小偷与法官

首都师范大学附属中学 杨文 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.

那天是圣诞节，法官在审讯犯人时也有点恻隐之心。

“你为什么而被起诉？”他问。

“采购圣诞节物品过早。”犯人答。“这不算犯法，”法官回答，“你购物有多早？”

“在商店开门之前，”犯人答道。