一生必知英语话题背诵 24进监狱

（单词翻译）

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。