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Dear Annie:
親愛的安妮：
I'm a 15-year-old girl, and my friend Kendall has stolen a ring from me. I've known Kendall for a couple of years, and recently we've become best friends. I invited her over to my house and showed her the ring, and she really liked it. The moment she left, I noticed the ring was missing.
我是一個15歲的女孩。我的朋友肯德爾偷走了我的戒指。我認識肯德爾兩年了，最近，我們成了最好的朋友。我邀她到我家玩，把我的戒指給她看。她真地很喜歡它。她離開的那一刻，我發現戒指失蹤了。
I didn't want to accuse Kendall of stealing, so I asked if she had "borrowed" my ring. She denied it, but would not look me in the eyes. She is known for getting in trouble, and though I think she is a wonderful friend, I am convinced she took the ring.
我不想指責肯德爾竊取戒指，所以我問她是否“借”了我的戒指。她否認了，但她不敢看我的眼睛。她惹下麻煩了。雖然我覺得她是一位難得的摯友，但我深信是她把戒指偷走了。
What is the best way to persuade her to come clean so we can get this behind us? I really enjoy her friendship, and it saddens me to have this come between us. － Troubled in California
有沒有什么好辦法可以說服她向我坦白，使我們繼續和睦相處？我真地很珍視我和她的友誼，但這件事令我非常難過。——苦惱的加利福尼亞人
Dear Troubled:
親愛的“苦惱的加利福尼亞人”
Do you want the friendship or the ring? It's unlikely Kendall will simply return the ring because that means admitting she took it, and as you can see, she didn't take the opportunity to do so when you tried to make it easy for her. If you want to keep the friendship, tell Kendall to let you know if she ever finds the ring－and then forget about it. We also suggest you stop inviting Kendall to peruse your jewelry.
你想要的是友誼還是戒指？看來肯德爾不大可能簡單地將戒指交回，因為這意味著她承認她偷了戒指。而且，你也看到了，當你給她一個臺階下時，她并沒有抓住這個機會。如果你想保持你們的友誼，告訴肯德爾，她是否找到了戒指，然后把這事忘掉。我們還建議你以后不要再邀請肯德爾欣賞你的首飾了。
