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新概念英语第3册阅读常见话题：父亲打女儿请警察监督

A father in Florida, the USA, wanted to punish his daughter, but did not want to break the law, so he had a local policeman come to supervise him spanking her, according to foreign media reports.

据外媒报道，美国佛罗里达州的一位父亲想惩罚女儿，但是又不想触犯法律，所以就请当地的一名警察来监督自己打女儿的屁股。

It‘s said that the 12-year-old daughter had gotten into a heated argument with her sister, so the father called a policeman to come. Then a policeman came over to his house, supervised the process of punishment, determined the father had committed no crime, and left.

据悉，12 岁的女儿与妹妹发生了激烈的争吵，所以父亲打电话请来一名警察。随后一名警察来到他家，监督了惩罚过程，确定这位父亲没有犯下任何罪行后便离开了。

Although it may sound bizarre to some parents, the sheriff?s office has received several similar requests. Undersheriff Noel Stephen said he has personally supervised approximately 12 spankings. “You are entitled to paddle your child, whether you use your hands, use a belt, or use a paddle--as long as you?re paddling the buttocks,” he said.

虽然对一些父母来说，这件事听起来或许匪夷所思，但是该治安办公室已经收到了多次类似的请求。副治安官诺埃尔 · 斯蒂芬表示，他已经亲自监督了大约 12 次打屁股事件。“你有权打自己的孩子，不管你用手、皮带，还是用板子--只要你打的是臀部，”他说。