2014年ESL之日常生活 04 Talking About Old Crimes
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：2014年ESL之日常生活
Talking About Old Crimes
Paul: What are you watching?
Della: I’m watching a really good show about cold cases. They take unsolved crimes from decades ago and reconstruct them, trying to solve them once and for all.
Paul: But after all this time, isn’t the trail cold? How do they solve the crimes with no new leads?
Della: They go over the witness testimony 1 and use scientific methods that didn’t exist many years ago.
Paul: Isn’t there a statute 2 of limitations for most crimes?
Della: Yes, but not for murder.
Paul: I really doubt a TV show can solve crimes that the police couldn’t crack. Are any crimes really ever solved on the show?
Della: Yes, of course.
Paul: How? Through crack investigative methods or a keen eye for detail?
Della: Deathbed confessions 3.
Paul: Ah.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
- Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
- The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。
- It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》