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"Yes, Daddy, I Promise"
“好的，爸爸，我保证。”
Nancy C. Anderson
南希·C·女德森
The security guard grabbed my arm. "Come with me," he barked, leading me back inside the discount store and into the office. Then he pointed to a lime-green chair. "Sit down!"
保安抓着我的手臂,大喊着“跟我走”，把我带回折扣店进了办公室。然后，他指着一张灰绿色的椅子对我说：“坐下！”
I sat. He glared at me. "You can give it to me or I can take it, your choice. What'll it be?"
我坐在那里。他怒视着我。“要么你把它交给我，要么我自己拿，你选择吧。你希望怎么样呢？”
As I pulled the package of hair ribbons out of the waistband of my jeans, I could feel the sharp corner of the cardboard cutting into my skin. I handed it to him and pleaded, "You're not going to call my dad, are you?"
从牛仔裤的腰带上取出发带包时，我感觉到锋利的纸板边缘割到了我的皮肤。我把它交 给保安并恳求说：“你不会给我爸爸打电话的，对吗？”
"I'm calling the police. They will call your father."
"我叫警察来。他们会给你的父亲打电话的。"
My head dropped onto my hands and I sobbed, "No, please! Can't you just let me go? I can pay you. I have money in my pocket. I'm only fourteen years old. Please, I won't ever shoplift again!"
我双手抱住头，呜咽着说：“不，求求你了！难道你不能让我走吗？我可以给你钱。我口袋里有钱。我才14岁啊。求求你，我再也不会从商店里偷东西了！”
"Save your tears, they won't work on me.
“不要哭了，这没有用。
I'm sick of you bratty kids stealing, just for the thrill of it."
我非常痛恨你们这些仅仅为了刺激而偷东西的小孩子。”
I sat, trembling with fear and shame.
我坐在那里，浑身发抖，既害怕又羞愧。
The police arrived, and they exchanged muffled words with the guard and the office manager. I overheard one of the policemen say, "I know her father." I also heard, "Teach her a lesson."
警察到了后，与保安和办公室经理低声地进行了交流。我无意中听到一个警察说“我认识她的父亲”。还听到他说"给她点教训”。
The policemen walked me to their black-and-white car and opened the back door.
警察把我带到了警车旁，打开了后门。
