The Judge And The Thief 法官與小偷
It was the Christmas season and the judge was in a merry mood as he asked the prisoner, “What is your offense?”
圣誕佳節到來,法官心情愉悅的問受刑人:“你做了什么壞事啊?”
“I did my Christmas shopping early this year," cried the prisoner.
“我今年圣誕節購物早了些。”犯人哭著說。
"There’s nothing wrong with that," said the Judge. "How early were you doing this shopping?"
“那并不是件壞事”,法官說:“到底多早之前啊?”
"Before the store opened," answered the prisoner.
“商店開門之前。”犯人答道。
1.judge
文章中judge作名詞,表示法官的意思。
judge by appearances
由外觀上判斷
judge from the fact
由事實上推測
2.Christmas shopping
Christmas shopping表示圣誕節的購物。
同理,在shopping前也可以加上其它名詞,比如New Year shopping,新年購物等等。
3.before
before在這里表示,在...之前,這里是用于一般過去式。
在很多情況下,before也是可以和過去完成式連用。