华尔街中级英语Lesson 32

     WPC Helen Hanks and I’m stationed in Lewes Police Station which is in the county of “Sussex” in English.  My name is Stephen Rowle.  I’m a police constable¹ in “Sussex” police.  I’ve been a police officer now for 21years.
And this is Clare Martin.  Hello, again, today I am investigating the police—woman police constable Helen Hanks and police constable Stephen Rowle are well-known on the streets of Lewes.  They are community police officers.  But what exactly does this mean? Community Officer is trying to build bridges with the community.  Getting back to the old-fashioned way of being a police officer.  For people to see a policeman walking a bit in uniform.  They find very comforting and I am there to be seen, to see people, help prevent crimes by my sheer presence and if I can be seen to be walking the streets both in the town center and in the residential² areas of town.  Then hopefully, it puts a few minds at rest and will deter³ thieves, villains⁴, and burglars from visiting our town and our area.
Basically, it’s just to get to know the people, get to know the area and try and build up a relationship between the police and the community and hopefully, improve policing and quality of life in those areas.  Building bridges with the community, getting to know people.  Well, this sounds good for the image of the police.  So is it really just a public relation exercise or does a community police officer actually catch criminals.  Yes, I do catch criminals.  Particularly, shop lifters in the town center.  People that go into shops and steal property and leave without paying, anybody committing, any offences in the town, which I see, and I will obviously arrest them as and when necessary.
No doubts there.  Police constable Rowle is convinced that he is effective.  But how big a town is, Lewes, and how many people does he police? Lewes is a town of some 28/29 thousand people.  There’s an awful lot of people for us to look after.  So therefore, they don’t get the coverage⁵ that they perhaps deserve from somebody who is solely⁶ walking a beat.  Police officer Rowle and Hanks don’t police the town of 28/29 thousand on their own of course.  There are also the traffic police and the special squads⁷, like the CID, Criminal Investigation⁸ Department.  But the community police officer is very much in the front line.  How difficult a town is, Lewes to police.  Is it generally a law-abiding town?  I’m very pleased to live here as well.  It’s very quiet.  We have a few problems. One or two little areas where people misbehave.  For want to better word, but, yes, it’s a generally law-abiding town.
So it’s generally a peaceful place.  But some people misbehave, for example, a lot of burglars, unfortunately, a lot of criminal damage, and a lot of problems with motor-vehicles.  There are thefts from motor vehicles, nor so thefts of motor vehicles.  I suppose, I mean that’s main bulk of the work.  And what about traffic offences? Speeding and parking? Does that take up a lot of time? It takes up an awful lot of my time.  Traffic, in Lewes, is an absolutely nightmare.  The town was never built for a car.  It’s a very old town.  The town is full of very narrow streets.  We do have town center car parks.  But it does cause an awful lot of problems.  People are basically lazy.  They don’t like to walk and if they can park outside the shop, they will park outside the shop.  They won’t park around the corner and walk a hundred yards.  What happens if someone is illegally parked? You generally wait to see if anyone returns to the vehicle or speak to the person that’s with the vehicle.  And just ask them what they’re doing there.  If they have legitimate⁹ reason for parking there, then that’s okay.  If they are delivering to and from premises¹⁰ or it's a disabled person.  Then as long as they’re not causing unnecessary obstructions¹¹, There’s no problem really, obviously if it’s clearly a matter of a person is just parked there to get newspaper from the shop.  There’s a parking space within a hundred yards. Yes, then they probably get dealt with. They get dealt with? I don’t like the sound of that. What does that mean exactly?
They either getting a warning or a fixed¹² penalty ticket, which is a fine payable¹³ within 28 days.
The fine for parking illegally is 20 pounds, but depending on the circumstances, they can also receive a little yellow notice which I also issue to people in foreign vehicles because the notice is actually pre-printed in six different languages. It warns the drivers that they parked illegally and it’s very convenient, particularly for the foreign visitors. They don't necessarily know our parking rules and regulations. Therefore, they do tend to park illegally. It’s handy to put one of these little notes on there, and they like it, because it shows the British bobby has got a human heart after all. The British Bobby may have a human heart. But sometimes he or she has to take action. How popular does that make them? It makes you very unpopular with person you are dealing¹⁴ with. But I think you have to deal with everyone with a certain degree of tact¹⁵ and diplomacy¹⁶.

1 constable   

n.(英国)警察，警官

参考例句：

• The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
• The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气，不肯冒起火来。

2 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

3 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

4 villains   

n.恶棍( villain的名词复数 )；罪犯；（小说、戏剧等中的）反面人物；淘气鬼

参考例句：

• The impression of villains was inescapable. 留下恶棍的印象是不可避免的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some villains robbed the widow of the savings. 有几个歹徒将寡妇的积蓄劫走了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

6 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

7 squads   

n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍

参考例句：

• Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
• Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句

8 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

9 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

10 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

11 obstructions   

n.障碍物( obstruction的名词复数 )；阻碍物；阻碍；阻挠

参考例句：

• The absence of obstructions is of course an idealization. 没有障碍物的情况当然是一种理想化的情况。 来自辞典例句
• These obstructions could take some weeks to clear from these canals. 这些障碍物可能要花几周时间才能从运河中清除掉。 来自辞典例句

12 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

13 payable   

adj.可付的，应付的，有利益的

参考例句：

• This check is payable on demand.这是一张见票即付的支票。
• No tax is payable on these earnings.这些收入不须交税。

14 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

15 tact   

n.机敏，圆滑，得体

参考例句：

• She showed great tact in dealing with a tricky situation.她处理棘手的局面表现得十分老练。
• Tact is a valuable commodity.圆滑老练是很有用处的。

16 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。