She looked at the man walking along the sidewalk next to the nice houses.
He didn't live in any of those houses.She had seen this man several times before.He looked like a criminal.She knew not to judge a book by its cover, but this man was no good.She drove by him.He looked at her car as she drove by.She continued driving.She watched him in her rear view mirror.She got to the corner and stopped.She continued to watch him walking in her direction.Suddenly, he turned left up a driveway.A red SUV was parked in the driveway right next to the sidewalk.She saw him walk up to the driver's door.He returned to the sidewalk and continued walking in her direction.What was that all about, she wondered.Then she realized that he had tested the door to see if it was locked.He is a criminal, she thought.That's what he does.He just walks through our neighborhoods looking for cars to break into.She called the police.She described him.The officer said he knew who the man was.Residents called two or three times a week to report him walking by.But the police couldn't arrest him for walking around.They had to catch him with stolen goods."But he was testing that SUV door to see if it was unlocked," she said."I'm sorry," said the officer."That's not against the law.If you see him actually steal something, give us a call.
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123. A Thief on the Sidewalk
123. Un ladrón en la acera
123\. 人行道上的小偷
She looked at the man walking along the sidewalk next to the nice houses.
He didn’t live in any of those houses.She had seen this man several times before.He looked like a criminal.She knew not to judge a book by its cover, but this man was no good.
彼女は本を表紙で判断しないことを知っていたが、この人は良くなかった。
She drove by him.He looked at her car as she drove by.She continued driving.She watched him in her rear view mirror.She got to the corner and stopped.She continued to watch him walking in her direction.
彼女は彼が彼女の方向に歩いているのを見続けました。
Suddenly, he turned left up a driveway.
突然、彼は私道を左折した。
A red SUV was parked in the driveway right next to the sidewalk.
赤いSUVが歩道のすぐ横の私道に駐車されていました。
She saw him walk up to the driver’s door.
彼女は彼が運転席に向かって歩いているのを見た。
He returned to the sidewalk and continued walking in her direction.
彼は歩道に戻り、彼女の方向に歩き続けました。
What was that all about, she wondered.
それは一体何なのか、彼女は疑問に思いました。
Then she realized that he had tested the door to see if it was locked.
それから彼女は彼がドアがロックされているかどうか確かめるためにドアをテストしたことに気づきました。
He is a criminal, she thought.
彼は犯罪者だと彼女は思った。
That’s what he does.
それが彼の仕事です。
He just walks through our neighborhoods looking for cars to break into.
彼はちょうど私たちの近所を歩き回り、侵入する車を探しています。
She called the police.She described him.
彼女は彼について説明した。
The officer said he knew who the man was.
その男が誰であるか知っていたと警官は言った。
Residents called two or three times a week to report him walking by.
居住者は彼が歩いているのを報告するために週に2、3回電話をかけました。
But the police couldn’t arrest him for walking around.
しかし警察は彼を歩き回ったとして逮捕できなかった。
They had to catch him with stolen goods.
盗品で彼を捕まえなければなりませんでした。
"But he was testing that SUV door to see if it was unlocked," she said.
「しかし、彼はそのSUVドアをテストして、ロックが解除されているかどうかを確認していました」と彼女は言いました。
"I’m sorry," said the officer."That’s not against the law.
「それは法律に違反していない。
If you see him actually steal something, give us a call.
彼が実際に何かを盗んでいるのを見かけたら、電話をかけてください。
