Yesterday, in a county in south Georgia, a young state trooper went to the local magistrate1 and requested a warrant to arrest someone. The magistrate, doing his job, determined2 there was insufficient3 evidence and refused to issue the warrant. The trooper arrested the magistrate for" obstruction4 of justice.” Upon arrival at the county jail, the sheriff quickly determined what had happened,and refused to lock up the magistrate. The best part was the state patrol post’s leader's response, in a radio interview. "We believe this was just a minor5 misunderstanding. We have spoken with the trooper, and it won’t happen again.”
昨天,在乔治亚州南部的一个县,一位年轻的州警到当地的法院,他想要逮一个人,希望法官给他开一个逮捕令。那个法官认为没有足够的证据可以证明那个人有罪,所以拒绝签发逮捕令。于是,这名警察便以“妨碍公务”的罪名逮捕了那位法官。可是当治安长官了解了情况以后,便拒绝监禁名法官。然而最精彩的部分还要说是巡警长官的态度了,他在电话采访中说到:“我们相信这完全是个小小误会,我们已经批评了那个巡警,并且保证今后再不会发生类似的事情了!”
1 magistrate [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt] 第8级 | |
n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官 | |
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2 determined [dɪˈtɜ:mɪnd] 第7级 | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的;v.决定;断定(determine的过去分词) | |
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3 insufficient [ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃnt] 第7级 | |
adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的 | |
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4 obstruction [əbˈstrʌkʃn] 第7级 | |
n.阻塞,堵塞;障碍物 | |
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