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１２月６日の英文添削「日本語での解釈例」への挑戦として以下のものを書いてみました。講師のどなたかに添削して頂き結果を後日投稿します。これを機会によい英文が書けるようになりたいと思います。

Preceding a burglary trial, the judge explained to the defendant. “You can choose a judge trial or a jury trial.  In the case of the former, I try your case.  In the case of the latter, a jury of your peers does.  Which one will you choose?”

The man was silent for a while.  He didn’t know what the word peers meant.  So, he asked, “What are peers?”

“They are laymen in law, people who are not engaged directly in law.  In other words, people like you, — your equals,” the judge explained in an easy-to-understand manner

Only the last part of the judge’s words remained in his ears.  “People like me.  They are thieves, aren’t they?”  He visualized himself in court being gazed at by a group of vicious-looking men and women.  He hurriedly retorted, “Forget it.  I don’t want to be tried by a bunch of thieves,”