At the Courtroom

Carlson was charged with stealing a Mercedes Benz, and after a long trial, the jury acquitted him Later that day Carlson came back to the judge who had presided at the hearing

``Your honor,'' he said, '`I wanna get out a warrant for that dirty lawyer of mine''

``Why ?'' asked the judge. '`He won your acquittal. What do you want to have him arrested for ?''

``Well, your honor,'' replied Carlson, '`I didn't have the money to pay his fee, so he went and took the car I stole''

Vocabulary Help

charged with: acusado de
after: após, depois
trial: julgamento
acquit: absolver
later: mais tarde
hearing: audiência
warrant: mandado
dirty: sujo
lawyer: advogado
win (win, won, won): ganhar
arrest: prender
fee: honorários
take (take, took, taken): tomar
steal (steal, stole, stolen): roubar

Mais histórias como esta podem ser encontradas no livro Read in English: Uma Maneira Divertida de Aprender Inglês, publicado pela Editora Novatec,

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