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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Waitress asks patron for ID, gets own stolen driver’s license in return 女服務生要求顧客出示身分證件，反而拿到自己的遭竊駕照
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A restaurant server was confronted with the woman accused of stealing her identity.
一名餐廳服務生遇上被控偷了她的身分的女子。
Brianna Priddy’s wallet was stolen on Feb. 13 during a night out with friends.
布瑞娜．普雷迪的錢包在2月13日晚上與朋友出去玩時被偷。
On Feb. 25, a customer came to the Applebee’s in Lakewood where Priddy works as a server.
2月25日那天，一名顧客到位於雷克伍德鎮、普雷迪任職服務生的「蘋果蜂」餐廳。
At first, they looked like any other customers but Priddy soon learned who they really were.
一開始他們看起來就如同其他顧客，但普雷迪很快地知道他們是誰。
"Four people come in, walk in, sit down. They start ordering drinks. This girl hands me my ID as a fake ID," Priddy said.
「4個人走進來，坐下，開始點飲料，這個女孩用我的身分證件當假身分，把證件拿給我」，普雷迪說。
It had been a rough couple of weeks for Priddy. "My wallet was stolen. It was a pain in the butt," she said.
對普雷迪來說，那幾週很不好過。她說，「我的錢包被偷了，很煩。」
Someone was using her identity, writing hundreds of dollars in bad checks. Now that someone, was sitting in Priddy’s section.
有人利用她的身分，開出數百美元的空頭支票。現在這個人坐在普雷迪負責服務的區域。
"But I didn’t say anything. I handed it back to her.... [I] went straight to the phone, called the cops," Priddy said.
「但是我當時不動聲色，我把證件交還給她…。（我）直接去打電話報警」，普雷迪說。
"Dumb criminal! That’s the first [word] that comes to mind," police spokesman Steve Davis said, "we found some narcotics in this woman’s possession, so she’s in quite a bit of hot water."
「笨賊！這是我第一個想到的（字眼）」，警方發言人史提夫．戴維斯說，「我們在這名女子的所有物中發現一些毒品，所以，她麻煩大了。」
新聞辭典：
rough：形容詞，在本文意思為辛苦的、受苦的。例句：The new country had a rough time during the civil war.（這個新國家在內戰時期備受苦難。）
a pain in the butt：俚語，非常惱人的事或人。例句：My brother keeps asking me for money. He is really a pain in the butt.（我弟一直伸手向我要錢。他真是討厭鬼。）
be in hot water：片語，遭遇或陷入困境、麻煩。例句：You will be in hot water if the project failed.（若這個案子失敗，你就慘了。）
