Judge warns Lindsay Lohan of jail terms

    LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- A Los Angeles judge warned troubled actress Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday that she could languish(憔悴) behind bars if she makes a plea bargain in her felony grand theft case.
    "If the case settles here ... you will be going to jail, period, " Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz told Lohan in a hearing held in Airport Courthouse in the morning.
    If the case doesn't settle during Lohan's next court appearance on March 10, the "Mean Girls" starlet will face a hearing before Judge Stephanie Sautner to determine if there is enough evidence（明显,显然） to require her to stand trial.
    Sautner also would at the same time conduct a hearing to determine if Lohan had violated her probation¹ in a 2007 misdemeanor DUI case, according to the judge.
    Lohan, free on 40,000-dollar bail² and living in Venice lately, was reported to have walked out of a high-end jewelry³ store on Abbot Kinney Boulevard on Jan. 22 with a necklace valued at 2,500 dollars. She was charged Feb. 9 with grand theft, a felony which carries a one to three year jail term.
    Schwartz did not speculate how much time the 24-year-old star could face, but said some time would be mandatory⁴. As a possible condition, Lohan would have to receive mandatory counseling and get an addiction⁵ sponsor who is not a family member.
    Prosecutor⁶ Danette Meyers has offered a plea bargain, but Schwartz doubted if Lohan would take the deal, saying "I get the impression you're not going to accept the DA's offer."Lohan's attorney would discuss any plea deal with her between now and the March 10 hearing, Schwartz said. Lohan could avoid jail time, if she beats the theft charge or accepts a plea deal that includes that stipulation⁷.
    If convicted, this would be the actress' fourth time languishing⁸ behind bars in the past year that was marked by repeated court appearances, jail stints⁹ and rehab visits.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 probation   

n.缓刑(期)，(以观后效的)察看；试用(期)

参考例句：

• The judge did not jail the young man,but put him on probation for a year.法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱，而且将他缓刑察看一年。
• His salary was raised by 800 yuan after his probation.试用期满以后，他的工资增加了800元。

2 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

3 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

4 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

5 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

6 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

7 stipulation   

n.契约，规定，条文；条款说明

参考例句：

• There's no stipulation as to the amount you can invest. 没有关于投资额的规定。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The only stipulation the building society makes is that house must be insured. 建屋互助会作出的唯一规定是房屋必须保险。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 languishing   

a. 衰弱下去的

参考例句：

• He is languishing for home. 他苦思家乡。
• How long will she go on languishing for her red-haired boy? 为想见到她的红头发的儿子，她还将为此烦恼多久呢？

9 stints   

n.定额工作( stint的名词复数 )；定量；限额；慷慨地做某事

参考例句：

• He stints himself in [of] sleep. 他节制睡眠。 来自辞典例句
• She never stints herself of money to buy books for her children. 她从不吝惜掏钱让子女们买书。 来自互联网