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進入《中英對照》Detective asks to use bathroom, finds stolen gun警探要求使用廁所，發現失竊槍枝
◎張沛元
Authorities said a stolen gun was recovered when a detective tried to used the suspect’s bathroom and couldn’t get the toilet to work.
當局表示，一名警探在試圖使用嫌犯的廁所但發現馬桶無法運作時，找到了一把失竊槍枝。
A detective investigating the theft of a handgun, jewelry and cash from a Jensen Beach home was told a possible suspect might be staying at a Port St. Lucie hotel.
一名調查（佛羅里達州）簡森海灘一棟住宅的手槍、珠寶與現金失竊案的警探，得悉一名可能嫌犯住在聖路西港的一家旅館。
The detective met with a 21-year-old suspect and during an interview, the detective asked to use the man’s bathroom.
這名警探找上一名21歲的嫌犯，並在訪談期間要求使用此人的廁所。
When the detective couldn’t get the toilet to flush, he took off the tank cover to see what the problem was. That’s when he found the handgun and three magazines with bullets.
當這名警探無法讓馬桶沖水時，他拿起水箱蓋想看看出了什麼問題，就在這時，他發現失竊的手槍與三盒子彈。
The man was charged with grand theft and grand theft of a firearm.
這名男子被控重大竊盜罪與竊取武器重罪。
新聞辭典
bathroom：浴室，廁所（美式）。其他亦指「廁所」的字彙還有washroom、lavatory、toilet、loo（英式俚語）以及john（俚語，常用於美加）。又，借用廁所的動詞是use，而非borrow；borrow有「獲得」、「取得」的涵義，但廁所是無法移動的。例句：Can I use your bathroom?（我可不可以借用你的廁所？）
flush：動詞，沖洗，湧流。相關片語，be in the first flush of something，…之初。例句：Do flush the toilet after use.（用過馬桶後務必沖水。）
tank：名詞，儲存液體或氣體的大型、通常是鐵製的儲存槽、罐、箱。相關片語，tank up on something，喝大量的…。例句：Be sure to tank up on water before you work outdoors on a hot summer day.（溽暑盛夏之際在戶外工作前務必多喝水。）
