今天的这段对话,在讨论捡到钱,
朋友在路上捡到钱包,如何劝说他交给警察
来听今天的讲解:
A: I just found a bag on the street with one thousand dollars in it.
我刚刚在路上捡到了一个钱包,里面有1000美元。
B: What? That's a lot of money. You have to turn it in to the police.
什么?那可是一大笔钱呢,你应该把它交给警察。
A: Are you nuts? You are right, it is a lot of money. I'm keeping it.
你说的对,确实是一大笔钱,钱归我了。
B: But it's not yours. Just think if you were the person who lost all that money, how would you feel?
但那不是你的。你想想,要是你是那个丢了钱这么多钱的人,你会有什么感受?
A: Pretty bad, but I'm not that person.
很糟糕,但是我不是那个人。
B: Don't be so selfish. Do the right thing. Besides, if the police can't find the owner, they will give the money back to you, and even if they do, the owner will probably give you a reward.
不要这么自私。你应该做正确的事情。而且,如果警察找不到失主的话,他们会把钱再给你的。再说,就算他们找到了失主,失主也可能会给你一些回报的。
A: Well, I guess you're right. I would feel a bit guilty keeping it. Okay, I agree. Let's go to the police station together.
好吧,我想你说得对。留下这笔钱让我有一点儿负罪感。好,我同意了,咱们一起去警察局吧。