【生词预览】

courtroom法庭，sentence判决，criminal犯人

【笑话原文】

Do What You Can

In a courtroom, the judge sentenced a criminal to thirty years in prison and the prisoner said, "But Sir, I won’t live that long!"

So the judge replied, "Don't worry, just do what you can!"

【中文译文】

活多久算多久

在法庭上，法官宣判某个罪犯要服三十年徒刑。犯人说：“不过庭上，我活不了那么久啊!”

法官说：“别担心!你尽力而为就好。”

【词汇讲解】

1.sentence判决。The judge sentenced him to do hard labour.法官判他服劳役。

2.criminal犯人。He is a habitual criminal.他是一个惯犯。

3.prison监狱。Tom hates school; it's a prison to him.汤姆不喜欢上学, 学校对他来说好像是个牢笼。

4.long长的。作动词指“渴望”：We are longing to see you.我们极想见到你。