新视野大学英语读写教程听力 第四册 课文 te-06b_new

[-1:-1.00]They already carry longer clubs to replace the old ones.
[-1:-2.00]They have access to knife-resistant coats and gloves.
[-1:-3.00]The likely next step is agreement from the Government to test pepper spray,
[-1:-4.00]an organic substance derived from peppers
[-1:-5.00]which disables an attacker if sprayed in his face.
[-1:-6.00]If used properly,the discomfort,although extreme,is only temporary.
[-1:-7.00]Provided the spray is washed away with water,
[-1:-8.00]recovery should be complete within a couple of hours.
[-1:-9.00]Unpleasant,certainly,but better than being shot.
[-1:10.00]Many people in Britain would not mind seeing their police
[-1:11.00]with longer clubs or even pepper spray.
[-1:12.00]They would just like to see them at all.
[-1:13.00]I have lost count of the times
[-1:14.00]we have been filming police officers on the street
[-1:15.00]when local residents have come up to us and told us it is the first time in weeks
[-1:16.00]they have seen police in the area.
[-1:17.00]Actually the biggest threat to the traditional image
[-1:18.00]and role of police officers does not come from guns and armed crime
[-1:19.00]but the increase in the tasks we expect the police to carry out.
[-1:20.00]New laws and police priorities are taking up so much time
[-1:21.00]that many forces simply cannot afford to let their officers walk up and down the streets.
[-1:22.00]Politicians are now asking members of the public to watch the streets.
[-1:23.00]In some prosperous areas,local people pay private security firms.
[-1:24.00]Many officers believe it is all these extra duties,
[-1:25.00]rather than the fear of being shot,that have really changed their role.
[-1:26.00]In future,if you want to know what time it is
[-1:27.00]there might not be much point asking a policeman.
[-1:28.00]He either will not be there to ask or will not have the time to answer.