ESL Podcast 172 - Legal Problems
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
I was reading the newspaper this morning and saw a story about a university student arrested and charged with burglary and assault. Last Monday, this student hit a security guard over the head, broke into his professor’s office, and stole the professor’s computer. He wasn’t doing well in the class and thought that he could steal the exam.
When he was arraigned 1 in court , the prosecutor 2 said that the charges were very serious felonies and not simple misdemeanors. He also said that because the student was a flight risk , the bail 3 should be set at $2 million. The judge agreed.
If the student was found guilty of all of the charges, he could be sentenced to up to 15 years in jail.
When I read this story, I thought, wouldn’t it have been easier for him to just study?
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- He was arraigned for murder. 他因谋杀罪而被提讯。
- She was arraigned for high treason. 她被控叛国罪。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。