故事一：

The Policeman and the Thief  

Once, a new policeman caught a thief in a small town, and decided to bring him back to the police station in the city. On their way they came to a shop where bread was sold. “ We have no food, and we must be hungry after a while. Let me go into the shop and buy some bread for us. Wait here for me.” The thief said. 

警察與小偷。一次， 一個新上任的警察在小鎮上抓住了一個小偷，他決定把這小偷押送到城里警察局去。在路上，他們路過了一家面包店?！拔覀儧]帶吃的，呆會兒肯定會餓的，讓我去給咱們買點面包。你在這等等我啊?！毙⊥嫡f道。

The policeman agreed with him and waited in the street for a long time , but thief didn’t come out of the shop. The policeman began to be worried ,and ran into the shop, he couldn’t see the thief but the back door of the shop.

警察同意了，并在街上等了很長一段時間，但是，小偷一直沒有從商店出來。警察開始擔心了，他跑進商店，除了一扇開著的后門，他什么也沒看見。 

 

The policeman had to go back to the police station alone, and he was very unhappy.

警察不得不很郁悶的獨自回到了警察局

Luckily, the policeman caught the thief at the same place the next day. When.they walked though the same street and the same shop, “ Wait here,” said the policeman “ Last time you ran away from the shop. This time , I’ll go into the shop and buy the bread , and you must wait here for me.” 
幸運的是第二天，他在同一地方又抓住了那小偷。當他們路過同一條街，同一家商店時，“在這等著我，”警察說道，“上次，你從這家商店溜了，這次，我去買面包，你必須在這等我！” 
 

故事二：　　

Ducking into confession with a turkey in his arms, Brian said, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I stole this turkey to feed my family. Would you take it and settle my guilt?" 　布萊恩抱著一只火雞，非常苦惱，他說：“原諒我，神父，我有罪。我偷來這只火雞給我家人吃。你能告慰我的罪嗎” 　

　

"Certainly not," said the Priest. "As penance, you must return it to the one from whom you stole it."

“當然不行，”神父說?！澳惚仨毎阉€回去，這樣才能贖罪。” 　　

"I tried," Brian sobbed, "but he refused. Oh, Father, what should I do?" 　　

“我試過了?！辈既R恩抽泣著，“但是他拒絕了。神父，我到底該怎么辦呢?” 　　

"If what you say is true, then it is all right for you to keep it for your family." 　　

“如果你說的是真的，那你就留著它吧?！?　　

Thanking the Priest, Brian hurried off.

謝過了神父，布萊恩跑開了。 　　

When confession was over, the Priest returned to his residence. When he walked into the kitchen, he found that someone had stolen his turkey. 　　

告誡會結束后 ，神父回到住處。當他走到廚房的時候，他發現火雞不見了。

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