How to Get out of Jury Duty
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mailman">mailman</span> <span word="delivers">delivers</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>. <span word="Topping">Topping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="summons">summons</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jury">jury</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boring">boring</span> <span word="chore">chore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="court">court</span> <span word="clerks">clerks</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="is">is</span>: <span word="Jury">Jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="share">share</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="over">over</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="felon">felon</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ignore">ignore</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summons">summons</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fined">fined</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $1,500.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="employed">employed</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> $15 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="DAY">DAY</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jury">jury</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="reruns">reruns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Polly">Polly</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="juror">juror</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span>.</p>
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