【生词预览】

offender罪犯， trial审判， commit犯罪

【笑话原文】

Early Big Shopping

An offender was brought to trial before a judge. The judge asked him, "What is the crime you have committed?"

The offender said, "I went shopping too early during the New Year."

The judge said, "This is not a crime! Is there a mistake, perhaps? So how early did you go shopping?"

He answered, "The shop was not yet open for business, and I was already inside."

【中文译文】

新年采购引发的犯罪

有个犯人被带到法官面前审案，法官问他：“你犯了什么罪？”
犯人说：“因为我在新年时，太早去采购了。”
法官说：“这不是罪呀！可能是弄错吧？那你多早去采购呢？”
他说：“商店还没开门，我就已经进去了。”

【词汇讲解】

1. offender罪犯。也有“冒犯者”的意思： The offender apologized when he sobered up.冒犯者醒酒后道了歉。

2.trial审判。也可以指“忧虑的原因”： That child is a trial to his parents.那小孩真让他父母伤脑筋。

3.commit犯罪。也有“承诺”的意思： He has committed himself to support them.他答应负担他们的生活。

4.business营业。 business as usual“一切如常，处之泰然”：Apart from being under new management, it's business as usual in the department.除了管理层变了，该部门情况一切如常。