法律英语导读(3)Chapter1TalkingtothePolice与警察谈话Theoverbearing（傲慢的，专横的）policeinterrogationdesignedtowrenchaconfessionfromaquivering（颤抖的）suspectisanenduringdramaticimage.Thoughtheimageislargelyarelicofthepast，policeofficersdoquestionindividualsinavarietyofcircumstances.Forexample，asidefromseekingaconfession，policeofficersmayquestionanarresteetouncoverinformationaboutadditionalsuspects，orofficersmaysimplyseekinformationfrompeopletheyhavenointentionofarresting.Thischapterexaminescommonsituationsinwhichpoliceofficersarelikelytoaskquestions，anddescribesthetypicallegalconsequencesbothoftalkingandofremainingsilent.Prosecutorscanbecountedontouseyourwordsagainstyou.Evenaseeminglyinnocuousorinnocentexplanationmayappeartolinkyoutoacrimewhenyourwordsarerecountedbyapoliceofficer，andmayreturntohauntyouthroughoutyourentirecase，fromthecharges，totheamountofbail，tothetrialitself.Peoplewhohaveevenaremotesuspicionthattheymaybeaccusedofacrimeshouldnevertalktopoliceofficersbeforefirsttalkingtoalawyer.本节常用法律术语：1、interrogation审征询，讯征询，审讯2、confession交代，招供，供认，认罪3、suspect嫌疑犯4、remainingsilent保持沉默5、innocuous无害的，无伤大雅的，不得罪人的6、innocent雪白的，无辜的，无罪判决的人，无罪判决者7、bail保释，保人，保释金8、trial审理，审讯9、remote间接的