新奥尔良的洗冤录
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="Innocence">Innocence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> 新奥尔良的洗冤录 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Easy">Easy</span> 自由城里一个骇人听闻的故事 <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="after">after</span> 34 <span word="years">years</span> 监禁34年后被释放 <span word="IT">IT</span> <span word="S">S</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="Reginald">Reginald</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="walkedfree">walkedfree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 12<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 34 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="inprison">inprison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="commit">commit</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="forgiving">forgiving</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="differently">differently</span>. <span word="NewOrleans">NewOrleans</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hadnothing">hadnothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span>. 5月12日，被误判为杀人犯的雷金纳德亚当斯迈出了监禁了他34年的监狱，并表示：一切都很好。许多不像他一样宽容的人或许会觉得不可思议。事实上，新奥尔良的警方和检察官早在1979年就知道他们判错了刑。他们找到了谋杀案里使用的枪，并证实了该案件与另外两个人有关，而和亚当斯毫无关系。 <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="confession">confession</span>: <span word="one">one</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marathoninterview">marathoninterview</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="plied">plied</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="gotalmost">gotalmost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calibre">calibre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weapon">weapon</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="ofshots">ofshots</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="colour">colour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span>. 当初，警察一致认为亚当斯先生就是杀人凶手，因为他曾做过一个忏悔在他接受了一个漫长的采访，并被警方不断指认涉嫌滥用酒精和毒品后。亚当斯先生几乎被指证了每一个犯罪细节，从武器的口径和开枪的次数到受害者的性别和发色。 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="reporttracing">reporttracing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="provenance">provenance</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="sayand">sayand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="districtattorney">districtattorney</span>, <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Cannizzaro">Cannizzaro</span>, <span word="agreesthat">agreesthat</span> <span word="detectives">detectives</span> <span word="knowingly">knowingly</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span>. 在亚当斯先生第一次受审时，警方并没有给他的辩护团提供有关追踪枪支来源的报告。亚当斯先生的新律师称，该市目前的检察官列昂坎尼扎罗，通过了侦探故意提供的虚假证词。 <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="languished">languished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tormentors">tormentors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="wandering">wandering</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="thestraight">thestraight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crooked">crooked</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jailed">jailed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thedetectives">thedetectives</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vehicular">vehicular</span> <span word="homicide">homicide</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="Ronald">Ronald</span> <span word="Ulfers">Ulfers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cop">cop</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="wifewas">wifewas</span> <span word="murdered">murdered</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="murdering">murdering</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>. 然而，当亚当斯先生在监狱中备受煎熬时，那些迫害他的人也陆续遭受苦果。一名检察官被证实判案不公正并因此入狱;一名侦探因车祸杀人而服役五年;而受害人的丈夫罗纳德，则因杀害他的第二任妻子而锒铛入狱。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Cannizzaro">Cannizzaro</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="theguilty">theguilty</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="DA">DA</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="misconduct">misconduct</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sayingsomething">sayingsomething</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="DA">DA</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="notorious">notorious</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="fromthe">fromthe</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="tenure">tenure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="DA">DA</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Connick">Connick</span> <span word="senior">senior</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="knownsinger">knownsinger</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defective">defective</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="Brady">Brady</span> <span word="violations">violations</span>: <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span> <span word="allmaterial">allmaterial</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exculpatory">exculpatory</span>. 当时，坎尼扎罗先生仅用了10天的时间就否定了亚当斯的律师团要求预留有罪判决的要求。地方检察官表示这样的渎职行为是他见过的最为严重的一次。这同样也证明了一个问题。在这样的情况下，地方检察院在新奥尔良变得臭名昭著。这样的情况主要产生于前任地方检察院的高官哈利康在位的三年内。哈利康是一位著名歌手的父亲。在他的任期内，许多误判的案件都存在布雷迪行为：不能给被告充分的机会来证明他们无罪。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Connick">Connick</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Thompson">Thompson</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span> <span word="tcommit">tcommit</span>, <span word="hiding">hiding</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Thompson">Thompson</span> <span word="narrowly">narrowly</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="beingexecuted">beingexecuted</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="exoneration">exoneration</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> 14<span word="m">m</span> <span word="judgment">judgment</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DA">DA</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>. 在一个案例中，哈利康等人以谋杀罪判决约翰汤普森死刑。而事实上，约翰?汤普森并没有杀人，哈利康等人却隐瞒了可以证明他无罪的证据。汤普森先生差一点被执行死刑。他被释放后，上告哈利康等人并获得了140万美元的补偿。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Cannizzaro">Cannizzaro</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="award">award</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bankrupt">bankrupt</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2011 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SupremeCourt">SupremeCourt</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> 5-4 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="favour">favour</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arogue">arogue</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span>. <span word="Dissenting">Dissenting</span>, <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="Bader">Bader</span> <span word="Ginsberg">Ginsberg</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Connick">Connick</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="officehad">officehad</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deliberately">deliberately</span> <span word="indifferent">indifferent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brady">Brady</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Innocence">Innocence</span> <span word="Project">Project</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NewOrleans">NewOrleans</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Adams">Adams</span>, <span word="counts">counts</span> 31 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Connick">Connick</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Bradyviolations">Bradyviolations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="proven">proven</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Connick">Connick</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="afew">afew</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>. 坎尼扎罗先生对此判决提出上诉，声称如果这样，地方检察院将面临破产。2011年，最高法院以5：4的比例通过了他的上诉，并表示地方检察院不应该为流氓的检察官买单。同时，这也存在异议。鲁思金斯伯格法官写道：哈利康的政权已经故意冷淡布雷迪规则了。新奥尔良的无罪行动，释放了像亚当斯这样的在哈利康当权期间被误判的31人，这就是一个很好的证明。康尼克先生则说他们地方检察院要处理许多案件，出一些错误是不可避免的。 <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="pillar">pillar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span>-<span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="thepolice">thepolice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jail">jail</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="decrees">decrees</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="oversight">oversight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="MrCannizzaro">MrCannizzaro</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DA">DA</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="scant">scant</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="MrAdams">MrAdams</span>. 不久前，新奥尔良刑事司法体系的每一个支柱都被打破了。现在警方和监狱正在联邦法规的要求下进行司法监督和改革，坎尼扎罗先生已经对当地检察院做了许多改革。这也许是对亚当斯先生的一点微不足道的安慰。 词语解释 1.<span word="link">link</span> <span word="to">to</span> 与连接， 联系 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="incorrectly">incorrectly</span>. 而有时候它们链接到你这里会不正确。 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. 当我想要链接到他们的时候会很有用。 2.<span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> 射击 <span word="Protesters">Protesters</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="likeness">likeness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effigy">effigy</span>. 抗议者点燃了政府大楼和卡扎菲的肖像。 <span word="Aboriginal">Aboriginal</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="australian">australian</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="incanberra">incanberra</span>. 澳大利亚土著居民抗议者在堪培拉国家议会外放火焚烧一面澳大利亚国旗。 3.<span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> 交出;交付;交给 <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achinese">achinese</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>. 外国公司不会把他们的技术和管理方法交给他们的中国合作伙伴。 <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span>? 现在请回答我，你会把你的车钥匙交给一个完全陌生的人吗? 4.<span word="wander">wander</span> <span word="off">off</span> 迷失，离开正途 <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="wander">wander</span> <span word="off">off</span>. 你知道嘛，他可能迷路的。 <span word="Don">Don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="wander">wander</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span>. 参观的时候不要孩子们走散了。</p>
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