Well, I'm not proud of it, but...I jaywalked.

这不是一件值得骄傲的事，不过我曾经乱穿马路。

Another word that Karine wants to find out about is " jaywalk" (jaywalk).

Karine 想了解的另一个词是“jaywalk”（乱穿马路）。

He’s been known to takes videos of people jaywalking.

众所周， 拍摄们乱穿马路的视频。

Also a huge number — a disproportionate number — of people arrested and ticketed for petty crimes like jaywalking and parking.

有许多被逮捕或因违规穿马路和违规停车等轻微罪行而被罚款，这完全不成比例。

The Dutch legalised jaywalking in 1997, and has since reported absolutely no negative effects.

于 1997 年将乱穿马路合法化，此后报告绝对没有负面影响。

I'm not sure why we call it " jaywalking."

我不确定为什么我们称它为“乱穿马路” 。

" To jaywalk" means to cross the street at any other point along the block.

“横穿马路”是指在街区的任何其地点过马路。

So " to jaywalk" would be to walk like a stupid person, like my neighbor.

所以“乱穿马路”就是像一个愚蠢的一样走路，就像我的邻居一样。

But in American history, there was a thing  called reconstruction, where you weren't a slave anymore. But if you jaywalked across  the street, you get 40 years in prison.

但在美国历史上， 有一种叫做重建的东西， 在那里你不再是奴隶。但如果你乱穿马路过马路， 你将被判入狱 40 年。

" To jaywalk" is a verb that means to cross a street – to go from one side of the street, walking to the other side of the street – illegally.

“To jaywalk”是一个动词，意思是过马路——从街道的一侧走，走到街道的另一侧——非法的。