In the courtroom where I worked as a court reporter, a dentist was called as a witness. He took the oath a few feet from my desk, and I noticed his upraised arm was trembling, apparently from nervousness. After he finished, I couldn't resist saying softly, “Sit down, Doctor. This won't hurt a bit.”
在我做法庭書記員的法庭上,一位牙醫(yī)被傳來(lái)作證。他在離我的桌子幾尺遠(yuǎn)的地方宣誓。我看到他舉起的手臂因緊張而顫抖。在他結(jié)束以后,我忍不住輕聲對(duì)他說(shuō):“坐下吧,醫(yī)生,這一點(diǎn)也不疼?!?