搞笑了，爱思考的男人高空抛物被判刑【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
A man surnamed Xu was sentenced to 3 months of detention in Shanghai for dropping things twice from the 30th floor though no one was hurt. On the court, he said he was deep in thought and dropped the cup from the window before realizing it. Xu did it again a week later, tossing a bag of crayfish shells from the window. 

【分句讲解】
①A man surnamed Xu was sentenced to 3 months of detention in Shanghai for dropping things twice from the 30th floor though no one was hurt.
上海的一位徐先生由于两次从30楼高空抛物被判拘役三个月，幸运的是没有人员伤亡。

1. surname v. 姓

He is surnamed Xu.
他姓徐。

2. sentence n. 句子 v. 判刑，判决

He was sentenced to death.
他被判处死刑。
He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
他被判处终身监禁。

3. detention n. 拘留，关押

4. drop v. 抛，丢

drop once 抛掷一次
drop twice 抛掷两次
drop three times 抛掷三次

5. though conj. 虽然，尽管（although / even though）

6. hurt v. 伤害，损伤

②On the court, he said he was deep in thought and dropped the cup from the window before realizing it.
在法庭上，徐先生说他当时正沉浸在思考中，一不留神把杯子扔出了窗外。

1. on the court 在法庭上

court n. 法庭，法院；运动场地
tennis court 网球场

2. be deep in thought 在沉思，沉浸在思考中

be deep in 某人处在什么状态中
be deep in conversation 深入交流
be deep in work 工作缠身
deep in debts 债务缠身

3. realize v. 意识到，了解到

I realize how dangerous it is to drop objects from high places.
我意识到了高空抛物是非常危险的。

③Xu did it again a week later, tossing a bag of crayfish shells from the window.
一周后，徐先生又一次高空抛物，往窗外扔了一个装有小龙虾残渣的餐盒。

1. toss v. 轻轻地扔，随意一扔（drop/throw）
toss a coin 掷硬币
toss trash into a trashcan 把垃圾扔到垃圾桶里
toss a bag 扔餐盒

2. crayfish n. 小龙虾（cray）

3. shell n. 壳