Susan had several options, the way she saw it: tempt fate by tearing apart the potato patch, turn herself in and lead the police to the body, or leave town and change her name.

在苏珊看来，她有几个选择：冒险把那小块马铃薯地毁掉，到警察局自首并带警察到藏尸之处，或者是离开这个城市，改名换姓。

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Also contained in the files is the case in Socorro, New Mexico in 1964, when police officer Lonnie Zamoraspotted a large flame rise from the ground and Pierce the sky above a remote patch of desert.

这些档案中也包含了1964年发生在新墨西哥州索科罗的案例。当时警察朗尼e·萨莫拉发现沙漠远处一团巨大火焰腾空而起，划破天空。

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BY ANY measure, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has been going through a rough patch.

无论用什么标准来衡量，新奥尔良警察局(NOPD)近来一直都很艰难。

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This is usually an epic whinge-athon, at the best of times, ( I doubt history records any instance of an MP telling a minister their patch has been given too much funding) but with local councils and police forces facing an unprecedented squeeze, the minister may face an even rougher ride than usual.

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