A rookie police officer was out for his first ride in a cruiser with an experienced partner. A call came in telling them to disperse¹ some people who were loitering（闲荡）. The officers drove to the street and observed a small crowd standing² on a corner. The rookie rolled down his window and said, "Let's get off the corner, people." A few glances, but no one moved, so he barked again, "Let's get off that corner...NOW!" Intimidated³, the group of people began to leave, casting puzzled stares in his direction. Proud of his first official act, the young policeman turned to his partner and asked, "Well, how did I do?" "Pretty good," chuckled⁴ the veteran policemen, "especially since this is a bus stop!"

 

一名新警察与老警察开着警车第一次出去巡逻。 他们得到命令去疏散一群闲逛的人，于是他们开车去了那条街，看到路口站着一群人。新警察摇下窗户：“大家注意了，快离开这里。”人们看了他几眼，没理他。他喊起来：“离开这里，马上离开！”大家都不知道怎么回事，但是在他的威胁下还是离开了。新警察对他第一次执行公务的结果很满意，对老警察说：“我干得怎么样？”“你做得很好，”老警察笑着说，“尤其是在公共汽车站。”

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