《查士丁尼民法大全》是欧洲历史上最早的较完备的法律体系。有人认为该法典对西方文明的影响仅次于《圣经》，其原因不包括

   One day, in an English class, the students are having their lessons. Their teacher, a young woman is very happy. She sings some nice songs with them and then she goes to the blackboard and writes “SMILES” on it. “This is the longest（最长）word in English,” she says to the class.
   A girl stands up and says, “It has only six letters. How can it be the longest word in English?”The teacher smiles and says, “Oh, look! There is a mile（英里）between the first letter and the last one.”

鲁博士公休仪
公仪休者，鲁博士也。以高第①为鲁相。奉法循理，无所变更，百官自正。使食禄者不得与下民争利，受大者不得取小。
客有遗相鱼者，相不受。客曰：“闻君嗜鱼，遗君鱼，何故不受也？”相曰：“以嗜鱼，故不受也。今为相，能自给鱼；今受鱼而免，谁复给我鱼者？吾故不受也。”
【注释】①高第：考试及考核官吏成绩优等。