小偷與法官

首都師范大學附屬中學 楊文 供稿

It was Christmas and the judge was in a benevolent mood when he questioned the prisoner.

“What are you charged with?”he asked.

“Doing my Christmas shopping early,”replied the prisoner.

“That’s no offense,”replied the judge,“How early were you doing this shopping?”

“Before the store opened,”said the prisoner.

那天是圣誕節，法官在審訊犯人時也有點惻隱之心。

“你為什么而被起訴？”他問。

“采購圣誕節物品過早。”犯人答。“這不算犯法，”法官回答，“你購物有多早？”

“在商店開門之前，”犯人答道。