史密斯先生和小偷(Mr. Smith and a Thief)

　　one day on his way home, mr. smith saw a thief carrying a tv set and a recorder running along the street hurriedly. he didn't stop the thief.

　　instead, he pulled down his hat and pretended not to have seen him. a few minutes later, a policeman stopped him and asked if he had seen a man with a tv set and a recorder pass by. mt. smith answered that he hadn' t. the policeman, however, soon caught the thief. when mr. smith got home, he was surprised to see that it was his own things that had been stolen.

　　史密斯先生和小偷

　　一天在回家的路上，史密斯先生看见一位小偷扛了一台电视机和一台录音机正匆匆而过。他没有去阻止这位小偷，而是用他的帽子遮住脸，假装没看见。

　　几分钟后，一位警察过来问他是否看见一个扛电视机和录音机的人经过，史密斯先生说他没看见。后来，警察抓住了这个小偷。当史密斯先生到家时，他吃惊地发现被偷的东西就是他的。