【生词预览】

shoplifter商店窃贼，red-handed当场抓获的，crook窃贼

【笑话原文】

Caught Stealing

A shoplifter was caught red-handed trying to steal a watch from a jewelry store.

"Listen," said the shoplifter, "I know you don't want any trouble either. What do you say I just buy the watch, and we forget about this?"

The manager agreed and wrote up the sales slip. The crook looked at the slip and said, "This is a little more than I intended to spend."

【中文译文】

预算超标的小偷 一个小偷在一家珠宝店企图偷走一只手表的时候被当场擒获。“听着，”小偷说，“我知道你们也不想惹麻烦。我把这只表买下，然后我们就当什么也没发生，你看怎样？” 经理表示同意，然后列了一张售货单。小偷看着单子说道：“这比我最初的预算稍稍高了一点。你们还有没有便宜一点儿东西。"

【词汇讲解】

1.sales slip销售发票。Slip指“便条，小纸片”

2.crook窃贼。Be crook on…因…而恼怒：You’re crook on me because I didn't walk out with you.你对我生气因为我没有和你一起出去。