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Some of my students know I'm an amateur detective. Before I became a university professor five years ago, I had a real job.
我的一些學(xué)生知道我是一名業(yè)余偵探。五年前，在我成為大學(xué)教授之前，我有過一份真正的工作。
I worked for a security agency that protected private homes, and also important people like famous actors and politicians.
我在一家安全機(jī)構(gòu)工作，負(fù)責(zé)保護(hù)私宅以及一些重要人物，比如著名的演員和政治家。
I learned a lot about criminals. I had also learned a lot about police work from my father, who was a cop for 34 years.
我學(xué)到了很多犯罪方面的知識。我也從我的父親那里了解到了很多警務(wù)工作，我的父親當(dāng)了34名的警察。
I had wanted to become a police officer, too. But that was impossible. I got into some trouble when I was a kid.
我也曾想當(dāng)一名警官。但是那是不可能的。當(dāng)我還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，我陷入了一些麻煩。
It was a stupid high school trick, but because I was 18-years-old, I was treated like an adult.
這不過是個(gè)愚蠢的高校惡作劇，但是由于當(dāng)時(shí)我已經(jīng)18歲了，我被當(dāng)做成年人一樣對待。
I was arrested by the police, convicted, and now I have a police record. With a criminal record, I can never be a cop.
警察逮捕了我并被判定有罪，現(xiàn)在我有案底。由于這個(gè)犯罪記錄，我永遠(yuǎn)當(dāng)不了警察了。
I worked for awhile as a bodyguard. One of my cases was protecting a famous politician, who was also a history buff.
我當(dāng)過一段時(shí)間的保鏢。我的任務(wù)之一是保護(hù)一位著名政治家，他也是一名歷史愛好者。
He and I became friends, he helped me go to college and now I am a professor.
我和他成了朋友，他幫助我上大學(xué)，而現(xiàn)在我成了一名教授。
As I said, when Anne came to see me this morning, I told her I would be happy to help.
我說過，當(dāng)安妮今早來找我的時(shí)候，我告訴她我很樂意幫忙。
We came over to the apartment building where Sarah and Bill live,
我們?nèi)チ怂_拉和比爾居住的公寓，
and that's when this mysterious man tried to stop us from going in.
也正是在那時(shí)這個(gè)神秘的男人試圖阻止我們的進(jìn)入。
