1、HaveyouceasedbeatingyourwifeHave you ceased beating your wife你停止打你妻子了吗？This story is toldaf abrawbeating counsel,who habituaHy endeavored to terrorize his opponents witnesses.这个故事讲的是一个咄咄逼人的辩护律师，他惯于设法恐吓对方的证人。One witness rather tended to preface his replies with lengthy explanations.有一个证人习惯于在回答间题之前先做番
2、冗长的解释。“I want yes or no,”thundered counsel. There is no need for you to argue the point!“我要你回答是或者不是，一辩护律师怒喝道：你没有必要就这个问题进行辩论。“But there are some questions which cannot be answered by yes or sno,mildly responded the witness.“可是有些问题无法用是或者不是来回答。”这位证人温和地回敬他。There are not!snapped the lawyer.“不存在这样的问题”律师愚蠢地厉声说。Oh,said the witness, answer this then: Have you ceased beating your wife?噢，”证人说：“那么回答这个问题：你停止打你妻子了吗？”
