你知道我是干什么的吗

One night a hotel caught fire, and the people whowere staying in it ran out in their night clothes.

一天晚上，一家旅馆失火，住在这家旅馆里的人穿着睡衣就跑了出来。

Two men stood outside and looked at the fire.

两个人站在外面，看着大火。

"Before I came out," said one, "I ran into some of the rooms and found a lot of money. Peopledon't think of money when they're afraid. When anyone leaves paper money in a fire, the fireburns it. So I took all the bills that I could find. No one will be poorer because I took them."

“在我出来之前，”其中一个说，“我跑进一些房间，找到了很多钱。人在恐惧时是不会想到钱的。如果有人把纸币留在火里，火就会把它烧成灰烬。所以我把我所能找到的钞票都拿走了。没人会因为我拿走这些钱就变穷了。”

"You don't know my work," said the other.

“你不知道我是干什么的。”另一个说。

"What is your work?"

“你是什么的?”

"I'm a policeman."

“我是警察。”

"Oh!" cried the first man. He thought quickly and said, "And do you know my work?"

“噢!”第一个人大叫一声。他灵机一动，说：“那你知道我是干什么的?”

"No," said the policeman.

“不知道。”警察说。

"I'm a writer. I'm always telling stories about things that never happened."

“我是个作家。我总是爱编一些子虚乌有的故事。”