A broken OJ simpson was sentenced to as much as 33 years in prison for a hotel armed robbery. Before
learning his fate, he offered an apology, attributing his actions to stupidity. (OS simpson의 말)"I am
sorry. I didn't mean to steal anything from anybody. I didn't know I was doing anything illegal.
I thought I was confronting friends and retrieving my property. So I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all of it."
But the judge in the case rejected the former pro-football player's five minute emotional plea. (판사의
말) "I have to tell you now it was much more than stupidity." Simpson said he was trying to recoup stolen
property, spots memorabilia and another mementos from two collectible dealers at a Las Vagas hotel room
in September of 2007. Simpson's codefendant and golfing buddy Clarence "CJ" Stewart was also sentenced
to at least 15 years.
The judge said her sentence had nothing to do with simpson's 1994 acquittal in the slaying of his
ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. Goldman's family showed up to the hearing
today. (로날드 골드만 아버지의 말) "We are thrilled, its a kind of bittersweet moment. Knowing that that
SOB is gonna be in jail for very long time where he belongs." The jugde here imposed a complex series
of prison terms. So the 61 year old Simpson could spend more than 3 decades in prison or be eligible
for parole in 9 years.
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* broken : 풀이 죽은, 상심한
* sentence to : …의 판결(형)을 내리다
* confront : 만나다
* retrieve : 회수하다, ~을 되찾다
* plea : 변명, 핑계, 구실, 간청, 탄원, 빌기
* recoup : [손실]을 회복하다, 되찾다, 회수하다, 보상하다
* memorabilia 기념품
* memento : 추억, 기억, 기념품
* collectibles : 수집품 (=collectable), 모을 수 있는
* codefendant : 공동 피고인
* buddy : 친구
* have nothing to do with : ~와 관련이 없다, ~와 전혀 관계가 없다, ~와 교제를 안하다
: nothing 대신 something : 조금 관계가 있다
little : 거의 관계가 없다
* acquittal : <법률> (무죄 피고인의)방면
: (의무[채무]의) 해제, (부채의) 변제.
* slay : ~을 죽이다, 살해다다, ~을 학살하다, ~을 소멸시키다, 파괴하다
* bittersweet :1. 배풍등류(類)의 독초; 노박덩굴류.
2. 달콤씁쓸한 것. ━ 《한정용법》 쓰고도 단;
《美》 (초콜릿이) 거의 설탕이 들어 있지 않은; 즐겁고도 괴로운, 희비가 엇갈리는
* SOB :《속어》 son of a bitch.
* impose :〔세금·형벌·의무 따위〕를 지우다.
* parole : 가석방
