“How much are they asking?” “Only 450;000。。。 a magnificent price; and I see that we have that much in the bank to cover。。。”“Well; then go ahead and buy it; but just bid 420; 000。 OK?”“OK; sweetie。。。Thanks! I’ll see you later!! I love you!!!” “Bye。。。I do too。。。”
The man hangs up; closes the phone’s flap and raises his hand while holding the phone and asks to all those present: “Does anyone know who this phone belongs to?”
花樣年華 第五章(1)
陪審團主席
在一個小城市,一位法官正在審理一起酒後駕車案件。被告不僅有過酒後駕車的記錄,而且聲譽也不是太好,現在只是缺少一個陪審團作出裁決。因為已經接近下午四點,找個陪審團來會耽誤很多時間。因此,法官宣佈休庭後,就到外面隨便挑選了一些人來充當陪審團。剛一出門,他就發現大廳剛好有12個律師,便請求他們充當陪審團。
聽了法官的話,這些律師們認為這將會是一次新奇的經歷,因此,便跟隨法官回到了法庭。不到10分鐘,案子就已接近尾聲,因為被告明顯是有罪的。陪審團回到陪審室進行商議,法官就等著宣佈結果,馬上回家。每個人都在等待著最後的判決。
大概過了3個小時,法官已經徹底失去了耐心,便派法警去看看判決為什麼耽誤了這麼久。當法警回來後,法官問他:“怎麼樣?他們是否作出了最後的判決?”
法警搖搖頭說:“判決?天啊,他們為了推選陪審團主席,還在進行演講呢!”
The Foreman’s Position
A judge in a small city was hearing a drunk…driving case and the defendant; who had both a record and a reputation for driving under the influence; demanded a jury trial。 It was nearly 4 p。 m。 and getting a jury would take time; so the judge called a recess and went out in the hall looking to impanel anyone available for jury duty。 He found a dozen lawyers in the main lobby and told them that they were a jury。
The lawyers thought this would be a novel experience and so followed the judge back to the courtroom。 The trial was over in about 10 minutes and it was very clear that the defen