名著采擷《警察與贊美詩》選段三

第一頁.精彩選段

第二頁.詞匯采集

第三頁.活學(xué)活用

At a corner of Sixth Avenue electric lights and cunningly displayed wares behind plate-glass made a shop window ①conspicuous. Soapy took a cobblestone and ②dashed it through the glass. People came running around the corner, a policeman ③in the lead. Soapy stood still, with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of brass buttons.

在六馬路拐角上有一家鋪子，燈光通明，陳設(shè)別致，大玻璃櫥窗很惹眼。蘇比撿起塊鵝卵石往大玻璃上砸去。人們從拐角上跑來，領(lǐng)頭的是個巡警。蘇比站定了不動，兩手插在口袋里，對著銅紐扣直笑。

"Where's the man that done that?" inquired the officer excitedly.

“肇事的家伙在哪兒？”警察氣急敗壞地問。

"Don't you figure out that I might have had something to do with it?" said Soapy, not without ④sarcasm, but friendly, as one greets good fortune.

“你難道看不出我也許跟這事有點牽連嗎？”蘇比說，口氣雖然帶點嘲諷，卻很友善，仿佛好運在等著他。

The policeman's mind refused to accept Soapy even as a clue. Men who smash windows do not remain to ⑤parley with the law's minions. They take to their heels. The policeman saw a man half way down the block running to catch a car. With drawn club he joined in the pursuit. Soapy, with ⑥disgust in his heart, loafed along, twice unsuccessful.

在警察的腦子里蘇比連個旁證都算不上。砸櫥窗的人沒有誰會留下來和法律的差役打交道。他們總是一溜煙似地跑。警察看見半條街外有個人跑著去趕搭車子。他抽出警棍，去追那個倒霉的人。蘇比心里窩火極了，他拖著步子走了開去。兩次了，都砸了鍋。