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 。”