中英對照讀新聞》‘Very last warning’ for 82-year-old German convicted of dealing drugs給82歲德國人毒品交易定罪的「最後警告」

德國一名82歲退休水手賣大麻補貼退休金，考量其健康狀況不佳卻又前科累累，法院5日終於對他發出「最後警告」。圖為哥倫比亞陸軍6日查獲的大麻，僅供示意，與本報導無直接關聯。（法新社）

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A German court says it is giving an 82-year-old man a “last warning” to avoid jail after he was found guilty of drug dealing, despite 24 previous convictions.

德國一間法院說，在一名82歲男子被認定毒品交易有罪後，該法院正向他發出「最後警告」，以免他入獄，儘管他先前已定罪24次。

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The retired seaman, who said he wanted to improve his meagre 800-euro monthly pension by selling marijuana, was handed a suspended sentence by a court in the northern town of Aurich on Monday.

這名自稱想透過賣大麻來提高其每月800歐元微薄退休金的退休水手，週一在北部奧里希鎮被法院判處緩刑。

German news agency dpa reported that prosecutors had asked the court to impose a prison term of 34 months in view of the man’s lengthy criminal record and an existing suspended sentence.

德國新聞通訊社「德意志新聞社」報導，鑑於這名男子長期以來的犯罪記錄及既有緩刑，檢察官向法院求處34個月徒刑。

But judges said they would make an exception and classify the latest crimes as “less serious offenses” due to the man’s particular circumstances and recent health problems. （AP）

但法官說，由於該男子的特殊情況和近來健康問題，他們將破例並把最新犯行歸類為「不太嚴重的罪行」。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

meagre（meager）：形容詞，指數量很少的、不足的。例句：They existed on a meagre diet.（他們靠少得可憐的食物存活。）

make an exception：片語，指做為例外。例句：You must all be here at 7 am; I can make no exceptions.（你們全都必須早上7點到這裡；任何人都不能例外。）

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