英語小達(dá)人每天10分鐘 305 I Know
我知道
A witness to an automobile accident was testifying.The lawyer asked him, "Did you actually see theaccident?"
一場車禍的目擊證人正在作證。律師問他：“你確實(shí)看到了那起事故嗎?”
The witness, "Yes, sir."
證人答：“是的，先生。”
The lawyer, "How far away were you when the accident happened?"
律師：“當(dāng)時(shí)你距離事發(fā)地有多遠(yuǎn)?”
The witness, "Twenty-nine feet, eight and one quarter inches."
證人：“二十九英尺，八又四分之一英寸。”
The lawyer smiled (thinking he'd trap the witness), "Well, sir, will you tell the jury how youknew it was exactly that distance?"
律師笑著(認(rèn)為自己已經(jīng)給證人下了套)問：“現(xiàn)在，先生，請(qǐng)你告訴陪審團(tuán)你怎么會(huì)知道這么確切的距離的?”
The witness, "Because when the accident happened I took out a tape and measured it. I knewsome annoying lawyer would ask me that question."
證人：“那是因?yàn)槭鹿室话l(fā)生，我就拿了一個(gè)卷尺去量的。我知道會(huì)有某個(gè)煩人的律師問我這種問題的。”
