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They always came to me with newer ideas of how to catch the thief. Their next idea is to do something so when the newspaper is taken, there will be some noise to wake them up.

他们经常到我这里报告他们的捉贼新计划，下一个计划是报纸被偷时他们要采取措施，到时他们会被某种响声弄醒。

youdao

He usually refers to me for information about the thief.

他经常向我打听关于那么贼的消息。

youdao

"I'm just doing what I know and I'm doing what you taught me." "I never taught you to be a thief."

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"A man who was like a brother to me turned out to be a thief and an outlaw, " he says.

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Later, he told me that he uses his pre-show scouting missions to segue into his thief persona.

NEWYORKER: A Pickpocket��s Tale