法律英语导读(10)DelaytheInterviewPeoplewhoareuncertainaboutwhethertotalktoapoliceofficerneedn’tfeeltrappedintogivinganimmediateyes“orno.“Beingconfrontedbyapoliceofficertendstomakemanypeoplenervousandanxious，whichrenders（致使）themunabletogivecompletelyaccurateanswers.AgoodalternativeistodelaytheinterviewbysayingsomethingsuchasThisisabadtime，“or‘‘Ididn’texpectthissoI’mabitmuddled（混乱的）now，pleasecomebackanothertime.”Amongotherthings，delayprovidesanopportunitytoconsultwithalawyer，andperhapstohavethelawyerpresentduringtheinterviewifthepersonultimatelydecidestotalk.b.MightthePoliceLearnAboutAnyUnrelatedCrimesIHaveCommittedasaResultoftheInterview？Peoplemaytalktopoliceofficersbecausetheyareconfidentthattheycandemonstratethattheyarenotinvolvedinthecrimesthattheofficersareinvestigating.However，theymayunwittingly（不知情地，无意地）discloseinformationimplicatingthemselvesinothercriminalactivity.CaseExample：Whilevoluntarilyansweringapoliceofficer’squestionsanddenyinganyinvolvementinaburglarythattookplaceonMay15，SolItarynervouslymentionsthathewasusingillegaldrugswithsomeoneelseatanotherlocation.Question：IfItaryischargedwithpossessionofillegaldrugsbasedonotherevidence，cantheprosecutionofferItary’sstatementtotheofficerintoevidence？Answer：Yes.Itaryvoluntarilyspoketotheofficer，sothestatementisadmissible.c.WillPreviousContactsI’veHadWiththePolicePossiblyLeadThemtoDistortWhatISay？Peoplewhothinkthattheymaybepolicetargets“（perhapsbecauseofpastcriminalrecords）shouldbeespeciallycarefulaboutvoluntarilytalkingtoapoliceofficer.Policeofficerssometimesdistortpeople’soralstatements，eitherbecausetheofficersarelyingorbecausetheyhaveheardonlywhattheywanttohear.Byrepeatingincourtonlypartofaperson’sstatementorchangingafewwordsaround，apoliceofficermaymakeaninnocentremarkseemincriminating（显示有罪的）。本节的征询题是翻译下面的一句话：Amongotherthings，delayprovidesanopportunitytoconsultwithalawyer，andperhapstohavethelawyerpresentduringtheinterviewifthepersonultimatelydecidestotalk答案：在其他情况下，推迟会谈就有时机征询律师，同时本人最终决意谈话时，也才可能有律师在场。