(TAIPEI,China Post)Four liters of water can cost a Taipei man NT$200,000 and possibly five years in prison.

(中国邮报台北报道)四公升的水可能要一位台北人付出二十万元新台币的代价，另外可能要人狱服刑五年。

Mr. Huang used water that had leaked out of a fire hydrant to wash his motor scooter.

黄先生利用从消防栓外漏的水清洗他的摩托车。

Police fined him and he faces a charge of criminal theft.

警察开了他罚单，他同时面临盗窃罪的指控。

Mr. Huang said he did not know he was breaking the law.

黄先生表示，他不知道这种行为是违法的。