To work or to go to prison, that is the question.

工作，还是进监狱，这是一个值得思考的问题。

In prison, they allow your family and friends to visit,

在监狱，你的家人和朋友可以探望你，

At work, you can't even speak to your family and friends;

工作时，你甚至不能同他们讲话；

In prison, you spend most of your time looking through bars from the inside wanting to get out,

在监狱，你大部分时间用来透过铁栏向外张望，渴望被释放，

At work, you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go to bars;

工作时，你大部分的时间在渴望赶紧下班好到酒吧去;

In prison, you get three meals a day for free,

在监狱，你能免费获得一日三餐，

At work, you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it;

工作时，你仅仅能在吃午餐时获得片刻休息，而你还得自付餐费；

In prison, you get time off for good behaviors,

在监狱，你由于表现良好而获得减刑，

At work, you get rewarded for good behaviors with more work;

工作时，你的良好表现换来的是更重的工作担子；

In prison, you can watch TV and play games ,

在监狱，你可以看电视打游戏，

At work, you get fired for watching TV and playing games;

工作时，你会因为看电视打游戏而被解雇；

In prison, there are sadistic(虐待狂的，残酷成性的) warders,

在监狱，有会虐待人的监狱长，

At work, we have managers.

工作时，我们有经理在身旁。