中英對照讀新聞》Thief in California takes off with corpse inside vehicle 加州小偷偷走內有遺體的車

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A thief in California got more than he bargained for after he stole an SUV outside a church with a dead body inside.

加州一名竊賊偷走一座教堂外的運動休旅車，偷走的東西比他原本預期的還多：車裡有一具死者遺體。

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The vehicle was parked Wednesday evening outside a Greek Orthodox church in Pasadena and was left running as the driver dropped off one body, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy Grace Medrano told AFP.

洛杉磯郡副警長葛雷斯．梅德拉諾告訴法新社，這輛車週三傍晚停在帕薩迪納一所希臘東正教教堂外，駕駛將一具遺體搬下車時，車子並未熄火。

She said another body was in the black Lincoln Navigator when it was stolen.

她說，這輛黑色的「林肯領航員」被偷走時，車子裡還有另一具遺體。

In a message on Twitter, the sheriff’s department appealed to the suspect to at least return the corpse.

警局在推特發文，呼籲嫌犯至少歸還那具遺體。

The suspect was finally arrested on Thursday morning after a driver reported seeing the vehicle.

經由一名駕駛人報案目擊該輛車後，這名嫌犯最終於週四上午落網。

A police pursuit ended with the suspect crashing the SUV into another vehicle on a freeway. The body was still inside the vehicle, authorities said. （AFP）

嫌犯駕駛那輛休旅車遭警方追捕，最後在公路上撞上另一輛車，結束這場追逐。那具遺體還在車內，當局說。（法新社）

新聞辭典

take off：片語，急忙離開；搶走（俚語）。例句：Let’s take off.（我們走吧）。

bargain for：片語，預計、期望得到的。例句：We got more challenge than we had bargained for.（我們遇到的挑戰比預期得多。）

drop someone/something off：片語，把某人、某物載到某處。例句：Can you drop me off at the hotel on your way home?（你回家途中可以載我到飯店下車嗎？）