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【生词预览】
courtroom法庭,sentence判决,criminal犯人
【笑话原文】
Do What You Can
In a courtroom, the judge sentenced a criminal to thirty years in prison and the prisoner said, "But Sir, I won’t live that long!"
So the judge replied, "Don't worry, just do what you can!"
【中文译文】
活多久算多久
在法庭上,法官宣判某个罪犯要服三十年徒刑。犯人说:“不过庭上,我活不了那么久啊!”
法官说:“别担心!你尽力而为就好。”
【词汇讲解】
1.sentence判决。The judge sentenced him to do hard labour.法官判他服劳役。
2.criminal犯人。He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。
3.prison监狱。Tom hates school; it's a prison to him.汤姆不喜欢上学, 学校对他来说好像是个牢笼。
4.long长的。作动词指“渴望”:We are longing to see you.我们极想见到你。