Theft Occurs Everywhere
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restroom">restroom</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="jostled">jostled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moustache">moustache</span> <span word="remover">remover</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wallet">wallet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>. <span word="Apparently">Apparently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bumped">bumped</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cleverly">cleverly</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wallet">wallet</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="theft">theft</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="pick">pick</span>-<span word="pocketing">pocketing</span>.</p><p> <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="theft">theft</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="housebreaking">housebreaking</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="burglary">burglary</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intrusion">intrusion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violation">violation</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="regain">regain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="watched">watched</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burglars">burglars</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p> <span word="Burglars">Burglars</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="homeowners">homeowners</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="doors">doors</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="burglars">burglars</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="door">door</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thieves">Thieves</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="shame">shame</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="clever">clever</span>; <span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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