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Lesson 6 Mystery
第六课 悬疑事件
January 14
1月14日
The Thief and the Coffee
窃贼的咖啡
Part 1
第一部分
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
第二部分
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
第三部分
"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？"
