[背景了解]
　　文章取自于2002年6月的阅读真题，是篇关于暴力行为的文章。
　　[文章部分]
　　The other side of a state legal apparatus is a state military apparatus. While the one protects the individual from violence, the other sacrifices the individual to violence in the interests of the state. In war the state affirms its supreme power over the individuals within its own borders. War is not simply a trial by combat to settle disputes between states; it is the moment when the state makes its most powerful demands upon its people for their recommitment, allegiance, and supreme sacrifice. Times of war test a community’s deepest religious and ethical commitments.
　　[单词学习]
　　supreme 最高的，最重要的
　　trial 审讯
　　combat 格斗，战斗
　　dispute 争论，辩论
　　ethical 道德的，合乎道德的
　　[课后作业]
　　请翻译下列5个句子
　　1.After a year without defeat, the team now reigns supreme as the finest in the country.
　　2.The trial lasted a week.
　　3.The troops were exhausted after months of fierce combat.
　　4.It is a matter of dispute whether they did the right thing.
　　5. His behaviour has not been strictly ethical
　　答案：
　　1.该队一年来所向无敌，现已称雄全国
　　2.审讯持续了一个星期。
　　3.部队经过几个月的激战已经筋疲力尽。
　　4.他们做得对还是不对，这是有争议之处。
　　5.他的行为不太道德。

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