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"That would be very convenient," he said.
“那会非常方便，”他说。
"Don't get me wrong. I don't think she did it, but I have to keep an open mind.
“不要误会我，我认为不是她，但我不能抱有成见。
I can't dismiss the facts just because she's my friend."
我不能仅仅因为她是我的朋友就无视这些事实。”
I thought of Jennifer. "I see what you mean," I said.
我想到了詹妮弗。“我明白你的意思，”我说。
Uncle Jeff looked at his watch and said, "It's almost eleven o'clock. It's time to get home."
杰夫叔叔看了看表说：“快十一点了，该回家了。”
We had parked across the street from campus so we walked in that direction.
我们把车停在了学校对面的街道上，所以我们朝那个方向走去。
The traffic light changed and we both took a step to cross the street when a car came out of nowhere.
交通灯变了，我和杰夫叔叔正准备要过马路，一辆汽车不知从哪儿冒出来。
It came toward us at full speed.
它全速向我们飞奔而来。
I was sure it would hit me when I felt a hand grab the back of my shirt, pulling me back onto the sidewalk—just in time.
我敢肯定，车子要朝我撞过来了，这时我感觉到一只手抓住我的衬衫后面，及时把我拉回到人行道。
I turned and saw Uncle Jeff, still holding onto my shirt.
我转过身，看见杰夫叔叔还抓着我的衬衫。
He looked angry and he was looking at the car going down the street. I turned back to look, too,
杰夫叔叔看起来很生气，他在看着那辆行驶的车，我也回头看那辆车，
but it was too late. It was gone.
但为时已晚，车子不见了。
"Did you get the license plate number?" I asked him.
“你看到车牌号了吗?”我问道。
"No, it's too dark," he said.
“没有，太黑了，”他说。
"But one thing I do know. That was no accident.
“但是有一件事我知道，这绝非偶然，
That car was waiting for us and whoever was driving it meant to get us."
那辆车在等我们，是朝我们开过来的。”
"Who could it be?" I asked.
“会是谁呢?”我问。
"I don't know," he said,
“我不知道，”杰夫叔叔说，
"but this means that we're on the right track. Someone is nervous about what we'll find."
“但这意味着案件的方向是对的，有人担心我们会发现什么。”
