时间:2019-02-18 作者:英语课 分类:英语口语


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   中国有句老话:坦白从宽,抗拒从严。英语中,“坦白从宽”相应的俚语表达为“cop a plea”。


  “Cop a plea”首见于上个世纪40年代。有种说法认为,cop源于拉丁语“capere(抓住)”,在俚语中,“cop(抓住、赢得)”至今仍为英美两国人所使用,如:The flick 1 has copped four awards.(这部电影获得了四项大奖。)
  相应的,“Cop a plea”可理解为“抓住恳请从宽发落的机会”,在俚语中常用来形容“承认有罪以求轻判”。此外,法律文件中,“坦白从宽”更常用“plea bargain”来表达,指“法官同意因被告主动坦白而从轻发落。”
  看下面一个例句:The question is whether he will fight to the bitter end to clear his name or cop a plea to try to limit his time in prison. 问题是他是要抗争到底以洗清罪名,还是要主动坦白以求轻判。
  本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑。

n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动
  • He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
  • By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下,将马头上的苍蝇驱走。
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