UNIT1 A Question of Rights
  Unfortunately , a crime was about to be committed but at that moment Lesley was unaware of the impending(即将发生的,迫近的) event , which would affect her life so drastically(极端地,彻底地) for the next years .
不幸的是一场罪行将要被付诸实施，而那时，雷斯利还没有意识到即将发生的事可能会彻底地影响她今后的生活。
  For the moment at least, her holiday at the cottage had been ideal. She had spent many idle hours relaxing on the deck , reading ,eating a sandwich when she was hungry and in the evening watching the sky turn from brilliant orange to peach and finally to pale purple , eventually the light becoming dim（幽暗的）. It was about this time that the mist would begin to rise from the cool water hiding in the dense（稠密的）forest that hugged(环绕,拥抱) the shoreline(海岸线). Late evening dew(露水) ‘glistened(闪耀,反光) on every bush and soon the loons' (潜鸟) call would resound (回响) across the water . She decided to take on（从事，呈现） last dip（浸泡）in the lake. As the cool night air touched her arms. She ga
ve a little shiver and decided it was time to move inside.
至少目前，她暑假在小别墅的生活是理想的！她用休闲时间在甲板上休息，读书，吃三明治。看着天空从明亮的橙变为桃最后成为苍白的紫直到天空变暗。就在这时，薄雾开始从冷水中升起，藏在环绕着海岸线的稠密森林中。夜晚的露水在每一棵灌木上闪闪反光，紧接着潜鸟的回声也穿过了喝水。她决定再到湖里面泡一下，冰冷的夜风吹着她的手臂。她打了个寒战进屋了！
This was to be her last evening alone as Jeff, her former mate, would be returning Zac to（把。。。还给） her early in the morning. As the case in many marriages these days, problems had arisen between Lesley and Jeff, but they did not extend to Zac. He was a good kid, just entering kindergarten. The couple had come to a mutual（共同的） agreement , as ’dictated（口述的） by the legal custody(监管,保管) agreement .It stated（规定，陈述，说明） that each parent would share Zac's care every second weekend and this had been her weekend to be alone.
今晚是她最后一人的夜晚，因为在早晨的早期她的前丈夫将会把扎克还给她。正如这些天
的许多婚礼一样，雷斯利跟杰夫间的问题产生了，但是他们没有延伸到扎克身上。扎克是个还在幼儿园的孩子。夫妻俩得出了共同被合法监管的口述协议。上面说明每个父母每个第二周就要分担扎克的抚养问题。所以说这周是她最后一个人的周末。
Jeff was an architect, with a high-profile（知名度高的） reputation, who worked in downtown（市中心的）Toronto, a partner in a private（私人的） corporation（有限公司）which mostly did consultant （咨询者）work for the university. Lesley’s company had been hired（租用） to advertise the new science complex（复合体，综合设施） in order to raise corporate i(公司的) money for the proposed（提议，计划） building. She liked her work and she harbored（怀有）a secret ambition to manage her division（分割）the company some day.
杰夫是一个非常有知名度的建筑师，在多伦多的市中心工作。他是一家有限公司的合伙人，公司大部分的咨询服务都是为大学生做的。雷斯利的公司被租用来为这个新的科学复合体做广告。以便于为公司计划的构建筹集资金。她很喜欢她的工作并且怀有某天能成功的分割公司的野心。
faintAfter a whirlwind(旋风般的) courtship(求爱,热恋) and a fairytale （童话般的）wedding the couple had settled down（下来）to an urban（城市的）lifestyle. However, after three years and one child the dreamlike marriage came smashing（猛烈地，极好的）down（预兆）. One disadvantage(不利条件) of being young and ambitious(有抱负的) was that both of them needed to devote untold hours to their busy schedules. As a result of these late hours, Lesley became suspicious　ｉ(猜疑的) of Jeff’s after hours activities. She accused（职责，控告） him of making her part of a love triangle. The whole miserable（痛苦的） scene was to set the proceedings(过程,诉讼,诉讼程序) for an ugly(不愉快的) divorce in motion（在运动、运转中）.
在旋风般的求爱后，一场童话般的婚礼，使这对新人在城市的生活中了下来。然而，三年后有了个孩子，他们梦幻般的婚姻出现了问题。一个不利因素是要年轻，他们都有野心，都需要奉献出不被告知的时间到他们繁忙的工作时间中。作为结果，最后的几个小时，她开始控告丈夫在利用她的部分展开三角恋。整个痛苦的场景在不愉快的离婚诉讼程序的不断运转中。
Daydreaming(幻想,白日梦) about those earlier days would not help tonight. So with a shrug（耸肩）of her shoulders she tackled（处理，抓住，固定）the advertising assignment（广告业务）（分配，任务）she needed to complete. Tomorrow would be a busy day with Zac arriving home.
早期的白日梦在今晚起不了任何的作用。所以，她耸肩处理她需要完成的广告业务。明天扎克回到家后将会是繁忙的一天。
The next day, as the morning wore on（消逝）, Lesley became more and more agitated(烦躁), and her mood became appre hensive(忧虑的,不安的), when Jeff did not appear. When noon hour arrived and he still had not appeared, she started making some phone calls. None of their mutual
（共同的）friends had either seen or talked with Jeff that day. Until today, Jeff had always been very punctual （准时的）about returning the boy at the appointed（约定的） time. Lesley felt a knot （打结）forming（大街成型） in her stomach as a crazy thought persisted（持续的） at the back of（在。。。背后）her mind. She was absolutely sure s
omething was wrong.
第二天，随着白天的消逝，雷斯利变得越来越烦躁，当杰夫没出现的时候，她的情绪变得忧虑不安。午餐时间到了，他还是没有出现。她开始打电话。但是那天他们共同的朋友没有一个见过或者跟他说过话。直到今天，杰夫一直是很准时的在约定的时间把孩子送回来。雷斯利胃部一阵抽搐，在这时，一个疯狂的想法持续的在他脑海中出现。她坚信有什么事情不对了。
Jeff sat with his head bowed（弯如弓形的）. He was undecided what to do. The do’mestic（家庭的，国内的）arrangement with his former wife was proving to be awkward（不合适的）. He was frustrated（挫败的，泄气的） at being able to see his son only on weekends and felt he was always making concessions（让步） to accommodate(适应,迁就) Lesley’s work schedule. Every meeting was turning into a competition for the boy’s affection（ 感情）. His one desire（要求） was to take Zac away for good. The enormous（庞大的，巨大的）decision to undertake（承担，从事）this plan appeared to be presenting（ 呈现，展示） itself. Today he would depart（ 离开，
出发）for a conference in California. This appeared to be a marvelous（ 了不起的，令人惊异的，不平常的）opportunity to take the boy and leave the country for good. He bet（打赌）that he could pack sufficient（足够的，充分的）baggage into his vehicle and then disappears across the border, gaining（单相开糟）entry the U.S.A. He gave little thought to whatsoever（无论什么）of the fact this act could lead to his conviction（定罪，证明。。。有罪） if he was tracked down（查获） by the cops（警察）.

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