1-- This is Janet Smith in apartment 23. Can I speak to the apartment manager?

2-- Hi. How can I help you today?

1-- Well, my window facing the empty lot is broken.

2-- Oh, that's not good. What happened?

1-- I dont know. I wasn't home when it happened.

2-- Do you have any clue who might have done this?

1-- I have a feeling that it might have been the neighborhood kids.

2-- Why, what leads you to that suspicion?

1-- Well, next to the broken glass was a baseball.

2-- Well, a baseball is certainly solid evidence.

1-- I saw them playing just before I left my apartment.

2-- Well, did you recognize any of them?

1-- No, I just took a quick look.

2-- Well, it'll take a couple of days to repair it.

1-- A friend of mine is in the business. How about if I call him?

2-- That's okay by me. First, let me come see the damage.

1-- Come on over. So does my friend charge you or me?

2-- Since you didn't break it, you don't have to pay for it.

1-- That's a relief. I thought I was going to get stuck with the bill.

2-- If I knew which kid did it, I would bill his parents.

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注解：

1.suspicion怀疑

2.evidence证据

3.That's a relief这让人松了一口气

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译文：

1-- 我是23号公寓的珍妮特·史密斯。我可以和公寓经理通话吗？

2-- 你好，今天我能帮你什么忙？

1-- 嗯，我面对空地的窗户坏了。

2-- 哦，那不好。发生了什么？

1-- 我不知道。事情发生时我不在家。

2-- 你知道是谁干的吗？

1-- 我有一种感觉，可能是附近的孩子。

2-- 为什么，是什么让你产生这种怀疑？

1-- 碎玻璃旁边是一个棒球。

2-- 棒球当然是确凿的证据。

1-- 就在我离开公寓之前，我看到他们在玩。

2-- 你认出他们中的任何一个了吗？

1-- 没有，我只是匆匆看了一眼。

2-- 好吧，它需要几天的时间来修理。

1-- 我的一个朋友在做生意。我打电话给他怎么样？

2-- 我没关系。首先，让我来看看损坏情况。

1-- 过来吧。那么我的朋友是向你收费还是向我收费？

2-- 既然你没有打碎它，你就不必为此付出代价。

1-- 这让人松了一口气。我以为我会被账单难住。

2-- 如果我知道是哪个孩子干的，我会给他的父母开账单。