每天读一篇英语小故事：Paris Goes to Jail in LA

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　　The biggest news in the whole world occurred two weeks ago when Paris
Hilton was sentenced to 23 days in a Los Angeles jail. The heiress to the Hilton
hotel fortune, who was a favorite of the paparazzi, had been cited for driving
on a suspended license, among other things.
        　　When the judge decided that she must go to jail, people everywhere voiced
their approval or disapproval. The news was on the radio, TV, and the Internet.
Why her situation was such worldwide news mystified almost everyone. After all,
her only known value to society thus far had been her ability to party with one
boyfriend after another, one week after another. As many said, she was famous
for being famous—nothing more.
        　　When she finally went to jail, there must have been 100 photographers
taking pictures of her. At first, the jail officials put her in a private cell,
but her claustrophobia caused her to have panic attacks. They released her the
next day. The following day, however, the judge ordered her back to jail to
finish her sentence.
        　　The sheriff said she was treated like all the other prisoners. She ate
baloney sandwiches and other nutritious food, just like the others. When she
finally was released from jail, at 12:01 a.m. on a Tuesday night, dozens of
photographers again congregated around her to snap the “perfect” photo. She
spent the first day relaxing—and recovering—at home in her parents’ mansion.
        　　Then she went on the Larry King radio show and talked about her experience.
She hadn’t liked being in jail, she said, but it had turned her life around. She
had found God, and now she was going to do all she could to help needy people
improve their lives.