January 14 1月14日

The Thief and the Coffee 窃贼的咖啡

Part 1 Part 1

One night, I was working at the police station. 一天晚上，我在警察局工作。

I had just poured a cup of coffee when the phone rang. 我刚倒了一杯咖啡，电话就响了起来。

Someone had tried to get into a house on Maple Street. 有人想要闯入枫树街上的一栋屋子。

I said I would be right there. 我说我马上过去。

The night was cold, but my coffee was still hot. 夜里很冷，但我的咖啡还是热的。

I parked my car. 我把车停好，

But then I saw something strange. 接着却看见了一件古怪的事情，

A man beside the road was wearing black clothes. 路边有个穿着黑色衣服的人。

Part 2 Part 2

I walked over to the man. 我走到那人面前，

He was holding a map. 他拿着一份地图。

"Good evening," I said. "晚安，"我说，

"I'm a police officer. Are you lost?" "我是警察， 请问你迷路了吗？"

"Yes," he said. "是的，"他说，

"I'm looking for a friend's house, but I don't know this neighborhood well. " "我在找一个朋友的家，但我对这附近不熟。"

Was the man telling the truth? 那个人说的是实话吗？

I didn't know. 我当时并不知道。

But then I saw that the man had a coffee bottle just like mine. 不过，这时我却看见他有个和我一模一样的咖啡壶。

Part 3 Part 3

"I keep my coffee in a bottle like that! "我都把我的咖啡装在和你一样的壶里！

It keeps things warm for hours. 这样可以保暖好几个小时。

May I see it?" 可以借我看看吗？"

He gave it to me and I poured some coffee in the lid. 他把咖啡壶交给我，于是我倒了些咖啡在盖子里。

"I drank from that, officer. I wouldn't ..." "那是我喝的，警官。 我不会…"

The man stopped when I took a drink. 那人看我喝了一口之后，就随即住了嘴。

The coffee was ice cold. 他的咖啡冷冰冰的。

"I love coffee," I said. "我很爱喝咖啡，"我说，

"But I like it hot in January. "可是我在一月这个大冬天里喜欢喝热咖啡。

What are you really doing here?" 你究竟在这里做什么？"