“Young man, where do you work?” the judge asked the defendant.
“Here and there,” said the young man.
“What do you do for a living?”
“This and that.”

“Take him away,” said the judge.
The young man said, “Wait a minute! When a minute! When will I get out?”

The judge replied, “Sooner or later.”
(The judge thinks that the young man did not respond to his questions in a serious way, so he returns the favor in his response.)

（通讯员天津外国语学院刘伟 来源英语学习2006年第7期）

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