早安英文 第98期:美国真自由吗?看看美国那些奇葩法律!

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vary 变化

cumbersome¹ adj. 笨重的

sponsor n. 赞助者

chamber² n. 房间

repeal³ vt. 废除

wrap up 包裹，圆满完成

I’ve heard that there are a lot of crazy laws in America. For example, I read on a website that in Oklahoma, taking a bite of someone else’s hamburger is illegal! Can you give us some examples of some crazy laws like that?

我听说在美国有许多疯狂的法律。比如，我曾经在某个网站上看到，在俄克拉荷马州，咬一口别人的汉堡居然是非法的！还有其他类似的吗？

there are plenty! For example In the state of Georgia, you can’t keep ice cream in your back pocket on Sundays.

当然！在乔治亚州，在礼拜天，你不能把冰激淋放到你后面的口袋里去。

And in the great state of and my home Alabama. According to Code Section 13A-12-5, persons shall not engage in bear wrestling. I find it hard to follow this law in particular.

在我的家乡，阿拉巴马州。根据法律13A-12-5，人们不允许同熊摔跤。我发现这法律特别难遵循。

Don’t you think these laws are stupid? Do American’s really like these kinds of laws.

你会认为这些法律听起来有点傻傻的吗？还是美国人会比较喜欢像这样的法律。

You have to realize that a lot of these laws were made more than 100 years ago and repealing⁴ a law if more of a pain in the ass⁵ than passing one. So, today, they’re ignored and aren't really enforced. Except the one about the bear wresting⁶, that one was made in 2006 and they actually enforce it.

你必须意识到这些法律都有超过100年的历史了，废除它们比新建一个要麻烦得多。所以，今天的人们选择忽略这些法律。除了那个关于和熊摔跤的，那是2006新增的，因此人们必须遵守。

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