《中英對照讀新聞》 Woman Arrested After Calling 911 With Chinese Food Complaint 女子在打911緊急報案電話抱怨中國食物後被捕

◎ 張沛元

An Ohio woman has been arrested after calling 911 to complain about an order of Chinese food.

俄亥俄州一名女子，在打911緊急報案電話抱怨她點的中國菜後被捕。

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Police say the 44-year-old Alliance woman called the emergency number late Monday afternoon to say the Chinese food she’d ordered from a local restaurant was "not up to par for her liking."

警方表示，這名44歲、來自阿萊恩斯的女子，週一下午打911緊急報案電話，指稱她向當地一家餐廳訂購的中國菜「達不到她喜歡的標準」。

After police determined the woman had no real emergency, she was arrested and charged with misuse of 911, a misdemeanor. She’s scheduled to appear in court this week. (AP)

警方在判定該名女子的情況並非真正緊急後，將她以誤用911緊急報案電話的輕罪罪名逮捕。她預定本週出庭。（美聯社）

新聞辭典

complain about someone or something：慣用語，抱怨某人或某事。例句：He is always complaining about everything.（這人總是碎碎念個沒完。）

up to par：慣用語，形容達到一定標準。例句：My boss said that the report was not up to par.（我老闆說這報告不夠好。）

charge someone with something：慣用語，以某罪名控告某人；賦予某人某項任務。

例句1：The police charged him with robbery.（警方控告他搶劫。）

例句2：The boss charged her with organizing the presentation.（老闆把籌辦發表會的任務交給她。）