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0Every country in the world seems to have a collection of strange laws that are bizarre, outdated or just plain wrong, even to the people who live there. 每个国家都会有一些对于当地人来说很奇葩，陈旧或者是不正确的,不接地气法律。
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Number One:
It is illegal to use a television in Britain without a license.
1.在英国，无牌照看电视是违法的。
bizarre /bɪˈzɑ:/奇葩的
strange /streɪndʒ/奇怪的
illegal /ɪˈli:gl/ 违法的
Television=TV=telly 电视
license /ˈlaɪsns/ 牌照
without a license 无牌照
commercial /kəˈmɜ:ʃl/ 商业的/广告
sponsorship /ˈspɒnsəʃɪp/ 赞助商
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Number Two:
As part of the 1872 Licensing Act, it states: “It is illegal to be drunk in the pub.”
“Every person found drunk… on any licensed premises, shall be
liable to a penalty”
2.在1872年的《许可证法》里规定： “在酒吧里喝醉酒是违法的”
只要在有卖酒许可证的商户里发现了喝醉的人都会被罚款
bouncer /ˈbaʊnsə/ 保安
drunk /drʌŋk/ 喝醉的
premise /'premɪs/ 商用房屋或者土地
penalty /ˈpenəlti/ 惩罚
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Number Three:
No person shall, in the course of business, import into England potatoes which he knows to be or has reasonable cause to suspect to be Polish potatoes.
3.在商业过程中,任何人不得进口波兰的土豆，也包括那些疑似波兰的土豆。
business /ˈbɪznəs/ 业务
course of business /ˈbɪznəs/ 业务过程中
import /ˈɪmpɔ:t/ 进口
potato / pə'teɪtəʊ/ 土豆
reasonable /ˈri:znəbl/ 合理的
suspect /səˈspekt/怀疑
