The pickpocket was caught in the act . 这个扒手在行窃时被当场拿住。
How did the thieves learn the combination used to open the safe ? 窃盗们如何晓得用以开保险柜的暗码？
He was a good butcher but a hopelessly incompetent businessman . 他的屠宰技术不错，但对生意却一窃不通、毫无竞争力。
Does the writer sound crooked or honest, humorless or playful ? 作者是盗名窃誉还是实事求是？是枯燥无味还是妙趣横生的？
They surprised the burglar while he was still trying to open the safe . 当窃犯还在设法开保险柜的时候，他们出其不意地把他捉住了。
The inspector asked the old lady to try to check what was missing by the next day . 巡官要求老妇人第二天仔细检查一下有哪些财物被窃。
Nothing but gross negligence on the people's side who were robbed, could have made them successful . 他们所以能够成功只是靠着被窃人的过于粗心。
If the file were stolen and got into the hands of an unscrupulous rival firm, the designs could easily be copied . 如果档案被窃，一旦落到那些不择手段的竞争者手中，设计图纸极易被人复制。
Love of his own opinions often obscured the truth in roosevelt's mind and caused him to think that he was above the law and ordinary conventions . 罗斯福坚持己见，常常自迷心窃，并认为自己高于法律和常规。
The stolen meat was worth up to $ 88 , 000 , he said 被窃的火腿肉价值达8万8千美元。
