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Lesson 99. Stop Swearing!
第99課 別罵臟話了!
Everywhere in the world you can hear people swearing or using foul language.
在世界各地你都可以聽到人們說臟話或使用粗俗的語言。
Even when learning a second language, many people know how to swear before they can speak the language properly.
甚至在學(xué)習(xí)第二語言時，許多人在能夠正確使用該語言之前就學(xué)會說臟話。
Indeed, it is a disease.
這真是一種病態(tài)。
Recently, in New Jersey, the government decided to do something about the problem. It banned swearing.
最近，在新澤西州，政府決定針對這個問題有所行動。該政府禁止人們說臟話。
You could face a US$500 fine, including a three-month jail term for swearing.
你說臟話就可能被罰五百美金，還包括三個月的徒刑。
Considering the trivial nature of the crime, the punishment seemed quite harsh to some.
就這項罪行微不足道的性質(zhì)而論，這樣的刑罰對有些人來說似乎相當(dāng)嚴(yán)厲。
Some say the law infringes on their rights.
有人說這項法律侵害到他們的權(quán)利。
But others say it is a good law because people in New Jersey have really stopped swearing so much.
但另外一些人卻說這是條好法律，因為新澤西人真的已經(jīng)不再那么會說臟話了。
