英语故事：正直的林肯
<p>英语网提供的各种各样的英语故事，非常适合大家阅读以及锻炼英语听力，为大家学习英语打下纯正音质基础，英语故事：正直的林肯，希望大家能够喜欢!</p><p>英语故事：正直的林肯</p><p><span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advocate">advocate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wronged">wronged</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ceased">ceased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="exertion">exertion</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="client">client</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plea">plea</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="associate">associate</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="scrupulous">scrupulous</span>(小心谨慎的), <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tendered">tendered</span>(偿付) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="honesty">honesty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="illustrated">illustrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="partner">partner</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="absence">absence</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="labeling">labeling</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="Billy">Billy</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="familiarly">familiarly</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="being">being</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Lincoln">Lincoln</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>, "<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="belonging">belonging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="person">person</span>."</p><p>林肯非常乐意为那些他认为受到冤屈的人辩护，但是他却拒绝为那些确实有罪的人辩护。</p>
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