今天我们要学的词是 jail time.

Jail time 坐牢。

A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to cheat on U.S. emissions tests and could face jail time.

大众汽车公司的一名工程师承认合谋在美国尾气排放测试中作弊，可能会被判刑入狱。

A top editor at the New York Times said he would publish a story on Donald Trump’s tax returns even if it risks jail time.

纽约时报一名重要主编说，就算面临坐牢的危险，他也会发表关于川普纳税申报记录的报道。