英语小达人每天10分钟 252 A policeman and a lost child

[00:01.24]A policeman and a lost child 警察与走丢的孩子 [00:10.05]As a rookie in the Atlantic City, N.J., Police department, I was assigned a beat on the boardwalk. 我是新泽西州大西洋城警察局的一名新警察，刚刚上任。我的任务是海滨木栈道巡逻， [00:16.12]Hardly a day went by when I didn't come upon a child who had become separated from his parents. 几乎每天我都能碰上与父母走散的孩子。 [00:22.15]One afternoon, I spotted a small boy standing alone, obviously lost. 一天下午，我发现一个小孩独自站在那里，显然是迷了路。 [00:27.25]I tried to gain his confidence—I took him to the nearest ice-cream stand and bought him a cone. 我先是尽量取得他的信任——我带他到最近的冰淇淋摊给他买了一个圆筒。 [00:34.09]Time passed with no sign of the boy's parents, so the next step was to call for a patrol car to take him to headquarters. 过了一段时间，也没看见他父母的影子，所以我就准备打电话叫辆巡逻车将他送回总部去。 [00:42.04]I told the small fry to stay put while I went to the call box. 我告诉小家伙呆在那里别动，我去电话亭打电话。 [00:46.21]When I returned, he was nowhere in sight. 可是我回来后，却发现他没了踪影。 [00:49.53]Within minutes, the car arrived, and one of the patrolmen asked me where the child was. 几分钟后，警车来了。一名巡警问我小孩在哪里。 [00:55.25]I felt stupid; it's humiliating to say you've lost a lost child. 我感觉自己真傻，要是自己弄丢了一个迷路的小孩，该多丢人啊! [01:00.42]But I told the officers what had happened and gave a description of the boy. 但我还是告诉了警察们所发生的一切，并描述了一下小孩的长相。 [01:05.16]"What did you treat him?" asked one of the men. “你请他吃了什么?”一名警察问。 [01:08.21]"An ice-cream cone. Why?" “一个冰淇淋圆筒。怎么啦?” [01:11.10]"Because," answered the officer, "that kid lives only a few blocks from here, “因为，”那名警察说，“那个小孩的家离这里只隔几个街区。 [01:15.59]and you've about the fifth rookie he's conned for a treat!" 你大概是第五个帮他买东西吃的傻瓜啦!”

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