The witness was being interrogated rudely by the attorney for the plaintiff. "What did you say your business was?" the lawyer asked. "I'm a day laborer," came the reply. "A day laborer,eh?" snarled the lawyer. "What would you consider your social status is in this world as a day laborer?" "I don't think it's very high," the witness shrugged, "but I feel I'm doing better than my father before me." "What was your father?" "He was a lawyer," said the witness. -------------------------------------------------------------- *interrogate:심문하다 *rudely:불손하게,무례하게 *attorney:변호사 *plaintiff:원고 *snarl:으르렁거리다 *social status:사회적 지위 -------------------------------------------------------------- 원고측 변호사는 오만불손하게 증인을 심문했다. "당신 직업이 뭐랬죠?" "날품팔이꾼입니다" "날품팔이꾼이라...요즘 세상에서 날품팔이꾼의 사회적 지위는 어디쯤이라고 생각해요?"라며 변호사는 윽박질렀다. "별로 대단할 것 없는 신분이라고 생각합니다만 아버지보다는 나아진 게 아닌가 싶어요" 증인은 어깨를 으쓱하면서 말했다. "당신 아버지는 뭘 하는 사람이었는데?" "변호사였어요"라고 증인은 대답했다.