首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
"History doesn’t repeat itself, " argued Mark Twain, "but it does rhyme. " In this instance, history’s echo could scarcely be mo
"History doesn’t repeat itself, " argued Mark Twain, "but it does rhyme. " In this instance, history’s echo could scarcely be mo
admin
2022-03-07
53
问题
"History doesn’t repeat itself, " argued Mark Twain, "but it does rhyme. " In this instance, history’s echo could scarcely be more depressing. In 1993 Jamie Bulger, a two-year-old boy, was abducted, tortured and murdered by two ten-year-olds. The gruesome details of the Bulger case shocked the national psyche.
Yesterday two brothers were sentenced to an indefinite period of detention for torturing two boys in Edlington last April. Aged 10 and 12, they beat, strangled and sexually degraded their victims, before putting a plastic sheet over them and setting it on fire. It was only tiredness that caused them to abandon their victims, they presumed, to die. It was a chance blessing that a passing walker stumbled across one of the boys alive.
It is impossible to【C1】________shock and desperation. But there is nothing new about children committing【C2】________. In 1748 the ten-year-old William York killed the five-year-old girl who shared his【C3】________. There has always been a strand of evil that courses through humanity.
But in two respects the Edlington case may【C4】________a critical moment. First, is Britain prepared to accept that it does【C5】________have a violent underclass, a problem that successive governments have【C6】________to ameliorate? And will David Cameron succeed in his argument【C7】________the Edlington case confirms his claims about "broken Britain"?
The social context of the Edlington case is as【C8】________as the crime itself. The court heard that brothers had a "toxic【C9】________life" marked by "routine aggression, violence and chaos". One brother watched【C10】________violent movies. He also drank routinely and smoked cannabis grown【C11】________his father’s allotment.
There was also a chronic failure by the social services. A leaked【C12】________by local care authorities—to which the judge was denied access—reveals【C13】________there were 31 occasions on which nine different agencies failed to take action【C14】________the brothers" behaviour.
Broken Britain? The phrase is an oversimplification. But【C15】________does have a depressingly static underclass. The most telling detail【C16】________the case was one torturer’s explanation of his actions. He was【C17】________. "There was not else to do. "
The political consequences may also【C18】________parallels with the Bulger case. In 1993 a young, charismatic Shadow Home Secretary【C19】________the opportunity. Tony Blair’s catchphrase "Tough on crime, tough on the【C20】________of crime" allowed him to capture public sentiment. Mr. Blair argued【C21】________the Bulger case demonstrated that Britain had descended into "moral【C22】________" caused by the long-serving Conservative Government.
Today’s【C23】________Conservatives have long been fascinated by what they regard as that pivotal【C24】________in Tony Blair’s career—the first sign that he could catch the national mood. So it【C25】________unsurprising that David Cameron has immediately woven the Edlington case【C26】________his narrative of abject social breakdown.
"Look at the wreckage of our【C27】________society. See Britain through the eyes of our children. Are we really proud of our【C28】________today? " Those were Mr. Blair’s words before being elected. We can【C29】________ to hear many similar phrases from Mr. Cameron in the run-up to【C30】________election.
Yesterday he warned that Britain was【C31】________an "irresponsible society. " He is right. Britain is not broken,【C32】________it will have failed in its most basic responsibilities if it looks the other way【C33】________Edlington. The violence and depravity of the torturers was exceptional. The【C34】________—by parents, by the community, by government—was all too【C35】________.
These are not easy issues. They will not be solved by a politician’s neat catchphrase. But nor will they be solved by looking the other way. (from The Times, January 23,2010)
【C30】
选项
答案
the
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/wSMO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI二级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI二级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
America’sDiplomaticChallengesVocabularyandExpressionscombatmissionTalibanseparatistDepartmentofDe
ImprovingFamilyHealthinSomaliaVocabularyandExpressionsneonatalformativecraftpamphletpr
Nike’sSuccessNikeperformedwellduringthelastquarter.Businesswasupineverymajormarket,in【L1】______,bothinits
Nike’sSuccessNikeperformedwellduringthelastquarter.Businesswasupineverymajormarket,in【L1】______,bothinits
RitualChildKillingsSpreadAlarm,AngerinIvoryCoastAtleast21childrenhavebeenkidnappedinIvoryCoastsinceDecemb
TheTrendsofChineseTouristsTravellingAbroadVocabularyandExpressionsshoppingtourdutyfreeproductsTahitiM
What’sAmericanpublic’sviewtowardsguncontrol?
Bytheendof2018,morethan______oftheglobalpopulationwillbeusingasmartphone.
Thetwoleaderspromisedtoincreasetradeinallofthefollowingareasexcept______.
Theterm"leader"hasbeenusedalmosttothepointof【C1】______,nowbrandinganyonewho【C2】______inaleadershiprole.Butthe
随机试题
尿瘘
根据我国刑事诉讼法的规定,凡需要提起公诉的案件一律由
A按给药途径分类B按分散系统分类C按制法分类D按形态分类E按药物种类分类便于应用物理化学原理来阐明各类制剂特征的分类是
40岁男性,因发现糖尿病而服用多种降血糖药物。本周因先后出现3次低血糖而入院最有助于糖尿病分型的检查是
下列与固定桥桥体龈面自洁性直接有关的是
护理人员为乙型肝炎痊愈出院患者提供的不正确的护理项目是()。
下列关于静态投资和动态投资的叙述中,正确的是()。
构建中国特色现代军事力量体系是建设世界一流军队的力量基础。新型作战力量代表着军事技术和作战方式的发展趋势。以下关于新型作战力量说法正确的有()
RichardWoodstartedtheinternetcompany,Bookstore,becausehefeltWhatdidRichardWoodconsiderwhenchoosinghisproduct?
Iwanttotalkaboutallthesepointsin______orderofimportance.(2002年武汉大学考博试题)
最新回复
(
0
)