評論
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Well, good afternoon. I'm Constable James McDonald, and as you may know, I'm the community police officer for the local area.
下午好，我是詹姆斯·麥克唐納警官，你們也許也知道，我正是當地的社區警官。
That means that as part of my job, I try to get out in the community as much as possible, talk to the people that live in this neighborhood - people like yourselves, and make sure there's an effective level of communication between the public and the police, hence the reason for this meeting.
這意味著，作為我工作的一部分，我嘗試盡量多在社區內走動，和在此處居住的居民（正如你們一樣）聊天，以確保警方和公眾之間實現有效交流，這也是為什么我要召開這次會議。
There have been several burglaries in the area in the last few weeks and I'd like to talk about ways you can keep your home and property safe.
最近幾周，在此地區發生了幾起盜竊案，我想向各位講一些保護自己房子與財產安全的方法。
So, I'd suggest that a good way to start is by talking to your neighbors and exchanging contact details with them.
在我看來，可以先從和鄰居交談，互留聯系方式開始。
This'll allow you to get in touch immediately if there's anything suspicious happening next door.
萬一附近有什么可疑情況，這能讓你們馬上（與對方）取得聯系。
Then, make sure you have a good discussion about the best course of action to take in case of emergency-make sure everyone is clear about what to do and who to call.
然后，確保你們已經仔細討論過緊急情況下的措施——確保每個人都知道該做什么，該向誰求助。
If you plan ahead, this'll prevent uncertainty and even panic should anything happen later.
如果你提前準備好了，在未來有情況發生時，就能避免不安甚至恐慌了。
Another thing that I would advise you to do is always leave your radio playing, even when you go out.
我的另一條建議是，總是開著你的收音機，哪怕你出門了。
And if you keep your curtains closed, burglars are less likely to try and break in because they can't be sure whether someone's home or not.
如果你始終把窗簾放下來，小偷闖進門的可能性更小，因為他們不確定到底有沒有人在家。
Now, none of us want to be in the situation where we can't get into our own home, but do take time to think where the best and safest place is to leave your spare keys.
沒有人希望陷入無法進家門的境地，但請花些時間思考一下，哪里才是存放備用鑰匙的最佳且最安全的地點。
Putting them under the door mat or anywhere near the front door is just asking for trouble.
把鑰匙放在門墊下，或其它靠近前門的地方，是在自找麻煩。
You'd be surprised how many people actually do this - and it makes life really easy for burglars.
知道有多少人真的會這么做，你會大吃一驚的。而且這給小偷省了不少工夫。
All these things will help keep your community safe and will cost you nothing.
所說的這些方法都有助于保障社區安全，不用花一分錢。
However, if you are going to spend some money, what I'd recommend more than anything else is that you invest in some well-made window locks for your house.
不論如何，如果你們想花點錢，我最推薦把錢投資在給自己房子配些質量好的窗戶鎖上。
This will give you peace of mind.
這能讓你安心許多。
Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you will have some time to look at the questions 16 to 20.
在聽取剩下的對話內容以前，你有些時間看看第十六題至第二十題。
