A small town prosecuting attorney called his first
witness to the stand in a trial－a grandmotherly, elderly
woman. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do
you know me?"
She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams.
I've known you since you were a young boy. And frankly,
you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you
cheat on your wife, you manipulate people and talk
about them behind their backs. You think you're a
rising big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you
never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper
pusher. Yes, I know you."
The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else
to do he pointed across the room and asked, "Mrs.
Jones, do you know the defense attorney?"
She again replied, "Why, yes I do. I've known Mr. Bradley
since he was a youngster, too. I used to baby-sit him for
his parents. And he, too, has been a real disappointment
to me. He's lazy, bigoted, he has a drinking problem. The
man can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his
law practice is one of the shoddiest in the entire state.
Yes, I know him."
At this point, the judge rapped the courtroom to
silence and called both counselors to the bench. In a
very quiet voice, he said with menace, "If either of you
asks her if she knows me, you'll be in jail for contempt
within 5 minutes!"
Key words：
prosecuting attorney （n.）檢察官
trial （n.）審判庭、審問
frankly （adv.）坦白說
manipulate （v.）操控
You think you're a rising big shot. 你以為自己有多了不起。
two-bit paper pusher （n.）不值錢的坐辦公桌人士
defense attorney （n.）辯護律師
bigoted （adj.）固執的
law practice （n.）法律業務
shoddiest （adj.）最劣質的 shoddy 劣質的
rap （v.）敲擊
counselor （n.）在法庭裡稱呼：律師
menace （n.）恐赫、威脅
成寒英語教材：http://chenhen2013.pixnet.net/blog/post/288240074
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