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A Thief on the Sidewalk
犯罪嫌疑人
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.”
她看见一男子在高档公寓旁的人行道上行走。他并不住在这里。她此前曾见过他几次。他看起来像罪犯。她知道不要以貌取人，但他看起来不像好人。她经他身旁开车路过。他看着她开着汽车驶过。她继续驾驶汽车。她在后视镜上看着他。她在拐角处停了下来。她看见他冲自己走了过来。突然他左转上了车道。一辆红色SUV在靠近人行道的车道停了下来。她看见他走向了驾驶门。他回到人行道，继续冲她走来。她对此百思不得其解。她意识到要检查车门是否上锁。她认为他是名罪犯。这就是他的意图。在小区附近溜达伺机偷取汽车。她报了警。她向警方描述了该男子。警察说他知道该男子是谁。警方每周会接到小区居民两三次报警，都说他在小区溜达。但警察不能以溜达为名抓人。他们需要人赃俱获。她称：“他曾在SUV车前检查是否上锁。”警方说：“对不起，这并不违法。如果你真看见他偷车再报警。”
译文属可可英语原创，未经允许，不得转载。
