Access was gained to these shops through the small alleyway at the back of the properties—it's dark and as you can imagine, no one saw the thief or thieves in action.

通过房子后面的小巷子可以进入这些商店，那里很黑，你可以想象不会有人看到小偷的行动。

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The policeman is talking with the thief about how to catch the other thieves.

那个警察正在和小偷谈论如何抓住剩下的小偷。

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Especially there is a thief in your dorm, if you know that, I should say, you must be very angry, and even want to kill her, for thieves invariably make people felt sad.

尤其是当你发觉你住的寝室里有小偷时，你会非常生气，甚至想要干掉他，因为小偷总是让人感觉不爽。

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Museum spokeswoman Patricia Wessels told the AFP news agency that police were alerted during the night when the alarm went off but that the thief, or thieves, had left the premises by the time police arrived.

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