【迷你小對話】
A: The police force I worked for is honest and good, but many of the officers are really hard-boiled.
B: You mean they no longer feel pity for people who are suffering? You have to be if you work in that part of New York.
A: 我所在的警察機關的警員誠實、善良,但是很多警官卻很無情。
B: 你是指他們不再可憐那些受苦的人?在紐約的那個管區(qū),你必須得這樣。
【語言點精講】
police force: 一隊警察;警察部門。
hard-boiled: 原意是指被煮老的、煮過熟的。形容人經驗豐富、不動感情的。
feel pity for sb.: 可憐某人。