Lawyer's Questio

时间：2008-02-28 07:46:54

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A small, uncertain, and nervous witness¹ was being cross-examined. The lawyer thundered, "Have you ever been married?"

"Yes, sir," said the witness in a low voice.

"Once."

"Whom did you marry?"

"Well, a woman."

The lawyer said angrily, "Of course you married a woman. Did you ever hear of anyone marrying a man?"

And the witness said meekly², "My sister did."

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1 witness
n.证人，目击者，证据，证明，证词；vt.目击，作证，证明，表明，经历；vi.作证人
参考例句：
She was a witness of the incident.她是事件的目击者。 A witness was examined by him in a court of law.他在法庭上质问一个证人。

2 meekly
adv.温顺地，逆来顺受地
参考例句：
He stood aside meekly when the new policy was proposed. 当有人提出新政策时，他唯唯诺诺地站来自《简明英汉词典》 He meekly accepted the rebuke. 他顺从地接受了批评。来自《简明英汉词典》