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124.Sheriff Jake Reed
124.縣治安官杰克·里德
Jake Reed was never happier than when he was in office as the Sheriff of Littleton.
杰克·里德在利特爾頓3縣治安官的時候是最幸福的。
It was, in his opinion, the best job in the world!
在他看來，那是 世界上最好的工作！
There was never much crime in Littleton, especially in proportion to the number of people who lived there.
利特爾頓很少有犯罪事件，尤其是與那里的居民人數相 比。
It was, in other words, a puppet position with no real work to be done!
換句話說，那是一個傀儡職位，沒有真正的工作要做！
But Jake didn't mind, he was in his element.
可是杰克不在乎，他很喜歡這樣的環境。
He talked to people in person, helped the kids get on the school bus in particular,
他親自與人談話，尤其是幫助 孩子們上校車，
and even escorted old ladies across the street in his own good time.
在他認為方便的時候甚至護送老太太們過街。
He was loved by all, and respected in print!
他受到了大家 的愛戴，在已出版的圖書中人們對他也是推崇備至！
When criminals started showing up in quantity, however, Jake finally got to show what he was made of.
不過，當罪犯開始大量出現時，杰克終于有機會展示他的才能。
No one else wanted to be in his shoes then, but Jake did just fine!
這時誰 也不想坐他的位置，可杰克卻把工作做得一點兒也不含糊！
He just put himself in the criminals' place and found that they just wanted to settle down and leave crime behind.
他設身處地，發現罪犯們只想過安定的生活，并不想犯罪。
He even liked them in part and helped them find homes in a certain part of town so they wouldn't be hassled by "good" neighbors!
在某種程度上他甚至喜歡他們， 并幫助他們在城里找到了自己的家，這樣他們就不會被“好”鄰居們凌辱了。
They appreciated his understanding in relation to the delicacy of their situation and thanked him by becoming peace-loving citizens of Littleton.
他們感激他對他們微妙處境的理解，并用遵紀守法，做良好市民的行動 來感謝他。
Long-term residents were in reality quite upset at first, but followed Jake's lead and soon adapted.
當地的長期居民剛開始實際上是很惱火的，但他們以杰克為榜樣，很快 就適應了。
Even the Feds saw that Jake was doing an exceptional job as sheriff.
就連聯邦調查局調查員也注意到杰克的縣治安官當得好。
They asked him to join the FBI to do more good throughout the nation. Jake refused.
他們邀請他加入聯邦調查局，在全國范圍內做更多的好事，但杰克拒絕了。
This was already his dream job!
這已經是他夢想的工作！
