jaywalking
jaywalking 英 ['dʒeɪwɔ:kɪŋ] 美 ['dʒeɪwɔkɪŋ]
n. 走路不遵守交通规则 v. （不遵守交通规则）乱穿马路（jaywalk的ing形式）
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- n. 走路不遵守交通规则
- v. （不遵守交通规则）乱穿马路（jaywalk的ing形式）
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1. There were no cars to stop for but jaywalking is heavily frowned upon here.
交通指示灯让我们停停走走，在空荡的马路上红灯并没有拦下汽车，只是喜欢在马路上乱走的人在这儿会皱起眉头。
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2. And then there are the familiar conundrums: The rule is no jaywalking, but only by jaywalking will I have a chance of saving the dog that is about to be hit by a car.
于是就有了类似的难题：规定说不能乱穿马路，但我必须乱穿马路才有机会救下那条要被车撞到的狗。
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3. However, if the proclaimed punishment is too extreme (e.g., 10 years in prison for jaywalking), the `message' sent is perverted from "crime doesn't pay" to "human life is cheap."
但是如果宣称的惩罚过于夸张（比如横穿马路要入狱十年），它所传达的信息就从“犯罪行为得不偿失”变成了“人命不值钱”。
- jaywalking (n.) by 1912, American English (said in original citation to be a Kansas City term), from jay, perhaps with notion of boldness and impudence. Related: Jaywalk; jaywalker.
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