(研究生英语精读教程){第三版·上}UnitTwelve.ppt

Part Summary [1~2] Scofflawry of various forms is everywhere and seems to become the trend. Part Summary [3] The dangers and range of scofflawry. Part Summary [4~5] As a typical case of scofflawry: red-light running is so common, so overlooked but yet so harmful for the fundamentals of social order. Part Summary [6~8] Its about the nature and the cause of scofflawry. Text Summary Scofflawry is becoming so popular and even represents a trend for the future. The dangers of scofflawry vary widely, for example, from routine double parking that jams city streets to the drunk driving that kills many people. We know that a typical case of scofflawry is red-light running. Its so common that its easily ignored by the public and this is so harmful to the fundamentals of social order. The author points out that the nature of scofflawry is the loss by individuals of the capacity to govern their own behavior in the interest of others. It is also interesting enough to know that this situation is partly due to the leniency of the government policies and the encouragement, though unwillingly, from government at many levels. It is the duty for the government and the society to do something to stop the infectious scofflawry disease. 全文翻译 对违反法律者亮红灯 弗兰克 ·特立皮德 全文翻译 [1] 法律和秩序是美国历史上持续时间最长的、也可能是政治上的最热门的话题。然而，显然令人烦恼的是，数以百万计的美国人尽管从没有认为自己会违反法律，更不用说会成为罪犯了，却正在越来越随便地对待那些专为保护与造福他们的社会所制定的法规。当然，现今确实有些时候似乎无视法律代表了未来的潮流。哈佛大学的社会学家大卫·莱斯曼怀疑，大多数美国人喜欢犯那种他们认为是无关紧要的玩忽职守的错误。莱斯曼说，美国社会的伦理道德已经处于这样的危险之中：即，“如果你遵纪守法，你就是个傻瓜”。 全文翻译 [2]支持莱斯曼观点的证据是再明显不过的。违法乱纪者屡见不鲜、无奇不有，达到了惊人的程度。墙上的乱涂乱画把公共场所的外观糟塌得不堪入目。骑自行车的人横冲直闯，似乎两个车轮的交通工具可以不受任何交通法规的束缚。乱丢垃圾的人把他们的生活区域变成了垃圾场。正如以前的法令未能扫除危害公园的满身酒气的流氓阿飞一样，广泛宣传的法规也未能消除公共场所的高分贝便携式收音机。吸烟成瘾的人们对“不准吸烟”的告示牌熟视无睹。衣冠楚楚的吸大麻的人再也不像从前那样躲开公众的视线偷偷摸摸地传递带大麻的香烟了。在中上层人士中毫无顾忌地使用可卡因已成为令人烦恼的丑闻。而且， (好家伙，人数真不少啊!）还有随意横穿马路的人呢。 全文翻译 [3] 违法行为的危害差别极大。在人行道上随地吐痰当然令人厌恶，但是很明显，比起那些违法地在未经许可的地区掩埋危险化学废料的公司对他人造成的危害要小得多。忽视防火安全法规的房主对人生命的危害当然要比在地铁逃票的人大得多。然而，最直接和最引人注目的违法行为恰恰就是最常见的一种社会现象。首当其冲者就是美国的司机们。今天，他们无法无天的行为给公众造成了极大的灾难。其