2014年ESL之日常生活 04 Talking About Old Crimes

 

Talking About Old Crimes

Paul: What are you watching? 

Della: I’m watching a really good show about cold cases. They take unsolved crimes from decades ago and reconstruct them, trying to solve them once and for all. 

Paul: But after all this time, isn’t the trail cold? How do they solve the crimes with no new leads? 

Della: They go over the witness testimony¹ and use scientific methods that didn’t exist many years ago. 

Paul: Isn’t there a statute² of limitations for most crimes? 

Della: Yes, but not for murder. 

Paul: I really doubt a TV show can solve crimes that the police couldn’t crack. Are any crimes really ever solved on the show? 

Della: Yes, of course. 

Paul: How? Through crack investigative methods or a keen eye for detail? 

Della: Deathbed confessions³. 

Paul: Ah. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

2 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

3 confessions   

n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔

参考例句：

• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》