溢 制卧份贸易+学 英汉商务翻译 Our culture promises justice.Politicians refer to it in all of their campaign speeches."We need equality and justice for all."Yet day after day,nay,century after century,the lack of justice continues.Poverty,war,pestilence,crime,prostitution,dope and murders persist generation after generation in public and private life.And if the history of humanity can be used as a guide they will continue. Injustice is a constant,but you,in your infinite new wisdom,can decide to fight that injustice and refuse to be seduced into being emotionally immobilized over it.You can work at helping to eradicate injustice,and you can decide that you won't be psychologically defeated by it. 段塔练习二 The legal system promises justice."The people demand justice,"and some of them even work to make it happen.But it generally doesn't.Those with money are not convicted.Judges and policemen are often bought by the powerful.A president and vice-president of the United States are pardoned or wrist-slapped for obvious felonies.The poor fill the jail,and have next to no chance of beating the system.It's not fair.But it's true.Spiro Agnew becomes rich after evading his income taxes.Richard Nixon is exonerated,and his yes-men serve a few months in a minimum security prison,while the poor and members of minority groups rot in jail waiting for trial,waiting for a chance.A visit to any local courthouse or police station will prove that the influential have a separate set of rules,although this is relentlessly denied by the authorities.Where is the justice? Nowhere!Your deciding to fight it may be admirable indeed,but your choosing to be upset by it is as neurotic as guilt,approval-seeking or any other of the self-flagellating behavior that constitutes your erroneous zones. 第2页共2页英汉商务翻译 Our culture promises justice. Politicians refer to it in all of their campaign speeches. “We need equality and justice for all.” Yet day after day, nay, century after century, the lack of justice continues. Poverty, war, pestilence, crime, prostitution, dope and murders persist generation after generation in public and private life. And if the history of humanity can be used as a guide they will continue. Injustice is a constant, but you, in your infinite new wisdom, can decide to fight that injustice and refuse to be seduced into being emotionally immobilized over it. You can work at helping to eradicate injustice, and you can decide that you won’t be psychologically defeated by it. 段落练习二 The legal system promises justice. “The people demand justice,” and some of them even work to make it happen. But it generally doesn’t. Those with money are not convicted. Judges and policemen are often bought by the powerful. A president and vice-president of the United States are pardoned or wrist-slapped for obvious felonies. The poor fill the jail, and have next to no chance of beating the system. It’s not fair. But it’s true. Spiro Agnew becomes rich after evading his income taxes. Richard Nixon is exonerated, and his yes-men serve a few months in a minimum security prison, while the poor and members of minority groups rot in jail waiting for trial, waiting for a chance. A visit to any local courthouse or police station will prove that the influential have a separate set of rules, although this is relentlessly denied by the authorities. Where is the justice? Nowhere! Your deciding to fight it may be admirable indeed, but your choosing to be upset by it is as neurotic as guilt, approval-seeking or any other of the self-flagellating behavior that constitutes your erroneous zones. 第 2 页 共 2 页