賴世雄讀英語笑話學英語之性與愛笑話(3):這是個法律問題(雙語)
Unit 3 It’s the Law 這是個法律問題
A slender, delicate, immaculately dressed Englishman was explaining to the visiting American about British law.
一位身材修長,舉止文雅,穿著光鮮的英國人向來訪的美國人解釋英國法律。
“You know, homosexuality was once considered so heinous in Britain that it was punishable by execution. Only 100 years ago, it was reduced to a misdemeanor, and about 50 years ago, decriminalized altogether... Personally, I shan’t be satisfied till it’s mandatory!”
“你知道嗎?在英國,同性戀從前被認為是罪大惡極,可判處極刑 一百年前,被減為行為失檢之輕微罪刑。大約五十年前則完全不觸犯刑法 。不過就我個人而言,非要等到法令強制大家都得同性戀時,我才會開心。”
英語知識點解說:
1.slender a. 修長的,苗條的
例:Who's that slender girl talking to John now?
(正在跟約翰說話的那位苗條女郎是誰呀?)
2.delicate a. 文雅的
例:The most delicate fabrics are the most expensive.
(最精致的衣服最為昂貴。)
3.immaculately ad. 無瑕疵地
immaculate a. 潔凈的;無瑕疵的
例:His record is immaculate.
(他的記錄完美無缺。)
4.homosexuality n. 同性戀
homosexual a. 同性戀的 & n. 同性戀者
例:Homosexuality has been around since before man.
(同性戀自從人類以前就已存在。)
5.heinous a. 可憎的;罪大惡極的
commit a heinous crime 犯了滔天大罪
6.punishable a. 可處罰的
例:Smuggling is a crime punishable by five years in prison.
(走私罪可處五年有期徒刑。)
7.execution n. 執行;處死
execute vt. 執行(命令,計劃等);處死
例:The man was executed for murder.
(該男子因殺人而被處死。)
When will the project be executed?
(該計劃何時將被執行?)
8.be reduced to... 被減為……
reduce oneself to V-ing 降格為…… ;淪落到……
=be reduced to V-ing
例:The unfortunate man was reduced to rummaging through garbage cans.
(這個不幸的人淪落到靠翻垃圾桶找東西過日子。)
9.misdemeanor n. 輕罪;不嚴重的行為失檢
10.decriminalize vt. 使不算犯法
11.altogether ad. 全然(completely; entirely)
all together 一起;一同
例:That was an altogether irresponsible thing to do.
(那是件完全不負責任的事情。)
Let's sing all together.
(咱們一起唱吧。)
12.shan't
=shall not
13.mandatory a. 強制性的;義務的
例:Professional athletes are subject to mandatory drug testing.
(職業運動員必須接受藥物檢驗。)
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