The word justice is usually associated with courts of law. We might say that justice has been done when a man's innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt. Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law. Those who seek it, undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it. Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.

　　There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract conception. Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference. At such times, justice acts like a living force. When we use a phrase like it serves him right, we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.

　justice n. 正义，公正;司法

　　court n. 法院

　　law n. 法律

　　innocence n. 无辜    -----------------innocent

　　undertake v. 承担，着手做

　　arduous adj. 艰苦的，艰难的

　　abstract adj. 抽象的  -----------------做动词是: 概括=summarize

　　concept n. 概念，观念

　　interference n. 干涉 --------------------  v  干扰 interfere with

　　accord n. 一致 

 结构词组                                   

 be associated with   enable sb (sth) to do sth

活用动词    prove  seek , admit ,reward punish