毕加索画小偷Picasso Portrayed the Thief

 　　One day, a thief broke into Picasso’s home.

　　一天，一个小偷闯进毕加索的家。

　　The housekeeper¹ caught sight of the thief the moment he ran away. She picked up the pencil and paper to scrabble a portrait of him.

　　在小偷逃离的时候，女管家看到了他。女管家拿起铅笔和纸随手画了一张小偷的肖像。

　　At the same time, Picasso who was sitting at the balcony saw the sneaker running, drew a picture of him too. When the police came, they both handed their sketches² in.

　　与此同时，坐在阳台上的毕加索看 到这个鬼鬼祟祟逃跑的人，也给他画了一幅画。警察来了，毕加索和女管家都交 出他们画的素描。

　　The police caught the thief according to the housekeeper's picture, while lots of persons were taken to the station by mistake in the spirit of the painter's work.

　　警察对照女管家画的画儿抓住了小偷，而依照画家所画的人物 神态却抓错了许多人。

1 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

2 sketches   

n.草图( sketch的名词复数 )；素描；速写；梗概

参考例句：

• The artist is making sketches for his next painting. 画家正为他的下一幅作品画素描。
• You have to admit that these sketches are true to life. 你得承认这些素描很逼真。 来自《简明英汉词典》