2015考研英语阅读英国的乱局
<p> <span word="Anarchy">Anarchy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span></p><p> 英国的乱局</p><p> <span word="SHAME">SHAME</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="riots">riots</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theTottenham">theTottenham</span> <span word="neighbourhood">neighbourhood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 6<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="skipped">skipped</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="followingdays">followingdays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span>, <span word="Birmingham">Birmingham</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>. <span word="Alongside">Alongside</span> <span word="theshame">theshame</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jolting">jolting</span> <span word="bafflement">bafflement</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="oftheir">oftheir</span> <span word="compatriots">compatriots</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="loot">loot</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="firemen">firemen</span> <span word="andambulance">andambulance</span> <span word="crews">crews</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="violently">violently</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="bare">bare</span>:<span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="havoc">havoc</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="theycan">theycan</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="internal">internal</span>, <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="restraints">restraints</span>, <span word="external">external</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p> 许多英国人对该国骚乱的第一反应是羞耻。这场骚乱8月6日始发于伦敦托特纳姆地区，在随后几天里掠过首都蔓延到曼彻斯特、伯明翰和其他一些城市。人们在羞耻之余，还深感困惑。那些守法的大多数突然看到，一些国人竟乐于焚烧汽车和房屋、劫掠商店以及袭击消防员和救护人员。社会秩序深层的骗局昭然若揭：原来，如果意图在街头制造大破坏的罪犯足够多，那么他们就能达到目的。当缺乏内在道德制约的情况下，外在制约的作用仅此而已。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="amazement">amazement</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="asenviably">asenviably</span> <span word="orderly">orderly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="abiding">abiding</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="excitablecontinental">excitablecontinental</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="peaceable">peaceable</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="justified">justified</span>: <span word="contagious">contagious</span> <span word="rioting">rioting</span> <span word="hasbroken">hasbroken</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Tottenham">Tottenham</span> <span word="andsome">andsome</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="flashpoint">flashpoint</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complexionof">complexionof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="flare">flare</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sheer">sheer</span> <span word="mindlessness">mindlessness</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="depressing">depressing</span>.</p>
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