外国那些让人讨厌的奇葩法律(美帝那些奇葩的法律是怎么肥四)
外国那些让人讨厌的奇葩法律(美帝那些奇葩的法律是怎么肥四)乱伦婚姻在这个州合法。ღ Incestuous marriages arelegal.在教堂佩戴搞笑的假胡须是违法的。ღ Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.狗熊之间打架是非法的。
Alabama |亚拉巴马州
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ღ In Alabama it is illegal to wear a fake moustache
that causes laughter in church.
在教堂佩戴搞笑的假胡须是违法的。
ღ Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.
狗熊之间打架是非法的。
ღ Incestuous marriages arelegal.
乱伦婚姻在这个州合法。
ღ You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time.
你在任何情况下也不能在裤子的后兜里插上卷筒冰淇淋。
ღ Dominoes may not be playedon Sunday.
星期天不允许玩多米诺骨牌游戏。
ღ It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
教堂里戴搞笑的假胡须是违法的。
Alaska |阿拉斯加州
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ღ Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.
不允许从飞机上往下观看麋鹿。
ღ While it is legal to shoot bears waking a sleeping bear
for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
可以向狗熊开枪,但是不允许为了拍照而把睡着的狗熊叫醒。
ღ It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.
把一只活的麋鹿扔出飞行中的飞机是非法的。
Arizona |亚利桑那州
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ღ Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.
犯轻罪的人,如果犯罪的时候带着红色面具,就变为重罪。
ღ There is a possible 2 5years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
砍倒一棵仙人掌有可能被判25年有期徒刑(历史上有一种亚利桑那当地的特有仙人掌被砍伐得濒临灭绝)
ღ Donkeys cannot sleep inbathtubs.
驴子不能在浴缸里睡觉。
ღ When being attacked by a criminal or burglar you may only protect yourself with the same weapon that the other person posseses.
在面对抢劫时,你只能用和歹徒一样的武器来防卫。
ღ It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
拒绝给别人一杯水是非法的(和亚利桑那地处沙漠地带有关)
Arkansas |阿肯色州
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ღ It’s strictly prohibitedto pronounce “Arkansas” incorrectly。
把州名读错是违法的
ღ The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
在小石城,阿肯色河的河水不能涨过Main Street的路面,否则违法。
ღ A man can legally beat hiswife but not more than once a month.
男人可以合法地打老婆,但是每月不超过一次。
ღ Alligators may not be keptin bathtubs.
浴缸里不允许养鳄鱼。
ღ A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
在校老师一旦做了波波头,就不能涨薪。
California |加利福尼亚州
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ღ It’s unlawful to let a dog pursue a bear or bobcat at any time.
任何时候,不允许让狗去追熊或山猫
ღ You may only throw a frisbee at the beach in Los Angeles County CA with the lifeguard’s permission.
只有在有救生员的时候,洛杉矶郡的海滩上才允许玩飞盘。
ღ Bathhouses are against the law.
不允许修建澡堂。
ღ Women may not drive in ah ouse coat.
女人不能穿睡衣开车。
ღ No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
如果车上没有驾驶员,车速不能超过每小时60英里。
ღ Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
州法规定,州里的民众一定能享受到足够的阳光。
ღ Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1 500 feet of a tavern school or place of worship.
在宗教场所或学校周边方圆1500英尺范围内,动物禁止交配。
Colorado |科罗拉多州
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ღ Car dealers may not show cars on a Sunday.
卖车的人在周日不允许给别人展示车辆。
ღ No liquor may be sold on Sundays or election days. Repealed 2008: Colorado residents can now buy alcoholon Sundays
2008年以前,周日和大选日不允许买酒。
ღ Tags may be ripped off ofpillows and mattresses.
床垫和枕头上的标签必须撕去。
Connecticut |康内狄格州
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ღ Town records may not bekept where liquor is sold.
城志(记录城市历史的书)和出售的酒不能存放在一起。
ღ You can be stopped by thepolice for biking over 65 miles per hour.
骑自行车车速超过每小时65英里,会被警察叫停。
ღ In order for a pickle toofficially be considered a pickle it must bounce.
泡菜只有在被扔到地上回反弹的时候才是真的泡菜。
ღ You cannot buy any alcoholafter 9pm or on Sundays after noon on Sunday.
周日晚上9点以后不能买酒。(已取消)
ღ It is illegal to dischargea firearm from a public highway.
在高速公路上发射火枪是非法的。
Delaware |特拉瓦尔州
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ღ It is illegal to fly over any body of water unless one is carrying sufficient supplies of food anddrink.
飞机不允许飞过任何水域(包括河流),除非机上载有足够的食物。
ღ “R” rated movies shall not be shown at drive-in theaters.
R级电影不能在汽车影院播放。
Florida |佛罗里达州
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ღ Florida (accidentally)banned all computers and smart phones in internet cafes.
咖啡网店(Internet Cafe)里禁止使用计算机和智能手机。
ღ It is illegal for a doctorto ask a patient whether they own a gun.
医生不能问病人是否拥有枪。(已取消)
ღ The state constitution allows for freedom of pregnant pigs to not be confined in cages.
怀孕的猪不能放进盒子里。
ღ Doors of all publi cbuildings must open outwards.
所有公共建筑的大门必须朝外开。
ღ Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer as can the salon owner.
在理发店烫头时睡着是违法。
ღ A special law prohibit sunmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest fine and/or jailing.
未婚女不准在周日跳伞,否则会被罚款甚至监禁。
ღ Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
和豪猪发生性关系是违法的。
Georgia |乔治亚州
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ღ You cannot live on a boat for more than 30 days during the calendar year even if just passing through the state
每年在船上生活不可超过30天,即使你在别的州。
ღ Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
当州议会召开时,州议员可以超速行驶。
ღ Donkeys may not be kept inbathtubs.
驴子不能住在澡盆里。
ღ Signs are required to be written in English.
用英语写作时必须加标点。
ღ No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
在星期天,任何人不得在裤子后兜里插卷筒冰淇淋。
Hawaii |夏威夷州
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ღ Billboards are outlawed.
公告牌在本州不合法。
ღ All residents may be fined as a result of not owning a boat.
居民必须拥有一艘船,否则会被罚款。
ღ Coins are not allowed to be placed in one’s ears.
硬币不能放在耳朵里。
Idaho |爱达荷州
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ღ You may not fish on a camel’s back.
不允许骑在骆驼背上钓鱼。
ღ Riding a merry-go-round onSundays is considered a crime.
在星期天骑旋转木马是非法的。
ღ Illegal for a man to givehis sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
给女友重量少于50磅的糖果是违法的。
Illinois |伊利诺伊州
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ღ Those under 21 can drink legally but they must be enrolled in a culinary program to do so.
未满21岁的人如果注册了烹饪课程就能合法地饮酒。
ღ You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
任何人出门必须带至少1美元现金,否则会被作为流浪汉而逮捕。
ღ The English language isnot to be spoken.
不能说英文。
Indiana |印第安纳州
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ღ Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
宾馆的毛巾必须99英寸长、18英寸宽。
ღ Three dollar fine per packwill be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.
根据印第安纳禁止游戏法,任何玩牌的人,会被罚款,罚金是每副牌3美元。
The value of Pi is 3.
圆周率派的值是3。
ღ Smoking in the statelegislature building is banned except when the legislature is in session.
国家议会大楼禁止吸烟,除了开议会期间。
One may not sniff glue.
不准去闻胶水的味道。
ღ Waitresses may not carry drinks into a restaurant or bar.
服务员不能把酒送进餐馆或酒吧。
ღ One man may not back into a parking spot becasue it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.
倒车入库是非法的,交警会看不到车牌号。
ღ Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
州法建议在十月到次年三月期间不洗澡。
ღ It is illegal to sell cars on Sunday.
周日卖车是违法的。
ღ No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
不能徒手捕鱼。
Iowa|爱荷华州
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ღ It is a crime to use a dead person’s handicapped parking sign or license plate
不可继续使用一个去世的人的车牌。
ღ A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.
没刮胡须的男士不能在公共场合亲吻女士。
ღ One-armed piano players must perform for free.
单手弹奏的钢琴演奏者必须免费表演。
ღ Kisses may last for nomore than five minutes.
亲吻不可长于5分钟。
Kansas |堪萨斯州
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ღ Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.
不能骑着摩托开枪打兔子。
ღ No one may catch fish with his bare hands.
不能徒手捕鱼。
ღ The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.
不允许叫骡子去抓鸭子。
Kentucky |肯塔基州
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ღ It is illegal to fish witha bow and arrow in Kentucky.
在肯塔基州,不允许用弓箭捕鱼。
ღ One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.
若不能一次性卖出6个以上染成蓝色的鸭子,则不允许给鸭子染色和出售。
Louisiana |路易斯安那州
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ღ “Fake” wrestling matches are prohibited.
偷盗鳄鱼会被判刑10年。
ღ It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.
在未告知朋友的情况下,让人给朋友送去披萨饼,会被罚款500美元。
ღ It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.
在抢银行时使用玩具水枪是违法的。
ღ One could land in jail for up to a year for making a false promise.
对人承诺未实现会被判刑1年。
Maine |缅因州
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ღ After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up.
1月14日之后如果你家里还有圣诞节装饰,会被罚款。
Maryland |马里兰州
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ღ Thistles may not grow in one’s yard.
不可在院子里种蓟。
Massachusetts |马萨诸塞州
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ღ It is illegal to give beer to hospital patients.
2000年以前纹身是非法的。
ღ Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder.
在做扇贝汤时不允许加番茄。
ღ Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
打鼾是不被允许的,除非卧室的窗子是关好的。
ღ Massachusetts liquorstores can only open on Sundays if they are in Berkshire Essex Franklin Middlesex or Worcester counties and are within 10 miles of the Vermont or NewHampshire borders.
马萨诸塞的商店不可在周日卖酒,除非它位于以下地点之一:巴克夏、埃塞克斯、富兰克林、米德尔塞克斯、伍斯特,或者距离新罕布夏州与维蒙特州边境10英里以内。
ღ Public boxing matches are outlawed.
拳击比赛在该州是非法的。
ღ No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.
车后座不可以载大猩猩。
ღ A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.
(这个就不解释了)
Michigan |密歇根州
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ღ Persons may not be drunkon trains.
火车上不允许醉酒。
ღ The last Sunday in June of every year was named “log cabin day”.
每年六月的最后一个周日要被称作“伐木小屋日”。
ღ Cars may not be sold on Sunday.
周日不能卖车。
ღ A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.
女人在未得丈夫批准的时候不允许理发。
ღ It is legal for a robber to file a law suit if he or she got hurt in your house.
入室盗匪如果受伤,房主要负法律责任。
ღ Any person over the age of12 may have a license for a handgun
as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.
任何12岁以上的人,不需要经过测试,自动获得持枪资格。
Minnesota |明尼苏达州
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ღ A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.
如果一个人的头上顶着一只鸭子,这个人不允许越过州界线。
ღ It is illegal to sleep naked.
裸睡违法。
ღ Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
如果明尼苏达居民的头上顶着一只鸡,这个居民不允许前往威斯康辛州。
Mississippi |密西西比州
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ღ It is illegal to teach others what polygamy is.
不允许告诉别人“一夫多妻制”是什么。
ღ Adultery or Fornication (living together while
not married or having sex with someone that is not your spouse)
results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.
婚前同居会被判刑6个月。
Missouri |密西西比州
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ღ Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty
must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).
21岁到50岁之间的单身男性必须上缴每年1美元的单身税。
Montana |蒙大拿州
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ღ It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail.
妻子打开丈夫的邮箱是重罪。
ღ In Montana it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all.
未婚女子不可独自去钓鱼;已婚女子在周日不可独自去钓鱼。
ღ Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.
如果有7名以上的印第安人聚集在一起,便可以认作是意图挑起战争,任何人有权向他们开枪射击。
ღ It is illegal to have asheep in the cab of your truck without a chaper one.
把一只羊单独关在卡车里,不给它找一个伴侣,是非法的。
Nebraska |奈布拉斯卡州
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ღ Drivers on mountains should drive with caution
near the right hand edge of the highway
–there are nomountains in Nebraska!
在山路上行驶必须靠右(但是该州并没有山)。
ღ It is Illegal to go whalefishing.
捕鲸是非法的(该州并不靠海)。
ღ It is illegal for barowners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
酒吧不允许卖酒,除非它同时也卖汤。
ღ It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
在没有获得批准的情况下,母亲不允许给女儿烫发。
Nevada |内华达州
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ღ It is illegal to drive acamel on the highway.
在高速公路上骑骆驼是违法的。
ღ It’s still “legal” to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.
如果有人在你的土地上杀死了你的狗,你可以吊死这个人。
New Hampshire |新罕布夏州
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ღ You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
不能用穿在身上的衣服来抵赌债。
ღ It is illegal to pickseaweed up off of the beach.
在海滩上捡海藻是非法的。
ღ You may not run machineryon Sundays.
星期天不允许使用任何机器。
New Jersey |新泽西州
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ღ Drivers must warn thosewho they pass on highways before they do so.
在有人准备横穿高速公路以前,高速公路上的司机必须提醒他们。
ღ It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vestwhile committing a murder.
在进行谋杀时,不允许穿防弹衣。
ღ Car dealerships areforbidden from opening on Sunday.
周日不允许卖车。
ღ Automobiles are not topass horse drawn carriages on the street.
汽车不允许超越行驶的马车。
New Mexico |新墨西哥州
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ღ Idiots may not vote.
白痴不允许参与投票。
ღ State officials ordered 400 words of “sexually explicit material” to be cut from Romeo and Juliet.
法律规定,《罗密欧与朱丽叶》里有400个不雅词语被删除。
ღ Women may walk in publictopless provided they have their nipples covered.
(只要能盖住乳头,女性在公共场合可以不穿上衣)
New York |纽约州
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ღ It is illegal to congregate in public with two or more people while each wearing a mask or any face covering which disguises your identity.
在公共场合,两个以上的人一起戴面具或其它可以遮蔽种族身份的面罩,即为非法。
In New York adultery is still a crime.
在纽约州,通奸依然是一项罪名。
ღ A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.
调情会被处以25美元罚款。
ღ It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun.
把皮球扔到别人头上是犯法的。
ღ Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 PM.
晚上10点以后不能再穿拖鞋。
ღ It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing”.
女士穿紧身衣走在大街上是违法的。
North Carolina |北卡罗来纳州
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ღ It is a felony to steal more than $1000 of grease
偷窃价值1000美元以上的润滑剂是重罪。
ღ A bill has been passed that restricts local planning agencies’ ability to use climate change science to predict sea-level rise.
预测气候变化导致海平面上升是违法的。
ღ All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart.
所有在旅馆过夜的男女之间床位必须间隔至少2英尺。
ღ It’s against the law tosing off key.
唱歌跑调是违法的。
ღ Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.
大象不可以用于种植棉花。
North Dakota |北达科他州
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ღ It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
穿鞋睡觉是违法的。
ღ Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
在酒吧和餐厅,椒盐脆饼和啤酒不许同时提供。
ღ It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback provided you are in a covered wagon.
如果你坐在大篷车里,你就可以合法地朝骑在马背上的印第安人开枪射击。
Ohio |俄亥俄州
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ღ It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.
一屋里住着5个以上的女士是违法的
ღ Breast feeding is not allowed in public.
公共场合不能给婴儿喂奶。
ღ It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance.
把重要的事情理解或对待错了是犯法。
ღ No civil arrests may be made on Sunday or on the Fourth of July
星期天和国庆日不能逮捕任何人。
It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
把鱼灌醉是非法的。
Oklahoma |俄克拉荷马州
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ღ It is illegal for the owner of a bar to allow anyone inside to pretend to have sex with a buffalo.
酒吧老板不能允许任何顾客在酒吧里假装和北美大野牛发生性关系。
ღ Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
妇女在获得州政府的资格证之前,不能自己修理自己的发型。
ღ Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
只有通过当地市长的准许,三只以上的狗才能聚在一起。
ღ It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor vehicle.
开车时看笑话书是违法的。
ღ It is illegal to wear your boots to bed.
穿鞋睡觉是违法的。
ღ Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another’s hamburger.
不允许吃别人的汉堡。
ღ It is illegal to have sex before you are married.
婚前要保持处女处男的身份。
ღ People who make “ugly faces” at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
向狗做鬼脸会被罚款或入狱。
Oregon |奥瑞甘州
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ღ One may not test their physical endurance while driving a car on a highway.
开车的时候不允许练习憋气。
ღ It is illegal to place a container filled with human fecal matter on the side of any highway.
不能将装满人类排泄物的箱子放在高速公路上。
ღ Drivers may not pump their own gas.
驾驶员不能自己加油(为了提供更多工作职位)。
ღ Ice cream may not be eaten on Sundays.
星期天不允许吃冰淇淋。
ღ One may not bathe without wearing “suitable clothing
洗澡时必须穿上合适的衣服。
Pennsylvania |宾西法尼亚州
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ღ Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.
在伴娘或伴郎喝醉时,婚礼不能举行。
ღ It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun cannon revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
在婚礼上开枪是违法的。
ღ You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
若不使用工具,不能用除了嘴以外的身体部位捕鱼。
ღ It is illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
在冰箱外门上睡觉是非法的。
ღ Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.
烟花店不能向本州居民出售烟花。
ღ A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.
参加过决斗的人不可以成为议员。
ღ You may not sing in the bathtub.
不能在浴缸里唱歌。
Rhode Island |罗得岛州
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ღ Cap guns are illegal.
冒枪违法。
ღ Ropes may not be strung across a highway.
不能将绳索横挂在高速公路上。
ღ No one may bite off another’s leg.
任何人不得咬掉别人的手臂。
ღ Professional sports except ice polo and hockey must obtain a license to play games on Sunday.
除了冰球和冰壶以外的职业运动,要获得许可才能在周日举行。
ღ Any marriage where eitherof the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
禁止和白痴或疯子结婚。
South Carolina |南卡罗来纳州
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ღ Dance halls may not operate on Sundays.
舞厅在周日不可营业。
ღ It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.
周日在州政府门前的楼梯上可以合法地打妻子。
ღ No work may be done on Sunday.An exception to the above law is that light bulbs may be sold.
周日不可工作,唯一的例外是可以卖灯泡。
ღ Horses may not be kept inbathtubs.
浴缸里不可养马。
ღ A permit must be obtained to fire a missle.
发射导弹或飞弹前需要获得许可证。
South Dakota |南达科他州
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ღ No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
马匹不可进入喷泉旅馆,除非它们穿了裤子。
ღ It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
在奶酪加工厂睡觉是违法的。
ღ Movies that show police officers being struck beaten or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden.
有警察被打情节的电影不可上映。
ღ If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them.
如果你的领地上有5个以上的印第安人,你可以向他们开枪射击。
Tennessee |田纳西州
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ღ Students may not hold hands while at school.
学生在学校里不可手牵手。
ღ It is a crime to share your Netflix password in Tennessee.
告诉别人自己的Netflix密码是非法的。
ღ In Tennessee it is illegal to to post images online that cause an emotional distress without legitimate purpose?
在网上传播负能量图片是非法的。
ღ “Crimes against nature”are prohibited.
不能违反“反自然法”。
ღ It is illegal to use alasso to catch a fish.
不能用套索来捕鱼。
ღ Any person who participates in a duel may not hold any public office in the state.
参加过决斗的人不可从政。
ღ The definition of “dumbanimal” includes every living creature.
州法定义所有生物都是愚蠢的。
ღ Interracial marriages are illegal.
跨种族婚姻是违法的。
ღ Skunks may not be carried into the state.
臭鼬不能进入田纳西州。
Texas |特克萨斯州
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ღ It is illegal to sell one’s eye
售卖眼睛是非法的。
ღ A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather.
天气要听从法律。
ღ It is illegal to milk another person’s cow.
不能找别人家的牛挤奶。
ღ A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice either orally or in writing and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
法律规定,罪犯在实施犯罪之前的24小时,必须口头或书面警告受害人,并告知犯罪的动机。
ღ Homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense.
同性恋违法。
ღ The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
大英百科是禁书,因为里面记载了制作啤酒的方法。
ღ It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
站着一次性喝超过三口酒是违法的。
Utah |犹他州
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ღ It is considered an offense to hunt whales.
捕鲸是非法的(燃鹅,犹他州不靠海)。
ღ It’s legal for restaurants to serve wine with meals but only if you ask for the wine list.
饭店可以同时提供红酒和肉,但前提是顾客要求看红酒菜单。
ღ It is against the law to fish from horseback.
骑在马上钓鱼是非法的。
ღ Alcohol may not be sold during an emergency.
在紧急情况下,不可出售酒精饮料。
ღ It is illegal not to drink milk.
不喝牛奶是违法的。
Vermont |维蒙特州
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ღ Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
女人必须经过丈夫书面允许才能够戴假牙。
ღ At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
曾经维蒙特州不许把长颈鹿拴在电话亭上。
ღ It is illegal to deny the existence of God.
否认上帝存在是违法的。
Virginia |弗吉尼亚州
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ღ It is illegal to tickle women.
挠女士的痒是违法的
ღ Police radar detectors are illegal.
警察不允许用雷达测速仪。
ღ Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
万圣节晚上小孩不允许去恶作剧敲门要糖。
ღ There is a state law prohibiting “corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates.
除了议员竞选者以外,其它人不允许行贿和受贿。
ღ You may not engage inbusiness on Sundays with the exception of almost every industry.
周日不可工作,但任何工作都是例外。
ღ No animal may be huntedfor on Sunday with the exception of raccoons which may be hunted until 2:00AM.
周日不能捕杀动物,例外是浣熊:周日凌晨2点前可以猎杀浣熊。
Washington |华盛顿州
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ღ The harassing of Bigfoot Sasquatch or other undiscovered subspecies is a felony punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment.
骚扰大脚怪、野人或其它类似物种是重罪。
ღ No person may walk aboutin public if he or she has the common cold.
感冒的人不能去公共场所。
X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.
不能用X光检测鞋子是否合脚。
All lollipops are banned.
棒棒糖被禁止。
ღ It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich.
不能假装是富二代。
ღ When two trains come to acrossing neither shall go until the other has passed.
当两辆火车在岔路相遇时,它们都必须停下,并等到对方通过之后才能启动。
ღ People may not buy amattress on Sunday.
周日不能买床垫
ღ You cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday.
周日不能买任何肉类
West Virginia |西弗吉尼亚州
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ღ Whistling underwater is prohibited.
在水下吹口哨是被禁止的。
ღ It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
男人可以和体重40磅以下的动物发生性关系。
ღ A person may not hold public office if he or she has ever participated in a duel.
参加过决斗的人不能从政。
ღ It is illegal to snooze ona train.
火车上打喷嚏是违法的
Wisconsin |威斯康辛州
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ღ Margarine may not be substituted for butter in restaurants unless it is requested by the customer.As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois all yellow butter substitute is banned.
历史上,人造黄油在该州是非法的。目前,法律规定餐厅优先提供天然黄油,仅在顾客要求的情况下提供人造黄油。
ღ State Law made it illegalto serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.
餐厅提供苹果派,如果不加芝士,则是非法行为。
ღ It is illegal to kiss on a train.
在火车上接吻是非法的。
ღ It is illegal to cut awoman’s hair.
为女人剪发是非法的。
ღ It is a class Amisdemeanor to wave a burning torch around in the air.
挥舞火炬是非法的。
ღ Livestock have the right-of-way on public roads.
牲口有权随时横穿马路。
Wyoming |怀俄明州
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ღ If one is drunk in a mine he or she could land in jail for up to a year.
在矿场喝醉酒是违法,会被处以1年监禁。
ღ Using a firearm to fish is strictly forbidden.
用火枪捕鱼是非法的。
ღ Any person who fails to close a fence is subject to a fine of up to seven hundred and fifty dollars.
每个人在家门外必须安装围栏,否则会被处以750美元的罚款。
ღ You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.
没有许可的情况下,一月到四月期间不可拍摄兔子。
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