An Interesting Job
一份有趣的工作
Joe Brown has a very interesting job.
喬·布朗有一份很有趣的工作。
He is a police artist.
他是一個警察畫家。
Some people see crimes and then talk to Joe.
一些人目擊了犯罪然后告訴喬。
They tell him what the criminal looks like.
他們告訴他罪犯長得什么樣子。
Then Joe draws a picture of the criminal, and the police put it in newspapers and on television to find him.
然后喬畫一張罪犯的畫像,警察再將它發布到報紙和電視上來找罪犯。
He wants to draw a good picture of each criminal, but this job is sometimes difficult.
他想把每個罪犯畫好,但是這份工作有時候很難。
Many people don't always see things the same way so they may describe the same person differently.
許多人看東西的方式不盡相同,所以對于同一個人,他們的描述也不一樣。
Also, they don't always remember things well.
而且,他們不總是清楚地記事。
"The criminal is of medium build and young. He has long straight black hair and big eyes," says one woman.
“罪犯是中等身材,很年輕。他留著長直發,大眼睛,”一位女士說。
Another woman says, "He's tall and thin, and he has curly blond hair. He's about thirty years old."
另一位女士說,“他又高又瘦,他有著金色的卷發。他大概有三十歲。”
A man says, "He is of medium height. He has a long nose and small eyes. He wears a brown jacket."
一位男士說,“他中等身材。他長著大鼻子,小眼睛。他穿著一件棕色的夾克衫。”
In the end, the real criminal is a short and heavy old man, and he has short black hair!
最后,真正的罪犯是一個又矮又胖的老人,他有著黑色的短發。