Unit 08 Crime and Punishment

Unit 8 Page 74 READING exercise 4 POACHERS ARRESTED Anti-poaching agents in Limpopo, South Africa caught two poachers as they tried to kill lions at the Letaba River Wildlife Reserve Park last Sunday evening. The agents had received information about the planned attack and made plans of their own to catch the criminals in the act. Under a full moon, the poachers broke into the park where the agents were waiting. They jumped on the poachers as they approached the cages where the lions were kept for their own protection. After a short fight, in which one of the poachers used a knife, the agents were able to arrest the two men. One of the agents said that they had searched the men's rucksacks and had found poisoned dead chickens and wire cutting equipment. He explained how poachers throw the chickens to the lions, wait for the lions to eat the chickens, and then return when the animals are dead. He also said that the poachers could sell the dead animals for over $3,500. The poachers are now in jail awaiting trial. The prisoners are facing charges of attempted poaching, possession of a dangerous weapon and attempted murder. If found guilty, they could go to prison for up to ten years. An anti-poaching agent said he hoped this would be a warning to other poachers and help in their fight against one of their country's most serious problems. CAUGHT RED-HANDED In another part of Limpopo, three rhino horn smugglers have been caught red-handed by members of the Limpopo Endangered Species Unit. The agents had received information the men were trying to sell the illegal item. As they approached the men's car, it drove away quickly and a large item was thrown from the window. While one agent got the item, which turned out to be the horn, others chased and caught the three men. Two of the men, who are brothers, were already known to the agents. They had been arrested in 2014 for rhino poaching but had not been sent to prison and were let go. This time agents are hoping they will finally be sent to prison. They believe the horn comes from a rhino that was shot dead a week ago in a nearby area. Agents said they were going to send the horn for testing to see if they are right. Rhino poaching continues to be a huge problem in many southern African countries as the demand for their horns increases around the world. But South African law officers are determined to protect the animals and are spending more money to catch those committing the crimes. An official from the department of environmental affairs said that the situation was improving and that the number of rhino deaths in 2016 had fallen since the record number of over 1,200 in 2014. They also said they are using modern technology in their fight. One technique is to put a dye into the rhino's horns, which is poisonous for humans but perfectly safe for the rhinos.

第八单元 第74页 阅读练习4 偷猎者被捕 南非林波波省的反偷猎机构 上周日晚上，两名偷猎者在莱塔巴河野生动物保护区公园试图杀死狮子时被抓获。 特工们已经收到了有关计划袭击的信息 并制定了自己的计划，当场抓获罪犯。 在满月之下，偷猎者闯入了特工们正在等待的公园。 当偷猎者走近为保护自己而饲养狮子的笼子时，他们扑向他们。 经过一场短暂的打斗，其中一名偷猎者使用了一把刀， 特工们成功逮捕了这两名男子。 其中一名特工说，他们搜查了这些人的帆布背包 并发现了中毒的死鸡和线切割设备。 他解释了偷猎者是如何把鸡扔给狮子的， 等狮子吃掉鸡，等动物死了再回来。 他还说，偷猎者可以以3500多美元的价格出售死去的动物。 偷猎者现在正在监狱里等待审判。 囚犯们面临着偷猎未遂的指控， 持有危险武器和谋杀未遂。 如果被判有罪，他们可能会被判入狱长达十年。 一名反偷猎特工表示，他希望这是一个警告 向其他偷猎者提供帮助，帮助他们对抗国家最严重的问题之一。 当场被捕 在林波波省的另一个地区， 林波波省濒危物种部门的成员当场抓获了三名犀牛角走私者。 特工们已经收到消息，这些人正试图出售非法物品。 当他们走近那辆男人的车时，它飞快地开走了，一个大东西从窗户里扔了出来。 当一名特工拿到物品时，原来是号角，其他人追赶并抓住了这三名男子。 其中两人是兄弟，特工们已经认识他们了。 他们于2014年因偷猎犀牛被捕，但没有被送进监狱，而是被释放了。 这一次，特工们希望他们最终会被送进监狱。 他们认为犀牛角来自一周前在附近地区被枪杀的犀牛。 特工们表示，他们将发出喇叭进行测试，看看他们是否正确。 犀牛偷猎在许多南部非洲国家仍然是一个巨大的问题 随着世界各地对犀牛角需求的增加。 但南非执法人员决心保护这些动物 并且正在花费更多的钱来抓捕那些犯罪者。 环境事务部的一位官员表示，情况正在好转 自2014年创纪录的1200多头犀牛死亡以来，2016年犀牛死亡人数有所下降。 他们还表示，他们正在战斗中使用现代技术。 一种技术是在犀牛角上涂上染料， 它对人类有毒，但对犀牛完全安全。

Page 77 LISTENING exercise 7 and 8 This is Radio 24 and today we're looking at a programme called Restoring Justice. It's an unusual way to try and help people change – people who would normally go to prison. Listen to one of them, Jason Wilkins. He's 17 and he got arrested for mugging somebody. Well, I was in court and I knew I was gonna go to prison ... and I was feeling awful about it. And then the judge said he'd give me a choice. I didn't understand what he meant. He asked me whether I wanted to go to prison for six months, or join a special programme called Restoring Justice. He said the programme would last for six months and it meant I'd have several meetings with the woman I'd mugged. He told me to think carefully about my choices. I was ... I really didn't know what to say ... um ... I didn't want to meet her again ... but then, of course, I definitely didn't want to go to prison, so I said I'd join the programme. Ken Simmons, you're a social worker on this programme. Can you tell us more about it? The idea behind this programme is that people who've stolen something or mugged somebody, but haven't attacked their victims physically ... well, they get a chance to see what they've done through the eyes of their victim. We're hoping that this helps them to think more the next time they get into a similar situation. The first time I met Mrs Schwartz – the woman I mugged – was very difficult. At the meeting, Ken, my social worker, was also there and then my mum and dad. I was terrified about meeting Mrs Schwartz, but she kind of helped ... um ... the first thing she said was that she wasn't going to get angry with me. Here's what she said when we spoke to her. I wasn't keen on the idea of meeting my mugger, I must say. The experience had already been frightening enough. But then I thought, 'Well, we'd all like a country with less crime, wouldn't we? And who knows? Maybe I can make a contribution to that.' I was also rather nervous, but I really felt I wanted to try and change his ways. Well, now I've met Mrs Schwartz three times, and I've learnt a lot from her. I can really say that. I'll never forget when she looked me in the eye and asked me why I'd done it. I told her that I wanted some money to spend. And the moment I said that, I thought how stupid I'd been to mug somebody because I wanted to buy some stuff. The second time, she asked me if I knew who'd suffered most from what I'd done. And I said to her, 'You of course!' She just said that no, it wasn't her, and asked me to look at the other side of the table, where my mum and dad were sitting. I knew immediately what she meant.

第77页 听力练习7和8 这里是第24电台，今天我们正在看一个名为“恢复正义”的节目。 这是一种不同寻常的方式，试图帮助人们改变——那些通常会入狱的人。 听其中一个，杰森·威尔金斯。 他17岁，因抢劫他人被捕。 好吧，我在法庭上，我知道我会进监狱。..我对此感觉很糟糕。 然后法官说他会给我一个选择。我不明白他的意思。 他问我是否想坐牢六个月， 或者加入一个名为“恢复正义”的特别计划。 他说这个项目将持续六个月 这意味着我要和被我抢劫的女人开几次会。 他告诉我要仔细考虑我的选择。 我是。..我真的不知道该说什么。…嗯。.. 我不想再见到她。.. 但后来，当然，我绝对不想进监狱，所以我说我会参加这个项目。 肯·西蒙斯，你是这个项目的社会工作者。你能告诉我们更多吗？ 这个项目背后的想法是，那些偷东西或抢劫别人的人， 但没有对受害者进行身体攻击。.. 好吧，他们有机会通过受害者的眼睛看到他们所做的一切。 我们希望这能帮助他们在下次遇到类似情况时进行更多思考。 我第一次见到施瓦茨夫人——我抢劫的那个女人——非常困难。 会上，我的社会工作者肯也在场，然后是我的父母。 我很害怕见到施瓦茨夫人，但她帮了我一把。.. 嗯。..她说的第一件事是她不会生我的气。 这是我们和她说话时她说的话。 我必须说，我不想见到我的抢劫犯。 这段经历已经够可怕的了。 但后来我想，‘好吧，我们都希望有一个犯罪率更低的国家，不是吗？ 谁知道呢？也许我可以为此做出贡献。” 我也很紧张，但我真的觉得我想试着改变他的方式。 好吧，现在我已经见过施瓦茨太太三次了，我从她身上学到了很多。我确实可以这么说。 我永远不会忘记她看着我的眼睛，问我为什么这么做。 我告诉她我想花点钱。 我说的那一刻， 我想我是多么愚蠢，因为我想买些东西而抢劫别人。 第二次，她问我是否知道谁从我所做的事情中遭受了最大的痛苦。 我对她说：“当然是你！” 她只是说不，不是她， 让我看看桌子的另一边，我妈妈和爸爸坐的地方。 我立刻明白了她的意思。

Page 78 READING exercise 2 EATING OUT BEHIND BARS Next time you're looking for a special evening out, why not invite someone special to eat out with you at one of the Clink restaurants? They offer delicious, beautifully cooked dishes, but this is fine dining with a difference, because these are no ordinary restaurants. The Clink restaurants are found inside four of the UK's most famous prisons; High Down, Brixton, Cardiff and Styal, so your waiter might be a burglar and your food might have been cooked by a robber. Because the restaurants are actually inside the prison walls, anyone wanting to eat out in one of the Clink prisons has to agree to go through a special security check first. The man behind the idea is Chef Alberto Crisci, who was looking for a way to help prisoners make the most of their time inside by studying for professional cooking qualifications. He also wanted to offer members of the public a chance to eat out somewhere truly different, so he set up the Clink charity to make all this happen. The idea is to encourage prisoners to learn how to do a new job while they are in prison. When they are released from prison with their newly earned qualifications, they can persuade restaurant owners to give them a job. It is hoped that then they will be less likely to commit crimes in the future. Supporters of the restaurants claim that it really works. They explain that only 16% of prisoners who have worked in the Clink restaurants commit crimes in the year after they are released – compared to the national average of 25% of adult prisoners. Some critics refuse to accept these figures. They say that only the prisoners who are likely not to return to crime are chosen to work in the restaurants. But the organisers of the charity are not worried by this argument. They have plenty more evidence to show how successful they are. In 2018, 361 prisoners were trained in the Clink restaurants and 142 earned a professional qualification; 78 out of 112 ex-prisoners who had worked in Clink found jobs on release and 250 restaurants said they were happy to take on graduates from the training programme. One graduate even made a successful appearance on the TV cookery show Bake Off: The Professionals. So if you're looking for a great meal out and like the idea of helping a criminal make a new start, one of the Clink restaurants might just be the place you're looking for. But I'd recommend that you book early. The restaurants are extremely popular.

第78页 阅读练习2 在监狱里吃饭 下次你想找一个特别的夜晚外出时， 为什么不邀请一个特别的人和你一起去Clink餐厅吃饭呢？ 他们提供美味、烹饪精美的菜肴， 但这是与众不同的美食，因为这些不是普通的餐厅。 Clink餐厅位于英国四所最著名的监狱内； High Down、Brixton、Cardiff和Styal， 所以你的服务员可能是小偷，你的食物可能是被强盗煮的。 因为餐馆实际上在监狱围墙内， 任何想在克林克监狱吃饭的人 必须同意先进行特殊的安全检查。 这个想法背后的人是厨师阿尔贝托·克里斯奇， 他正在寻找一种方法来帮助囚犯充分利用他们在里面的时间 通过学习专业烹饪资格。 他还想为公众提供一个在真正不同的地方吃饭的机会， 所以他成立了克林克慈善机构来实现这一切。 这个想法是鼓励囚犯在狱中学习如何做一份新工作。 当他们带着新获得的资格从监狱获释时， 他们可以说服餐馆老板给他们一份工作。 希望他们将来犯罪的可能性会降低。 餐馆的支持者声称它真的有效。 他们解释说，只有16%的囚犯在Clink餐厅工作过 在获释后的一年内犯罪，而全国平均水平为25%的成年囚犯。 一些评论家拒绝接受这些数字。 他们说，只有那些可能不再犯罪的囚犯 被选中在餐馆工作。 但慈善机构的组织者并不担心这一论点。 他们有更多的证据表明他们有多成功。 2018年，361名囚犯在Clink餐厅接受了培训，142名获得了专业资格； 在克林克工作的112名前囚犯中，有78人在获释后找到了工作，250家餐馆也找到了工作 说他们很乐意招收培训项目的毕业生。 一位毕业生甚至在电视烹饪节目《烘焙：专业人士》中成功亮相。 所以，如果你正在寻找一顿美餐，并且喜欢帮助罪犯重新开始的想法， Clink餐厅可能正是你要找的地方。 但我建议你早点预订。 这些餐馆非常受欢迎。

Page 80 Culture exercise 2 FAMOUS PRISONS 1 ROBBEN ISLAND, south AFRICA Robben Island is known all over the world because of one of its former prisoners. From 1964 until 1982 this island prison, 11km off the coast of Cape Town, was home to perhaps the most famous prisoner in the world, Nelson Mandela, who in 1994 became the first black president of his country. Robben Island was used mainly for political prisoners and more than 3,000 of them spent time there before it was finally closed in 1996. These days it is a museum and it is visited by thousands of tourists each year. 2 ALCATRAZ, US Another island that was home to a prison is Alcatraz, which is situated 2km off the coast of San Francisco. Probably America's most well-known prison, Alcatraz had many famous inmates, such as the gangster AI Capone and Robert 'Birdman' Stroud, a murderer who was also one of the country's biggest experts on birds. Alcatraz closed in 1963 and in its 29 years of being a prison, no one ever escaped, although 36 prisoners tried. These days it is open to the public and tourists can take a short boat journey across the San Francisco bay to visit it. 3 THE TOWER OF LONDON, UK The Tower of London, which was built in the 11th century, is now one of the city's most popular tourist attractions, with people coming from all over the world to see the Crown Jewels that are kept inside it. However, up until the mid 20 century, it was a prison and home to many famous prisoners, including King Henry VI and two of King Henry VIII's wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, who were also both executed in the Tower. Visitors see the cells and enjoy interactive displays that show what life was like in this ancient prison. 4 CHATEAU D'IF, FRANCE Although Chateau d'lf is a real island, most people know of it because of a fictional prisoner. The island prison, which is situated off the coast of Marseilles in the south of France, was home to many criminals from the mid 17th century to the end of the 19th century, but it is really famous for one prisoner who was never actually there. In his novel The Count of Monte Cristo, French author Alexandre Dumas tells the story of Edmond Dantes, an innocent man who is sent to the prison for a crime he did not commit. In the book, Dantes manages to escape, something that no prisoner was ever able to do in real life. 5 DEVILS ISLAND, FRENCH GUIANA Devil's Island is off the coast of French Guiana in the Caribbean. For the hundred years that it was open, it was known as one of the toughest prisons in the world and fewer than 25% of all prisoners who went there left the island alive. The prison was set in the middle of a jungle and the waters around it were full of man-eating sharks, which made escape almost impossible. One man who managed to escape and write a book about his experiences was Henri Charrière and the film Papillon tells his story. Since it was closed in 1953, Devil's Island has become a tourist attraction for passengers on the many cruise ships that pass nearby. Page 81 LISTENING exercise 6 and 7 Conversation 1 You'll never guess what. What? Someone broke into our house the other day. No way! Yes, we'd just got back from the cinema and we saw the front door open. I knew what had happened immediately. What did they take? They didn't take anything, but they left the house in a real mess. Conversation 2 You won't believe what happened to me last week. Tell me. I was walking down the street when this man just took my phone out of my back pocket and ran away. What?! Yes. He was gone before I could do anything. Did you report it to the police? Yes. They said it's happening a lot at the moment. Conversation 3 I heard a really sad story about an old lady. She was conned and lost her life savings. Really? Yes. Someone rang her up and offered her an amazing deal to buy property in London. Right ... So she transferred all her money into this bank account and, of course, she never heard from the man again. That's awful. Old people are very vulnerable. I know. It makes me worried about my grandparents. It's just the sort of thing that could happen to them. Conversation 4 There was a scary story in the paper the other day. It was about gangs of teenagers going into shops and stealing clothes. How? Well, a couple of them start an argument in the shop and the others use this as a chance to take stuff. I'd better warn my uncle. He's got a clothes shop. Yes, tell him to be extra careful at the moment. Page 81 PRONUNCIATION exercise 1 and 2 You're not going to believe this. Tell me. School's closed for the rest of the term! What? The police said there was an urgent situation but didn't give any details. That's awful! And the head teacher said she's extremely sorry but there's nothing she can do! Really? Page 81 PRONUNCIATION exercise 3 You're not going to believe this. Tell me. School's closed for the rest of the term! What? The police said there was an urgent situation but didn't give any details. That's awful! And the head teacher said she's extremely sorry but there's nothing she can do! Really?

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