经典双语笑话 第60期:这是个法律问题
时间:2019-02-15 作者:英语课 分类:经典双语笑话
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It's the Law 这是个法律问题
A slender, delicate, immaculately dressed Englishman was explaining to the visiting American about British law. 一位身材修长,举止文雅,穿着光鲜的英国人向来访的美国人解释英国法律。
"You know, homosexuality was once considered so heinous 1 in Britain that it was punishable by execution. “你知道吗?在英国,同性恋从前被认为是罪大恶极,可判处极刑,
Only 100 years ago, it was reduced to a misdemeanor, 一百年前,被减为行为失检之轻微罪刑。
and about 50 years ago, decriminalized altogether. . . 大约五十年前则完全不触犯刑法……。
Personally, I shan't be satisfied till it's mandatory 2! " 不过就我个人而言,非要等到法令强制大家都得同性恋时,我才会开心。”
1.explain tosb 向...解释
例句:If he were here I could explain to him myself.
要是他在这里, 我就可以亲自向他解释了。
2.immaculately 考究的;讲究的
例句:He kept his hands and nails immaculately clean.
他的双手和指甲都非常干净。
3.punishable by execution 处以极刑;处于死刑
例句:China mulls less crimes punishable by execution.
中国斟酌减少适用死刑罪行。
4.reduced to 降低;沦为
例句:The building was reduced to a heap of rubble 3.
那栋建筑物已成了一片瓦砾、废墟。
adj.可憎的,十恶不赦的
- They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
- I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。
adj.命令的;强制的;义务的;n.受托者
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
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