賄賂
Bribery
A Colonial, who had a case for damages impending at the Law Courts, inquired of his solicitor the name of the judge who would preside.
"I expect it will be So and So," replied the solicitor. "Why do you ask?"
"Wal,I was thinking that I'd send him a box of good cigars or something like that."
"My dear sir,the thing's unheard of.You would lay yourself open to a very serious indictment,and would certainlylose your case."
Later, after the case had been brought to a successful conclusion,the client remarked:
"Wal, it looks as though that little donation to the judgefeller did a bit of good, eh?"
You don't mean to say that you carried out that foolish idea in spite of my advice?"
"Yep,I did.Only I don't think you got my idea quite right.Y'see,I sent'em in the other feller's name!"
賄賂
一個殖民地居民向他的律師打聽法庭庭長的姓名,他有一樁賠償損失案就要在法庭上開審了。
“我想大概是某某人,”律師回答說。“你問這個干什么?”
“噢,我想給他送去一盒上等雪茄或類似的東西。”
“我的好先生,這種事可沒聽說過。你是明擺著要受到嚴厲的指控,你肯定要敗訴的。”
后來,在官司打贏之后,這位委托人說:
“嗨,看來給那個法官的小小捐贈還起了一點兒作用呢,嗯?”
“你不會說你不聽我的勸告干了那件傻事吧?”
“是的,我干了。只是你沒有完全理解我的意思。你看,我是以對方的名義送去的。”
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