(单词翻译:单击)
A Better Reward
更好的奖励
Jenny delivered food for a restaurant.
珍妮在为一家餐馆送餐。
She read the newspaper and said,"Uh-oh."
她看了看报纸，说:“啊哦。”
There was a story about a thief.
有一个关于小偷的报道。
He stole food, and no one had seen him.
他偷了食物，但没人看见他。
Even the police couldn't catch him.
就连警察也抓不到他。
Jenny was a little scared.
珍妮有点害怕。
She worked close to that area.
她在那个地区附近工作。
The newspaper included a message from the police:"If anything strange occurs, call us.
报纸上有一条来自警方的信息:“如果发生任何奇怪的事情，请打电话给我们。
If you help us catch the thief, you'll earn a reward"
如果你帮助我们抓住了小偷，你就会得到奖励。”
Jenny talked to Jim.
珍妮和吉姆谈了话。
He managed the restaurant."Do you know about the thief?"
他经营这家餐馆。“你知道那个小偷吗?”
"Yes," he said." But he steals more than one person can eat.
“是的，”他说。“但他偷的东西比一个人吃的还多。
And why haven't the police stopped him yet? It's a mystery.
为什么警察还没有阻止他? 这是个谜。
If you see him, contact the police.
如果你看到他，马上报警。
Don't run after him."
不要去追他。”
Jenny drove to a customer's house.
珍妮开车去了一位顾客的家。
She left her car and opened the gate to the house.
她下了车，打开了通向房子的大门。
But then she heard a noise by her car.
但随后她听到车旁有声音。
She said,"Thief!" She wasn't scared.
她说:“小偷!”她并不害怕。
She wanted the reward!
她想要奖励!
She did the opposite of what Jim told her to do.
她做了与吉姆让她做的相反的事。
"Hey," she said. "Get back here!"
“嘿，”她说。“给我回来!”
She set the food on the ground and ran to her car.
她把食物放在地上，跑向她的车。
But the thief had already left with the food.
但是小偷已经带着食物离开了。
Jenny followed a noise around the corner.
珍妮跟着一个响声转过拐角。
She was amazed.
她很惊讶。
She saw a dog and some puppies.
她看见了一只狗和一些小狗。
They were eating her food!
它们在吃她的食物!
They looked thin and scared. "The actual thief is just a dog.
它们看起来又瘦又害怕。“真正的小偷只是一只狗。
She's feeding her puppies,"she said.
她在喂她的小狗们，”她说。
"That's why she steals so much food."
“这就是她偷那么多食物的原因。”
Jenny felt bad.
珍妮感到很难过。
She tried to comfort the dogs with another plate of food.
她试图用另一盘食物来安慰狗。
Then she took them back to the store.
然后她把它们带回了商店。
Everyone there took a puppy home.
每个人都带了一只小狗回家。
Jenny called the police.
珍妮报了警。
She told them there was no real thief.
她告诉他们没有真正的小偷。
Jenny didn't do it to receive the reward anymore.
珍妮这样做不再是为了获得奖励。
She said,"It was just a dog.
她说:“那只是一只狗。
But there's no charge for catching this 'thief'," she said.
但抓这个‘小偷’是不收费的。”
"My new dog is a better reward."
“我的新狗是更好的奖赏。”
