| 1. | The pickpocket was caught in the act .
这个扒手在行窃时被当场拿住。 |
| 2. | How did the thieves learn the combination used to open the safe ?
窃盗们如何晓得用以开保险柜的暗码？ |
| 3. | He was a good butcher but a hopelessly incompetent businessman .
他的屠宰技术不错，但对生意却一窃不通、毫无竞争力。 |
| 4. | Does the writer sound crooked or honest, humorless or playful ?
作者是盗名窃誉还是实事求是？是枯燥无味还是妙趣横生的？ |
| 5. | They surprised the burglar while he was still trying to open the safe .
当窃犯还在设法开保险柜的时候，他们出其不意地把他捉住了。 |
| 6. | The inspector asked the old lady to try to check what was missing by the next day .
巡官要求老妇人第二天仔细检查一下有哪些财物被窃。 |
| 7. | Nothing but gross negligence on the people's side who were robbed, could have made them successful .
他们所以能够成功只是靠着被窃人的过于粗心。 |
| 8. | If the file were stolen and got into the hands of an unscrupulous rival firm, the designs could easily be copied .
如果档案被窃，一旦落到那些不择手段的竞争者手中，设计图纸极易被人复制。 |
| 9. | Love of his own opinions often obscured the truth in roosevelt's mind and caused him to think that he was above the law and ordinary conventions .
罗斯福坚持己见，常常自迷心窃，并认为自己高于法律和常规。 |
| 10. | The stolen meat was worth up to $ 88 , 000 , he said
被窃的火腿肉价值达8万8千美元。 |
