A Smart Witness
聪明的目击人
A witness to an automobile accident was testifying.
有一名车祸目击证人正在出庭作证。
The lawyer asked him,"Did you actually see the accident?"
律师问他:“你确实看见了这起车祸吗?”
The witness:"Yes,sir."
目击证人说:“是的, 长官."
The lawyer :"How far away were you when the accident happened?"
律师说:“当车祸发生的时候,你在多远的地方?”
The witness:"Thirty-one feet,six and one quarter inches."
目击证人说:“三十一英尺,六又四分之一 英尺。”
The lawyer(thinking he'd trap the witness):"Well ,sir,will you please tell the jury how you knew it was exactly that distance?"
这名律师说(心想他会让这务目击证人陷,入阴谋的勘计之中):“那好吧,先生,请你告诉陪审团,你怎么知道确实是那个距离昵?”
The witness:"Because when the accident happened I took out a tape and measured it.I knew some annoying lawyer would ask me that silly question."
目击证人说:“因为当车祸发生的时候,就拿出了卷尽测量过宦。我早知道会莉一个令人伤脑筋.律师问。我那个蠢问题 。”