一生必知英语话题背诵 24进监狱

To work or to go to prison¹, that is the question.

工作，还是进监狱，这是一个值得思考的问题。

In prison, they allow your family and friends to visit,

在监狱，你的家人和朋友可以探望你，

At work, you can't even speak to your family and friends;

工作时，你甚至不能同他们讲话；

In prison, you spend most of your time looking through bars² from the inside wanting to get out,

在监狱，你大部分时间用来透过铁栏向外张望，渴望被释放，

At work, you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go to bars;

工作时，你大部分的时间在渴望赶紧下班好到酒吧去;

In prison, you get three meals a day for free,

在监狱，你能免费获得一日三餐，

At work, you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for it;

工作时，你仅仅能在吃午餐时获得片刻休息，而你还得自付餐费；

In prison, you get time off for good behaviors,

在监狱，你由于表现良好而获得减刑，

At work, you get rewarded³ for good behaviors with more work;

工作时，你的良好表现换来的是更重的工作担子；

In prison, you can watch TV and play games ,

在监狱，你可以看电视打游戏，

At work, you get fired for watching TV and playing games;

工作时，你会因为看电视打游戏而被解雇；

In prison, there are sadistic(虐待狂的，残酷成性的) warders,

在监狱，有会虐待人的监狱长，

At work, we have managers.

工作时，我们有经理在身旁。

1 prison   

n.监狱(禁)；拘留所

参考例句：

• They put him in a prison.他们将他逮捕入狱。
• If you go on like this you will be put into prison. 你这样下去会进监狱的。

2 bars   

n.马上的齿龈；酒吧间( bar的名词复数 )；售酒的（饮食）柜台；条；（门、窗等的）闩vi.

参考例句：

• The hotel is ideally placed for restaurants, bars and clubs. 这家宾馆地处的位置适宜经营餐厅、酒吧和俱乐部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The prisoner had filed through the steel bars and escaped. 那囚犯锉断钢条逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rewarded   

v.酬谢，奖赏( reward的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His persistence was finally rewarded when the insurance company agreed to pay for the damage. 保险公司同意赔偿损失，他的坚持不懈终于得到了回报。
• Her efforts were justly rewarded with a British Empire Medal. 不列颠帝国勋章是对她的努力的公正奖赏。 来自《简明英汉词典》