练习材料：
L53-3: In the public interest
为了公众的利益
The Ombudsman immediately wrote to the Chief of Police in the district asking him to send a record of the case. There was nothing in the record to show that the foreigner's complaint was justified and the Chief of Police strongly denied the accusation. It was impossible for the Ombudsman to take action, but when he received a similar complaint from another foreigner in the same village, he immediately sent one of his lawyers to investigate the matter. The lawyer ascertained that a policeman had indeed dealt roughly with foreigners on several occasions. The fact that the policeman was prejudiced against foreigners could not be recorded in the official files. It was only possible for the Ombudsman to find this out by sending one of his representatives to check the facts. The policeman in question was severely reprimanded and was informed that if any further complaints were lodged against him, he would prosecuted. The Ombudsman's prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.
ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən ɪˈmiːdiətli rəʊt tuː ðə ʧiːf ɒv pəˈliːs ɪn ðə ˈdɪstrɪkt ˈɑːskɪŋ hɪm tuː sɛnd ə ˈrɛkɔːd ɒv ðə keɪs. ðeə wɒz ˈnʌθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈrɛkɔːd tuː ʃəʊ ðæt ðə ˈfɒrɪnəz kəmˈpleɪnt wɒz ˈʤʌstɪfaɪd ænd ðə ʧiːf ɒv pəˈliːs ˈstrɒŋli dɪˈnaɪd ði ˌækju(ː)ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n. ɪt wɒz ɪmˈpɒsəbl fɔː ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən tuː teɪk ˈækʃ(ə)n, bʌt wɛn hiː rɪˈsiːvd ə ˈsɪmɪlə kəmˈpleɪnt frɒm əˈnʌðə ˈfɒrɪnər ɪn ðə seɪm ˈvɪlɪʤ, hiː ɪˈmiːdiətli sɛnt wʌn ɒv hɪz ˈleɪəz tuː ɪnˈvɛstɪgeɪt ðə ˈmætə. ðə ˈlɔːjər ˌæsəˈteɪnd ðæt ə pəˈliːsmən hæd ɪnˈdiːd dɛlt ˈrʌfli wɪð ˈfɒrɪnəz ɒn ˈsɛvrəl əˈkeɪʒənz. ðə fækt ðæt ðə pəˈliːsmən wɒz ˈprɛʤʊdɪst əˈgɛnst ˈfɒrɪnəz kʊd nɒt biː rɪˈkɔːdɪd ɪn ði əˈfɪʃəl faɪlz. ɪt wɒz ˈəʊnli ˈpɒsəbl fɔː ði ˈɒmbʊdzmən tuː faɪnd ðɪs aʊt baɪ ˈsɛndɪŋ wʌn ɒv hɪz ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntətɪvz tuː ʧɛk ðə fækts. ðə pəˈliːsmən ɪn ˈkwɛsʧən wɒz sɪˈvɪəli ˈrɛprɪmɑːndɪd ænd wɒz ɪnˈfɔːmd ðæt ɪf ˈɛni ˈfɜːðə kəmˈpleɪnts wɜː lɒʤd əˈgɛnst hɪm, hiː wʊd ˈprɒsɪkjuːtɪd. ði ˈɒmbʊdzmənz prɒmpt ˈækʃ(ə)n æt wʌns pʊt ən ɛnd tuː ən ʌnˈplɛznt ˈpræktɪs wɪʧ maɪt hæv gɒn ʌnˈnəʊtɪst.
司法特派员立即写信给当地警察局长，请他寄送与此事有关的材料。材料中没有任何文字记载证明外国人所说的情况符合事实，警察局长矢口否认这一指控。司法特派员难以处理。但是，当他又收到住在同一村庄的另一个外国人写的一封内容类似的投诉信时，他立即派出一位律师前去调查。律师证实有个警察确实多次粗鲁地对待外国人。警察歧视外国人的事在官方档案中不可能加以记载，司法特派员只有派他的代表去核对事实才能了解真相。当事的警察受到严厉的斥责，并被告知，如果再有人投诉他，他将受到起诉。司法特派员及时采取的行动，迅速制止了这一起不愉快的事件，不然这件事可能因未得到人们注意而不了了之。
任务配置：L0、L3、L4
知识笔记：
单词与短语
prejudiced against歧视
It was only possible for sb to do sth某人只有做某事才能...
put an end to sth制止某事
练习感悟：今天只花了不到20分钟练习。时间少练习的结果，和一步一步来的效果确实不一样。
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