The pond is only about three feet deep. In the summer, there are beautiful water lilies in bloom over much of the pond. Sometimes,I have counted over thirty blooms, and some flowers are over five inches wide. Goldfish and minnows are the pond's chief inhabitants. But there are also crawfish and other animals. At different times there have been a turtlea water snake, and a family of ducks. Behind the pond is a large glassy wall, which reflects the entire scene. One can also go inside and view the pond, even on rainy or snowy days. There are several gardens close to the pond. One of the gardeners told me that he could turn the waterfall off and on. Usually on the weekends it is turned off, but if there is a special event the water fallis left on. Behind the glassy wall is a cafeteria. Here,visitors to the university are sometimes taken for meals. The students do not use it. In the winter, the pond freezes over. Sometimes,if the winter is very cold the pond freezes right down to the bottom. Then,most of the goldfish and minnows die. Usually,some survive in the mud at the bottom of the pond. Occasionally,people will skate on the pond, if the ice is smooth. When spring comes, a lot of the old rushes and water lily leaves from the previous year are cleared away. This makes the pond more attractive and gives the new plants room to grow. If there are too many rushes, they are sometimes cut down in summer. Then visitors can see the water lilies better. Chances are that if you ever visit Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, you will hear about Pond Inlet. And,if you come in the summer, you will probably see me there, thinking about my next article. 翻译 最喜欢的地方 有一个你最喜欢的地方可以独自去放松是件好事。 有时，这个地方是你自己的房间或房子的一个安静的部分。 有时，它是在远离人群和繁忙街道的户外。 或者你可能在购物中心或市中心的公园里感觉最舒服。 我们最喜欢的地方在压力大的时候特别适合去。 当工作变得太忙，或者我们与他人有麻烦时，我们最喜欢的地方就是逃避这些困难的避难所。 我的特殊位置离我工作的地方很近。 它在一个繁忙的大学校园里。 在大学的一端，隐藏在几栋建筑之中，有一个池塘。 这个池塘四周都是大岩石，这些岩石在一边像小悬崖一样耸立起来。 从这些岩石中射出的是水管，形成了一个小瀑布。 水从池塘底部被抽上来，然后又落回池塘中央。 这样可以防止水停滞不前。 在池塘的另一边，有一个草地岸边和一个平坦的石头露台。 在这里，夏天，人们可以坐在外面吃饭。 然而，很少有人来这里坐;也许是因为他们工作太忙了。 树木、草地和树荫，鸟儿歌唱，流水潺潺，周围的鲜花盛开，都有一种非常平静和愉快的感觉。 绿色是让眼睛放松的颜色。 静水意味着和平。 流水似乎充满了生命。 池塘的草地边有一棵大垂柳。 它的树枝触到水面，遮蔽了池塘的大部分。 浅水里长着灯心草。 这个池塘只有大约三英尺深。 在夏天，池塘的大部分地方都盛开着美丽的睡莲。 有时，我数过有三十多朵花，有些花有五英寸多宽。 金鱼和鲦鱼是池塘里的主要居民。 但也有小龙虾和其他动物。 在不同的时期，曾出现过海龟、水蛇和鸭子家族。 池塘后面是一面巨大的玻璃墙，它反映了整个场景。 即使在雨天或下雪天，人们也可以进去观赏池塘。 池塘附近有几个花园。 其中一个园丁告诉我他可以打开和关闭瀑布。 通常在周末它是关闭的，但如果有特殊活动，瀑布是开着的。 玻璃墙后面是自助餐厅。 在这里，参观大学的游客有时会被带去吃饭。 学生们不使用它。 冬天，池塘结冰了。 有时，如果冬天很冷，池塘的底部就会结冰。 然后，大多数金鱼和鲦鱼都死了。 通常，有些在池塘底部的泥浆中存活。 偶尔，如果冰面光滑的话，人们会在池塘上滑冰。 当春天来临时，许多往年的灯心草和睡莲叶子都会被清理掉。 这使池塘更有吸引力，并给新植物生长的空间。 如果有太多的灯心草，它们有时会在夏天被砍掉。 然后游客可以更好地看到睡莲。 如果你曾经访问过安大略省圣凯瑟琳的布洛克大学，你很有可能会听说池塘入口。 而且，如果你夏天来，你可能会在那里看到我，思考我的下一篇文章。

The Curse of the Black Pear by Irene Trimble 原文 Chapter XIII: Back to the Isla de Muerta Jack was on the Dauntless again. And again,Commodore Norrington wanted to put him in chains. "Mr. Norrington!" Elizabeth said. "We have to go to the Isla de Muerta. Captain Sparrow can help us, but not in chains." "Commodore Norrington," said Jack, "Barbossa is the captain of the last pirate shipin the Caribbean. You have to catch him. But without me, how can you find him?" Norrington thought about this. "We have to go back to Port Royal," he said. "The governor wants to take his daughter home. We can't go after pirates." "Please,please," said Elizabeth. "Will is on the Isla de Muerta. We have to help him." "Do we?" "Mr. Norrington, you want to marry me. We can marry. We will marry. But first, we have to help Will. Please do it for me." Norrington smiled. Then he turned to his sailors. "OK,men, get ready. We're going to the Isla de Muerta" Will and the ghostly pirates were in the cave on the Isla de Muerta. "It isn't a problem," Pintel told Will. "It's only a little blood." "Maybe more than a little," said Barbossa. He pushed Will down on the floor and put a knife to his head. "Excuse me!" "Who's that?" said Barbossa. "Who's there?" "It's me. Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack walked into the cave. Barbossa looked at him. "Not you again!" he said. "How did you get off the island?" Jack laughed,and Barbossa got angry. "First Turner, then you," he said to Jack. "I want to see you die." "No,"said Jack, very slowly. "You don't want to do that." "And why not?" "Because the Dauntless is here. They want to take you. " Barbosa took the knife away from Will's head. Take us. "They can't. We're not men. We're ghosts." "You are ghosts now. But after the blood, when you're men again, they can kill you." Barbosa thought about this. "So,what's your plan?" he said. "Go out to the Dauntless now. Ghosts can take the Dauntless. Then you'll have two ships." "And what do you want?" "I want to be a captain again. Under you, of course. You'll have the Dauntless,and I'll be your captain on the Black Pearl." Barbossa smiled. "Okay. Let's do it. " Outside the cave. Commodore Norrington waited on the water. He had seven small boats and more than fifty men. It was time for a fight. But when the ghostly pirates started to move, Norrington didn't see them. They weren't in their boats. They walked on the ocean floor, below Norrington and his men. Only the fish saw them. "Where are they?" said one of the sailors. "Can anybody see them?" Suddenly,they heard a loud noise. Guns!On the Dauntless! Commodore Norrington turned and looked at his ship. He saw his men. And he saw... skeletons. "Quickly!"he shouted. "Back to the ship!" They went back to the Dauntless and climbed up the side. They shot at the ghostly pirates, but they couldn't kill them. Then Norrington saw Governor Swann. "Are you OK, sir?" he asked. "I'm OK. But where's Elizabeth?"

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 311. She came to Japan for the purpose of studying Japanese. 她为了学习日文来到日本。 312. I am going to stay here for a couple of days. 我将要在这里待几天。 313. Make sure to turn off all the lights before going out. 出去之前确认一下所有的灯都关了。 314. If I had taken that plane, I would be dead now. 要是我坐了那架飞机的话，我现在早就死了。 315. Afire broke out in my neighborhood last night. 昨晚我领居家着火了。 316. I had to abstain from smoking while I was in the hospital. 在医院的时候，我不得不戒烟。 317. I've had a lot of work to do lately. 我最近有很多事情要做。 318. Marriage is the main cause of all divorces. 结婚是所有离婚的主要原因。 319. Let me help you. Your bag looks very heavy. 让我来帮你吧。你的包看起来很重。 320. A trip to America was equivalent to a two-year salary for her. 去美国旅行一次相当于她两年的工资。

听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 23 221. Bear v.携带；承受，容忍n.熊；粗暴无礼的人 I asked the teacher to bear in mind that l am just a beginner. 我请老师记住我只是个初学者。 What should you do if you encounter a bear while hiking? 如果你在徒步旅行时遇到熊该怎么办？ 222. Beard n.胡须，络腮胡子；v.对抗，顶撞；抓….…的胡须； "I can't imagine you with a beard," she finally said. 她终于说：“我无法想象你留着胡须。” He has such a weird beard. 他有这么奇怪的胡须。 223. Beat v.敲，击，打n.敲，击 John beat me at chess. 约翰下棋赢了我。 Don't beat around the bush! 别拐弯抹角了！ 224. Beautiful adj.美丽的，漂亮的；令人愉悦的，美妙的；出色的，极好的 What a beautiful garden! 多么美丽的花园！ Soap bubbles are beautiful, but very fragile. 肥皂泡很漂亮，但非常脆弱。 What a beautiful ring! 多么漂亮的戒指！ 225. Beautifully adv.漂亮地；美好地 This book is beautifully illustrated. 这本书插图精美。 The water was beautifully cool. 水非常凉爽。 She was beautifully dressed. 她穿得很漂亮。 226. Beauty n.美丽，漂亮；美人，美女；魅力；adj.美容的 "Your inner beauty never needs makeup."“ “你的内在美永远不需要化妆。” 227. Because conj..(说明原因)因为，由于；（作出解释）因为 I had to do it because I had no choice. 我必须这样做，因为我别无选择。 His wife is in the hospital because she was injured in a car crash. 他的妻子住院是因为她在车祸中受伤。 We couldn't go out because of the heavy rain. 因为大雨我们无法出去。 228. Become v.变得，变成，成为；适合，使显得漂亮 I'd like to become a doctor. 我想成为一名医生。 I want to become a ballet dancer. 我想成为一名芭蕾舞演员。 All things are difficult before they become easy. 所有事情在变得容易之前都是困难的。 229. Bed n.床，床铺v.把...…固定，嵌入；与(某人）上床 This sofa can easily be converted into a very comfortable double bed for guests. 这张沙发可以很容易地转换成一张非常舒适的双人床，供客人使用。 I forgot to turn off the TV before going to bed. 我睡觉前忘记关掉电视了。 She laid down on the bed and cried. 她躺在床上哭了。 230. Bedroom n.卧室adj.两性关系的；城郊住宅区的 He has a large closet in his bedroom. 他的卧室里有个大壁橱。 My bedroom is just above. 我的卧室就在上面。 She leaves her bedroom window open, however cold it is. 无论天气多么冷，她都会打开卧室的窗户。

词汇提示 1.summoned 传唤 2.penalties 惩罚的 3.registering 登记注册 4.panel 咨询组 5.prosecution 控诉 6.burglary 入室盗窃罪 7.approximately 大约 8.attorney 律师 9.insinuate 暗示 10.swayed 摇摆 11.civil suit 民事诉讼 12.preponderance 多数 原文 Trial By Jury If you are a citizen of Canada or the United States, it is very likely that you will be summoned at some time for jury duty. A letter will come in the mail, telling you to report to a certain place at a given time. There are legal penalties for not attending, because jury duty is considered every citizen's responsibility. Often a large number of people, perhaps several hundred, will be summoned at onetime. When you arrive, you will join a line-up of others who are registering for duty. Eventually,you will get to a table and talk to an official. If you have a special reason for not being a juror, such as ill health, you may be excused at this point. Those not immediately exempted become a part of a "jury panel." Out of this panel, a number of juries of twelve people will be chosen. These will decide a variety of criminal cases over the next few weeks. What follows is the experience of one woman in a "jury pool." She went with the others into a large courtroom where they spent the whole day. At the front of the courtroom were the judge, and the lawyers for the prosecution and for the defense. One of the lawyers explained what the case was going to be about. The names of the jury panel were in a box at the front. When someone's name was called, they went up to the front of the courtroom. The person called up would then have a chance to explain why they couldn't serve as a juror, if there was some reason preventing them. For example, one woman was dismissed because she knew the accused. The first jury to be chosen was for a burglary case. A panel member went forward and faced the accused. Then the lawyers in the trial decided whether the juror was satisfactory to them. At lunchtime, the panel was dismissed for an hour. The second jury was to try someone on a charge of murder. Usually the panel was told approximately how long the trial might be. Since jurors are not usually paid, many would like to avoid being involved in a long trial. The woman was called forward and had to look the man accused of murder in the eye. This made her quite nervous. Judging by her expression, the two lawyers would decide whether they wanted her on the jury or not. The defense lawyer would try to choose someone who seemed sympathetic to the man accused. The prosecutor would prefer someone who was not sympathetic. The woman excused herself by saying that she had a very young child to look after and no relatives to help. She was allowed to go home at the end of the day. Some people wonder whether it is fair for lawyers to dismiss jurors who may not be sympathetic to their cases. For example, defense lawyers may try to choose young people if they think that these will be less severe to their clients. In the case above, the lawyer seemed to prefer women to men. This means that a lot of people are dismissed from being jurors without a good reason. One principle of the jury system, however, is to protect the rights of the accused particularly well. One might say that the jury system is biased in favor of the defendant. This is why defense lawyers have an opportunity to dismiss people who they think will not be favorable to their clients. Furthermore,having twelve jurors gives the defense good opportunity for a successful defense. If the defense attorney can raise a reasonable doubt about the guilt of his client in even one juror, then the accused has a chance of being released. This happened in the O. J. Simpson murder trial. There,even though there was strong evidence that Simpson committed the crime, the defense was able to insinuate some doubts among the jurors. Moreover,the defense lawyers may be able to appeal to the emotions of the jurors, particularly if they can think of a way to gain sympathy for their client. For this reason, defense lawyers are more likely to choose trial by jury over trial by judge alone. A judge is less likely to be swayed by emotion than a jury. And a defense attorney may also prefer a criminal trial to a civil suit. In the latter case, the client does not have to be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt but will be found liable if the preponderance of evidence is against him or her. This is why O.J. Simpson was acquitted on criminal charges, but then found liable for damages in a civil suit. 翻译 陪审团审判 如果你是加拿大或美国公民，你很可能会在某个时候被传唤履行陪审团义务。 邮件中会有一封信，让你在特定的时间到特定的地点报到。 由于陪审义务被认为是每个公民的责任，因此不参加陪审会受到法律处罚。 通常一次会召集大量的人，可能有几百人。 当你到达时，你将加入一排正在登记值班的人。 最后，你会坐到一张桌子前，和一位官员交谈。 如果你有特殊原因不能担任陪审员，比如身体不好，你可以在这一点上被原谅。 那些没有立即获得豁免的人成为“陪审团”的一部分。 从这个小组中，将选出12人组成的陪审团。 他们将在未来几周内对各种刑事案件作出裁决。 以下是一位女性在“陪审团池”中的经历。 她和其他人一起走进一个大法庭，在那里度过了一整天。 站在法庭前面的是法官，以及控方和辩方的律师。 其中一位律师解释了这个案子的内容。 陪审团的名字在前面的一个盒子里。 当有人叫到名字时，他们就走到法庭前面。 被召唤的人将有机会解释为什么他们不能担任陪审员，如果有什么原因阻止他们。 例如，一名妇女因认识被告而被解雇。 选出的第一个陪审团是一起入室盗窃案。 一名陪审团成员走上前去面对被告。 然后律师们在审判中决定陪审员是否令他们满意。 午餐时，小组休息一小时。 第二个陪审团要审判一个被控谋杀的人。 通常陪审团会被告知审判大概需要多长时间。 由于陪审员通常没有报酬，许多人希望避免卷入旷日持久的审判。 那个女人被叫到前面，不得不正视那个被控谋杀的男人。 这使她很紧张。 根据她的表情，两位律师将决定是否让她加入陪审团。 辩护律师会尽量选择一个似乎同情被告的人。 公诉人会选择不同情他的人。 那位妇女为自己辩解说，她有一个很小的孩子要照顾，没有亲戚可以帮忙。 她被允许在一天结束时回家。 一些人怀疑律师解雇那些可能对他们的案件不感兴趣的陪审员是否公平。 例如，辩护律师可能会选择年轻人，如果他们认为这些人对他们的客户不那么严重。 在上面的案例中，律师似乎更喜欢女人而不是男人。 这意味着很多人在没有充分理由的情况下就被解雇了。 然而，陪审制度的一个原则是特别保护被告的权利。 有人可能会说陪审团制度偏向于被告。 这就是为什么辩护律师有机会解雇那些他们认为对他们的客户不利的人。 此外，有12名陪审员为辩方提供了成功辩护的好机会。 如果辩护律师能对其当事人的有罪提出合理的怀疑，哪怕只有一名陪审员，那么被告就有机会被释放。 这发生在o.j.辛普森谋杀案的审判中。 在那里，即使有强有力的证据表明辛普森犯了罪，辩方还是能够在陪审员中引起一些怀疑。 此外，辩护律师可能会吸引陪审员的情绪，特别是如果他们能想到一种方法来获得对他们的当事人的同情。 出于这个原因，辩护律师更有可能选择陪审团审判而不是法官单独审判。 法官不像陪审团那样容易受情绪影响。 辩护律师也可能更喜欢刑事审判而不是民事诉讼。 在后一种情况下，当事人不必在排除合理怀疑的情况下被证明有罪，但如果证据优势对他或她不利，则应被判有罪。 这就是为什么O.J.辛普森在刑事指控中被判无罪，但在民事诉讼中却被判负有损害赔偿责任。

The Curse of the Black Pear by Irene Trimble 原文 Chapter XII: On a Small Island "Now, "Barbossa said to Jack, "it's time for a swim." "Last time you gave me a gun," said Jack. "Yes,that's right." Barbossa turned to his sailors. "Give him his gun." "There are two of us. We want two guns." "Only one. You can shoot the girl with it." Barbossa took the gun and threw it into the water. Elizabeth jumped in and Jack followed. They swam to the bottom and got the gun. Then they swam to the island. They looked back at the Black Pearl. "He has my ship again!" said Jack angrily. "For the second time!" Elizabeth looked around the island. "It's not very big," she said. Jack didn't speak. He remembered this island. He sat down and started to make a fire. "How can we get away?" asked Elizabeth. "We can't." "How long can we live here?" "Oh,there's food on the trees. Maybe a month. Maybe more." "But we don't have a month! We have to help Will! We have to do something now!" Elizabeth sat by the fire and started to sing the old song: "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me,Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life... We drink, we fight, and then we die, Yo ho, yo ho, and we drink to a pirate's life." "How do you know that?" Jack asked. "Oh,I learned it when I was a child." "I love that song," said Jack. He sang with her. "We're hard and we're bad and we fight and we drink.…." And then he fell asleep. Elizabeth thought hard. Then she started to work. She got more wood and put it on the fire. Then she found more and more wood. When Jack woke up, there was fire everywhere. " What are you doing?" he asked Elizabeth. "We have to live here!" "Look at the smoke," Elizabeth said. He looked. There was a lot of smoke. "You see?" Elizabeth said. "Everybody is looking for us. And when they seethe smoke.…." "Nobody will see it," Jack said. "They aren't looking around here." Jack walked down to the water. And then he saw it - a ship! An English ship! It was the Dauntless. "She's never going to forget this," he thought.

听前提示 一、三遍英文，一遍中文，再一遍英文。 二、从听懂的词入手，理解句子含义。 三、根据中英文意思，听不懂的多听几遍。 原文 301. There is no point in pretending to be sick. 装病是没用的。 302. This is the best book that I've ever read. 这是我读过的最好的书。 303. He wrote this book at the age of twenty. 他在20岁的时候写了这本书。 304. Don't translate English into Japanese word for word. 不要逐字逐句的把英文翻译成日文。 305. You didn't come to school yesterday, did you? 你昨天没来学校，是吗? 306. The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam. 节日和考试碰巧在同一天。 307. I like swimming, but I don't like to swim here. 我喜欢游泳，但我不想在这里游。 308. We all consider your idea to be impractical. 我们都认为你的想法是行不通的。 309. She went into her room to change her dress. 她进了她的房间换裙子。 310. The town was destroyed by the flood after the storm. 小镇被暴风雨后的洪水摧毁了。

听前提示 一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。 二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。 三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。 Day 22 211. Barrier n.障碍，壁垒；障碍物，屏障；大关，界限 The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure. 成功的最大障碍是对失败的恐惧。 The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language. 国际理解的最大障碍是语言障碍。 212. Base n.基础；基地；v.以....…为基础；adj.卑鄙的，下流的；低劣的 She sat down at the base of a tree. 她坐在一棵树的底部。 213. Basic adj.最重要的，基本的；初级的 n.基本要素，基本原则 My knowledge of physics is pretty basic. 我的物理知识非常基础。 This textbook is very basic. 这本教科书非常基础。 In addition to English I can speak basic Japanese. 除了英语，我还能说基本的日语。 214. Basically adv.基本上，大体上；从根本上说，总的说来 I was lucky, basically. 基本上我很幸运。 They are basically the same. 它们基本上是一样的。 215. Basis n.基础，基准，方式；理由，根据 We meet on a monthly basis. 我们每月开会一次。 The work is done on a voluntary basis. 这项工作是在自愿的基础上完成的。 This method has no scientific basis. 这种方法没有科学依据。 216. Bath n.浴缸，洗澡，浴室；v.给……洗澡；洗澡，沐浴 He took an early bath. 他被迫提前离开。 He takes a cold bath every morning. 他每天早上都要洗个冷水澡。 I was in the bath when you rang. 你打电话的时候我在洗澡。 217. Bathroom n.浴室，盥洗室；<美>卫生间，厕所； The bathroom is occupied now. 卫生间现在已经被占用了。 You can use the upstairs bathroom. 你可以使用楼上的浴室。 There's a spider in the bathroom. 浴室里有只蜘蛛。 218. Battle n.战役，战争；争论；奋斗v.与……作战，打败 I had a battle with my conscience. 我和我的良心发生了一场战斗。 That's half the battle. 那是成功的一半。 The worst battle is the one that goes on between your heart and your mind, younever know which one to listen to. 最糟糕的战斗是你内心和思想之间发生的战斗，你永远不知道该听哪一个。 219. Bay n.湾；山脉的低凹处；v.(犬）连续吠，（狼）连续嚎叫 We have a house with a view across the bay. 我们有一间可以欣赏海湾景色的房子。 220. Beach n.海滩，海滨v.把（船）拖上岸；搁浅； The children are building sandcastles on the beach. 孩子们正在沙滩上建造沙堡。 I like walking alone on the deserted beach. 我喜欢独自在荒凉的海滩上散步。 We spent the entire day at the beach. 我们在沙滩上度过了整整一天。

词汇提示 1.frustrating 沮丧的 2.charitable institutions 慈善机构 3.tipped 倾倒 4.horrified 惊恐 5.handicapped 残疾的 6.sympathetic 有同情心的 7.pupil 学生 8.Braille 盲文 原文 Helen Keller What would it be like to be unable to see anything, hear anything, or say anything? Life for young Helen Keller was like that. She had had an illness before she was two years old that had left her deaf, dumb and blind. After that, it was difficult for her to communicate with anyone. She could only learn by feeling with her hands. This was very frustrating for Helen, her mother and her father. Helen Keller grew up in Alabama, U.S.A., during the 1880s and 1890s. At that time, people who had lost the use of their eyes, ears and mouth often ended up in charitable institutions. Such a place would provide them with basic food and shelter until they died. Or they could go out on the streets with a beggar's bowl and ask strangers for money. Since Helen's parents were not poor, she did not have to do either of these things. But her parents knew that they would have to do something to help her. One day, when she was six years old, Helen became frustrated that her mother was spending so much time with the new baby. Unable to express her anger, Helen tipped over the baby's crib, nearly injuring the baby. Her parents were horrified and decided to take the last chance open to them. They would try to find someone to teach Helen to communicate. A new school in Boston claimed to be able to teach children like Helen. The Kellers wrote a letter to the school in Boston asking for help. In March 1887, a teacher, twenty year old Anne Sullivan arrived at the Keller's home in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Anne Sullivan herself had had a very difficult life. Her mother had died when she was eight. Two years later, their father had abandoned Anne and her little brother Jimmy. Anne was nearly blind and her brother had a diseased hip. No one wanted the two handicapped children, so they were sent to a charitable institution. Jimmy died there. At age 14, Anne, who was not quite blind, was sent to the school for the blind in Boston. Since she had not had any schooling before, she had to start in Grade One. Then she had an operation that gave her back some of her eyesight. Since Anne knew what it was like to be blind, she was a sympathetic teacher. Before Anne could teach Helen anything, she had to get her attention. Because Helen was so hard to communicate with, she was often left alone to do as she pleased. A few days after she arrived, Anne insisted that Helen learn to sit down at the table and eat breakfast properly. Anne told the Kellers to leave, and she spent all morning in the breakfast room with Helen. Finally,after a difficult struggle she got the little girl to sit at the table and use a knife and fork. Since the Keller family did not like to be strict with Helen, Anne decided that she needed to be alone with her for a while. There was a little cottage away from the big house. The teacher and pupil moved there for some weeks. It was here that Anne taught Helen the manual alphabet. This was a system of sign language. But since Helen couldn't see, Anne had to make the signs in her hands so that she could feel them. For along time, Helen had no idea what the words she was learning meant. She learned words like "box" and "cat," but hadn't learned that they referred to those objects. One day, Anne dragged Helen to a water pump and made the signs for"water" while she pumped water over Helen's hands. Helen at last made the connection between the signs and the thing. "Water"was that cool, wet liquid stuff. Once Helen realized that the manual alphabet could be used to name things, she ran around naming everything. Before too long, she began to make sentences using the manual alphabet. She also learned to read and write using the "Square Hand Alphabet" which was made up of raised square letters. Before long, she was also using Braille and beginning to read books. Helen eventually learned to speak a little, although this was hard for her because she couldn't hear herself. She went on to school and then to Radcliffe College. She wrote articles and books, gave lectures, and worked tirelessly to help the blind. The little girl who couldn't communicate with anyone became, in time, a wonderful communicator. 翻译 海伦·凯勒 什么也看不见，什么也听不见，什么也说不出来会是什么感觉? 年轻的海伦·凯勒的生活就是这样。 她在两岁之前生过一场病，导致她又聋又哑又盲。 从那以后，她很难与任何人沟通。 她只能用手摸来学习。 这对海伦、她的父母来说都是非常令人沮丧的。 海伦·凯勒于19世纪八九十年代在美国阿拉巴马州长大。 在那个时候，那些失去了眼睛、耳朵和嘴巴的人最后往往会去慈善机构。 这样的地方可以为他们提供基本的食物和住所，直到他们死去。 或者他们可以拿着乞丐的碗走到街上向陌生人要钱。 由于海伦的父母并不穷，她不必做这两件事。 但是她的父母知道他们必须做点什么来帮助她。 海伦六岁的时候，有一天，她对妈妈花那么多时间和新生婴儿在一起感到沮丧。 海伦无法表达她的愤怒，打翻了婴儿床，差点把婴儿弄伤。 她的父母吓坏了，决定抓住最后的机会。 他们会设法找人教海伦交流。 波士顿的一所新学校声称能够教海伦这样的孩子。 凯勒一家给波士顿的学校写了一封信寻求帮助。 1887年3月，20岁的教师安妮·沙利文来到凯勒在阿拉巴马州图斯坎比亚的家。 安妮·沙利文自己的生活也很艰难。 她母亲在她八岁时就去世了。 两年后，他们的父亲抛弃了安妮和她的弟弟吉米。 安妮几乎失明了，而她的哥哥髋骨有病。 没有人要这两个残疾儿童，所以他们被送到了慈善机构。 吉米死在那里。 14岁时，还没有完全失明的安妮被送到波士顿的一所盲人学校。 由于她以前没有受过任何教育，她不得不从一年级开始。 后来她做了手术，恢复了部分视力。 因为安妮知道盲人的感受，所以她是一位富有同情心的老师。 在安妮教海伦任何东西之前，她必须引起她的注意。 因为海伦很难与人沟通，所以她经常被独自留下做她想做的事。 到了几天后，安妮坚持要海伦学会在餐桌旁坐下，好好吃早餐。 安妮叫凯勒一家离开，她整个上午都和海伦待在早餐室里。 最后，经过一番艰难的挣扎，她让小女孩坐在桌子旁使用刀叉。 由于凯勒一家不喜欢对海伦太严格，安妮决定自己需要和海伦单独待一段时间。 在大房子的旁边有一间小屋。 老师和学生搬到那里住了几个星期。 就是在这里，安妮教会了海伦手工字母。 这是一种手语系统。 但由于海伦看不见，安妮不得不用手做手势，这样她才能感觉到。 很长一段时间，海伦不知道她正在学习的单词是什么意思。 她学会了“盒子”和“猫”这样的词，但不知道它们指的是这些物体。 一天，安妮把海伦拖到一个水泵旁，一边把水抽到海伦手上，一边做着“水”的手势。 海伦终于把这些符号和那个东西联系起来了。 “水”是那种又冷又湿的液体。 当海伦意识到可以用手工字母来命名事物时，她四处奔波，为所有事物命名。 不久之后，她开始用手语字母造句。 她还学会了用由凸起的方形字母组成的“方手字母表”来阅读和书写。 不久，她也开始使用盲文，并开始阅读书籍。 海伦最终学会了说一点话，尽管这对她来说很困难，因为她听不到自己的声音。 她继续上学，然后去了拉德克利夫学院。 她写文章和书，做演讲，不知疲倦地帮助盲人。 那个不能和任何人交流的小女孩，最终变成了一个很棒的沟通者。