English Original
At the height of a political corruption trial, the prosecuting attorney confronted a witness.
"Isn't it true," he bellowed, "that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?"
The witness stared out the window, as though he hadn't heard the question.
The prosecutor repeated, "Isn't it true that you accepted five thousand dollars to compromise this case?"
The witness still did not respond.
Finally, the judge leaned over and said, "Sir, please answer the question."
"Oh," the startled witness replied, "I thought he was talking to you."
中文翻译
在一场政治腐败审判的关键时刻，公诉律师质问一名证人。
他吼道：“你收了五千美元来破坏本案，是不是真的？”
证人望向窗外，仿佛没听到这个问题。
检察官再次质问：“你收了五千美元来破坏本案，是不是真的？”
证人仍然没有回应。
最后，法官倾身说道：“先生，请回答问题。”
“哦，”震惊的证人答道，“我以为他是在跟您说话。”