世界各地的15种古怪的法律

 　　While you may be condemning¹ the laws of your country, have a look at some of the most weird², craziest and wackiest laws that lawmakers around the world seem to have made when not in their senses.

　　1. Chewing gums are banned in Singapore in order to maintain cleanliness in the country.

　　2. It’s illegal to feed pigeons in open in Venice.

　　3. The conservative land of Dubai doesn’t allow 2 people of the opposite sex to share a hotel room unless they are married or closely related.

　　4. Stiletto heels apparently³ cause more damage to the ground they are walked on, than the wearer’s legs, and hence Greece has banned its women from strutting⁴ about in them on it’s monumental national heritage sites.

　　5. You would have to shell out a fine lest you are caught carrying ice cream cones⁵ in your pocket in Kentucky. We wonder whether it’s as bad to carry full ice creams in the pocket!

　　6. You will get away with smoking a drug like cannabis in Holland, but if you smoke tobacco, you would be termed as a law breaker.

　　7. A pregnant woman in UK has the privilege of urinating anywhere she pleases, even in a policeman’s helmet.

　　8. The higher or lower your earning income is in Finland, accordingly you will be charged for breaking traffic laws.

　　9. You dare not forget your wife’s birthday while in Samoa, for you would be a criminal if you do so. Maybe the memory of men there is the sharpest in the world!

　　10. Dirty cars invite a fine in Moscow. Keep you car clean dear Russians!

　　11. If you are the sort who feels hungry a lot, and loves fast food, UAE isn’t the place for you during the month of Ramadan as people cannot have anything in public before sundown.

　　12. As hilarious⁷ as it may seem, one cannot afford to die in the House of Parliament in London. It’s a crime.

　　13. You would be disrespecting the king and government of Thailand, and hence be branded as a criminal if you are ever found stepping on the country’s currency.

　　14. Small girls of Indiana, beware. You cannot dress up Ken⁶ in his toy doll girlfriend, Barbie’s clothes, for that’s a crime.

　　15. Pigs cannot be raised in Israel unless and until they are required for medical research.

1 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 strutting   

加固，支撑物

参考例句：

• He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle. 他也是非常自大，在城堡里大摇大摆地走。
• The pompous lecturer is strutting and forth across the stage. 这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。

5 cones   

n.（人眼）圆锥细胞；圆锥体( cone的名词复数 )；球果；圆锥形东西；（盛冰淇淋的）锥形蛋卷筒

参考例句：

• In the pines squirrels commonly chew off and drop entire cones. 松树上的松鼠通常咬掉和弄落整个球果。 来自辞典例句
• Many children would rather eat ice cream from cones than from dishes. 许多小孩喜欢吃蛋卷冰淇淋胜过盘装冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句

6 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

7 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。