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中英文本
The Clean Getaway
安全脱身
Playing a part in the investigation allowed Joseph to pick out the right way to pick the vault clean without anyone suspecting him!
参与调查让约瑟夫选出了最好的办法把金库洗劫一空而没有引起任何人的怀疑!
Then he placed a call that made it seem as plain as the nose on your face that his boss had really stolen the money!
然后他打了一个电话,让这件事显得一目了然,好像真的是老板偷了钱!
It was perfect! Joseph even stayed around to help pick up the pieces after they arrested his boss!
这个计划真是天衣无缝!他们把老板抓起来之后,约瑟夫甚至还留下来帮助收拾残局!
The policeman placed a high value on his help. And besides being the true criminal, he didn't let them down!
警察对他的帮助给予了很高的评价。除了是真正的罪犯,他还真没有让他们失望!
Whenever there seemed to be a hole in their case, Joseph helped them piece together the facts!
只要案子似乎有一点漏洞,约瑟夫就会帮他们把各个细节拼合起来!
He had planned ahead for every question and as the evidence piled up against his boss, Joseph knew that he would pick up and leave soon!
他未雨绸缪,想好了每个问题的答案,随着对老板不利的证据越积越多,约瑟夫知道他很快就可以收拾东西走人了!
A month after his boss was convicted, Joseph resigned from the company.
一个月后,老板被判了罪,约瑟夫从公司辞了职。
He told everyone that his time playing an advisory role in the case had birthed an interest in private investigation!
他告诉每一个人在破案过程中扮演顾问角色使他对做私人调查产生了兴趣!
Now he wanted to open up his own firm in South Florida! He had already placed an order for new business!
现在他想在南佛罗里达开一家自己的公司!他已经给他的新公司做了订购!
People thought it was a great idea and hoped that they would never be pitted against Joseph in any criminal case themselves!
大家认为这是个不错的主意并且希望自己不会在任何犯罪案件中与约瑟夫形成竞争。
He had been such a help to the police it had seemed as if he was one of them!
他给警察出了不少力,他好像就是一名警察!
Just before he left the chief investigator paid one more visit to Joseph.
就在约瑟夫离开之前,探长再次拜访了约瑟夫。
He wanted to pick Joseph's brain one more time before he moved! Joseph sat down and talked for two hours.
他很想在他离开之前窃取一点儿约瑟夫脑力劳动的成果!约瑟夫坐下来谈了两个小时。
Then, after he saw the chief inspector leave, he picked up his bags and moved to Argentina!
看到探长离开,他拿起行李去了阿根廷!
No one ever heard from him again!
后来再也没有人听到过他的消息!
重点讲解
1.place a call 打电话
例句:In fact, the first step should be to place a call to the provider's technical team to try to get the network back up.
实际上,第一步应该做的是联系提供商的技术团队努力让网络恢复正常。2.place a high value on 对…以高度评价
例句:Generally speaking, Americans place a high value on individualism.
通常美国人非常重视个性。3.place an order 订购
例句: We’ll let you know the next time we need to place an order .
下次需要订购时我们会通知你。4.play a role in 在…中扮演角色,在…中起作用
例句:We want to play role in the renaissance of Africa, ” he said.
他说:“我们希望在非洲复兴的大业中发挥作用。”5.plan ahead 未雨调缪
例句:Since collaboration is involved, you might want to plan ahead and have some colleagues to join you.
因为需要协作,所以您可能希望提前计划并让一些同事参与进来。6.play a part 扮演角色,参与,起作用,有影响
例句:Proteins, vitamins and amino acids may all play a part in the health benefits of eating fish.
蛋白质,维生素和氨基酸在吃鱼对健康的好处中发挥一部分作用。
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