052 Early Shopper 采购过早

外国人讲：

It was Christmas and the judge was in a benevolent mood as he questioned the prisoner. “What are you charged with？”he asked. 中国人讲：

那天是圣诞节，法官在审讯犯人时也有点恻隐之心。“你因为什么被起诉？”他问。

“Doing my Christmas shopping early.” replied the defendant.

“That’s no offense.”replied the judge，“How early were you doing this shopping？”

“Before the store opened.”countered the prisoner.

1judge[dʒʌdʒ]n.法官

2benevolent[bə＇nevələnt]adj.仁慈的；乐善好施的

3mood[muːd]n.情绪

4counter[＇kauntə]v.反驳，回答

“采购圣诞节物品过早。”被告答。

法官回答：“这不算犯法。你购物有多早？”

“在商店开门之前。”犯人应道。