I’m a police officer and occasionally park my cruiser in residential areas to watch for speeders. One Sunday morning I was staked out in a driveway, when I saw a large dog trot up to my car. He stopped and sat just out of arm’s reach. No matter how much I tried to coax him to come for a pat on the head, he refused to budge. After a while I decided to move to another location. I pulled out of the driveway, looked back and learned the reason for the dog’s stubbornness. He quickly picked up the newspaper I had been parked on and dutifully ran back to his master.
我是一名警察，偶尔把我的巡逻车停在居民区查看超速者。一个星期天早上，我监视一个车道时我看到一只大狗小跑到我的车这儿。他停下来，坐在我的手臂够不到的地方。不管我多么想哄他过来拍拍他的头，他无动于衷。过了一会儿，我决定换一个地方。我开出车道，回头一看，明白狗固执的原因了。他赶紧拿起我一直停车的地方的报纸然后尽职尽责地跑回到他的主人那里。
