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第19章 Early Shopper

It was Christmas and the judge was in a benevolent①mood as he questioned the prisoner. “What are you charged②with?” he asked.

“Doing my Christmas shopping early.” replied the defendant.

“That’s no offense③,” replied the judge, “How early were you doing this shopping?”

“Before the store opened.” countered the prisoner.

① benevolentadj. 仁慈的,厚道的,有爱心的

② chargev. 控告,指控

③ offensen. 罪过,犯法(行为),过错

采购过早

那天是圣诞节,法官在审讯犯人时也有点恻隐之心。“你为什么而被起诉?”他问。

“采购圣诞节物品过早。”被告答。

“这不算犯法,”法官回答,“你购物多早?”

“在商店开门之前。”犯人应道。