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　　A man was arrested for killing a beloved old lady just because he had a bet with another man.The policeman described it as the bloodiest murder ever and said that the cruelty of the killer was beyond belief.It would be beneficial to society to punish such a cruel being, he concluded.At this, the attorney for the accused rose and said to the judge: “Your Honor, if you compare this murder with my client's last murder of his uncle, who died in a terrible blast, I bet you won't think that this murder with a blade was done in cold blood.Besides, the old lady was in her late nineties and her death would benefit everybody.Therefore, it was also to her benefit to end her life, now that her bloom had gone"The judge was so shocked by these words that his face went blank.He bid the guards to take both the accused and his attorney out of the courtroom.In a bid to be solemn he then put his hand on the Bible and said, “This murder makes our hearts bleed with a blend of anger and grief, my mind is blank.How did such a thing come into being? A life is valuable and can't be bought back even if you are willing to pay one billion dollars.We've all learned that in biology class.It's as simple as that.But we must bind our anger, and should not blend anger with our belief of what is right.We believe that the Court will bring into being the right decision".

　　记单词

　　being 1. 生物，人; 2. 存在

　　bring into being使出现，使存在

　　come into being出现，形成

　　belief 1. 相信，信任; 2. 信念，信仰

　　beyond belief难以置信

　　beloved 所钟爱的，受爱戴的

　　beneath 1. 在…下面，往…下面; 2. (地位等)低于，次于; 3. 在…掩盖下; 4. 连…也不值得，有失…的身份

　　ad 在下方，在底下

　　beneficial 有益的，有利的

　　benefit 1. 益处，好处

　　2 救济金，保险金vt 有益于vi 有益

　　besides 而且，此外(还)prep 除…之外(还)

　　bet 1. 以…打赌，与…打赌; 2. 敢说，确信vi 打赌n 1. 打赌; 2. 赌金，赌注

　　Bible 1. 圣经; 2. 有authority的书

　　bid 1. 企图，努力; 2. 喊价，出价，投标vi 喊价，出价，投标vt 1. 出(价)，喊(价); 2. 祝，表示; 3. 命令，吩咐

　　billion (America)十亿(Britain)万亿

　　bind 1. 捆绑，捆扎; 2. 使结合，使黏合; 3. 约束; 4. 装订

　　biology 生物学

　　blade 刀刃，刀片

　　blank 1. 空白的，空着的; 2. 茫然的，无表情的n 1. 空白(处); 2. 空白表格

　　blast 1. 爆炸; 2. 一阵(疾风等)，一股(强烈的气流)vt 炸，炸掉

　　(at) full blast大力地，全速地

　　bleed 出血，流血vt 勒索…的钱

　　blend (使)混合，(使)混杂

　　n 1. 混合物; 2. 混合，交融

　　bloody 1. [用于加强语气]非常的，该死的，该受诅咒的; 2. 血污的，流血的; 3. 嗜杀的，残忍的ad [用于加强语气]非常，很

　　vt 使为血所污，血染

　　bloom 1. 花; 2. 开花(期); 3. 青春换发(的时期)vi 开花

　　一个人因为谋杀了一位受爱戴的老妇人而被捕，他杀人的原因仅仅是因为他与人打了赌。在法庭上，警察称其为最残忍的谋杀，说其残忍的程度令人难以置信。他说，严惩这样一个残忍的人对社会是有益的。听到这里，被告的律师站起来对法官说道：“法官大人，如果你将这起谋杀与我的当事人上一次用可怕的爆炸谋杀其叔叔相比较的话，我敢打赌你就不会认为用刀片行凶是真正残忍的谋杀。此外，这位老妇人已九十好几，她的死可以让大家都得益。既然她青春焕发的时期已经过去，因此结束她的生命对她而言也有好处。”这番话惊得法官脸上毫无表情。他命令警卫将被告和他的律师带出法庭。他努力保持严肃，然后将手放在圣经上，说道：“这起谋杀让我们的心流血，愤怒和悲哀混合在一起。我的脑子一片空白。这样的事究竟是怎么出现的?生命是宝贵的，即使用十亿美元也换不回来。我们在生物课上都学过这些，这是再简单不过的道理。但是我们必须约束我们的愤怒，不应该将愤怒混杂在我们对正义的信念中，我们相信法庭将做出公正的裁决。”