Unit 16

旁白 neutral

Like most middle-aged policemen , my uncle is busy dealing with all kinds of cases : sending somebody who robbed a bank to prison or helping the elder people cheated by salesmen or saleswomen

和大多数中年警察一样，我的叔叔忙于处理各种案件：把抢劫银行的人送进监狱，或是帮助被推销员欺骗的老年人。

旁白 neutral

He even helps unemployed criminals find jobs

他甚至帮助失业的罪犯找工作。

旁白 neutral

When he was young , he wanted to be a diver , but gradually forgot about that

他年轻时曾想成为一名潜水员，但后来渐渐淡忘了这个梦想。

旁白 neutral

To my surprise , he recollected his diver dream in the line of duty recently

令我惊讶的是，他最近在执行任务时回想起了自己潜水员的梦想。

旁白 neutral

Two months ago , a customs officer called the police and reported that a crowd picked up a fight

两个月前，一名海关官员报警称有人群聚众斗殴。

旁白 neutral

One old bossy captain had been injured by the owner and employees of a seafood market

一位专横的老船长曾被海鲜市场的老板和员工打伤。

旁白 neutral

According to the owner's accurate description , the goods trade had been postponed three times and cost twice more than usual , which made the owner and employees unsatisfied and finally led to the fight

据店主准确描述，这批货物交易被推迟了三次，且成本比往常高出两倍，这令店主和员工们感到不满，最终引发了斗殴。

旁白 neutral

It was my kind uncle who looked after the old captain in hospital because the captain's two sons and daughter were all abroad

是我那位好心的叔叔在医院照料老船长，因为船长的两个儿子和女儿都在国外。

旁白 neutral

One of his sons was a banker and the other one was a judge

他的一个儿子是银行家，另一个是法官。

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His daughter was a librarian

他的女儿是位图书管理员。

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The captain has experienced a lot

这位船长阅历丰富。

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When he was young , he was a professional diver

他年轻时是一名职业潜水员。

旁白 neutral

Then he turned to be a soldier and also once worked as a porter , a postman , a taxi driver and a famous baker in Australia

后来他成为了一名士兵，还曾在澳大利亚当过搬运工、邮递员、出租车司机以及一位著名的面包师。

旁白 neutral

Several years ago , he quit the job of being a sailor and bought his fishing boat

几年前，他辞去了水手的工作，购买了自己的渔船。

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Knowing the captain was going to retire soon , my uncle asked him to be his temporary diving coach

得知船长即将退休，我的叔叔请他担任临时潜水教练。

旁白 neutral

Several weeks later , the news ran without legs

几周后，这个消息不胫而走。

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Everyone knew that my uncle started learning diving

大家都知道我叔叔开始学习潜水了。

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Many friends of my uncle also wanted to join him

我叔叔的许多朋友也想加入他。

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These friends came from different professions , such as architects , firefighters , scientists , lecturers , and professors

这些朋友来自不同的职业领域，例如建筑师、消防员、科学家、讲师和教授。

旁白 neutral

Among this group of friends , a firefighter and a vet made the rapidest progress , which made my uncle jealous

在这群朋友中，一名消防员和一名兽医进步最快，这让我叔叔心生嫉妒。

旁白 neutral

Now they are preparing a new diving programme and I heard some reporters from several publishers are going to interview them

目前他们正在筹备一个新的跳水项目，我听说有几家出版机构的记者准备去采访他们。

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" I've never thought this ' selfish ' captain could be our amazing diving coach . And I will do everything in my power to let him enjoy his wonderful retirement in China ," my uncle said

“我从没想过这位‘自私’的队长竟能成为我们出色的潜水教练。我会竭尽所能让他在中国享受美好的退休生活。”我叔叔说道。

旁白 neutral

Why not ? I think people can change as long as you treat or respect them sincerely

为什么不呢？我认为只要真诚对待或尊重他人，人是会改变的。