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Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin (Intermediate to Advanced)
罪恶有痕 12  
赵凯峰把上身探出车窗外，
极力向前张望，
”快了快了，我已经看见大门了。”		 Zhao Kaifeng stretched his body out of the car window
and looked ahead,
“We’re close, I can see the gate already. ”
zhào kăi fēng bă shàngshēn tàn chū chēchuāng wài，
jílì xiàngqián zhāngwàng，
” kuài le kuài le， wŏ yĭjīng kànjiàn dàmén le。”		  
开车的刘明天往左右扫了一眼，
”这大门怎么修得那么深?
要是外地人来水库办事，
能找得着门才怪呢!”		 Liu Mingtian, who’s driving the car, did a quick check around and said,
”How could they build the gate up in such a remote place?
How could they expect people to find it if they are not from local?
kāichē de Liú míngtiān wăng zuŏyòu săo le yīyăn，
” zhè dàmén zěnme xiū dé nàme shēn?
yàoshi wàidìrén lái shuĭkù bànshì，
néng zhăo de zháo mén cáiguài ne!”		  
车子最终在水库的大门前停了下来。
刘，赵两人下了车。
赵凯峰走到铁栅栏门旁, 向里张望。
门里除了一栋水库管理处的三层小楼，
其余的都是湖水，
沙滩和树林，既安静又优美。		 Finally they parked their car in front of the reservoir gate.
They both got off the car.
Zhao Kaifeng looked inside through the barred gate.
Inside the gate, other than a three-story building for administration staff,
the rest were just lake, s
andy shore and ravine, quiet and beautiful.
chēzi zuìzhōng zài shuĭkù de dàmén qián tíng le xiàlai。
Liú， zhào liăng rén xià le chē。
zhào kăi fēng zŏu dào tiě zhàlán mén páng, xiàng lĭ zhāngwàng。
mén lĭ chúle yī dòng shuĭkù guănlĭ chŭ de sān céng xiăo lóu，
qíyú de dōu shì hú shuĭ，
shātān hé shùlín， jì ānjìng yòu yōuměi。		  
“你说, 那辆白色捷达,
真会是在这儿被清洗的吗?”
赵凯峰问。		 “Do you really believe that the white Jetta was washed up here?”
Zhao Kaifeng asked.
” nĭ shuō, nà liàng báisè Jiédá,
zhēn huì shì zài zhèr bèi qīngxĭ de ma?”
zhào kăi fēng wèn。		  
“这种可能最大。
因为这儿是本市唯一的自然水体。
先进去看看再说。”刘明天答。		 “This is the only nature water body in this city.
Let’s go in first.” Liu Mingtian replied.
 kěnéng zuì dà。
yīnwèi zhèr shì běnshì wéiyī de zìrán shuĭtĭ。
xiānjìn qù kànkan zàishuō。” Liú míngtiān dá。		  
“有人吗?” 他接着朝栅栏门里喊了一声。 Then he called out,”Anybody here?”
” yŏurén ma?” tā jiēzhe cháo zhàlán mén lĭ hăn le yīshēng。  
“找谁啊?”
从小楼里走出了一个无精打采的老者。		 “Who are you looking for?” An old man walked out listlessly.
” zhăo shéi ā?”
cóngxiăo lóu lĭ zŏuchū le yī gè wújīngdăcăi de lăozhě。		  
“你好! 我们是公安局的，
来这儿了解点情况。”
说着，刘明天向老者出示了证件。		 “How are you? We’re police.
We’re here to collect some information.
” Liu Mingtian introduced himself while showing his identify to the old man.
” nĭhăo! wŏmen shì gōng’ānjú de，
lái zhèr liăojiě diăn qíngkuàng。”
 shuō zhe， Liú míngtiān xiàng lăozhě chūshì le zhèngjiàn。 		 
老人看是公安，态度马上就积极了起来。
他先自我介绍, 说是水库管理处的老闻,
然后就把他们领进接待室。		 Knowing it’s a visit by the police, the old man’s attitude warmed up.
He introduced himself as Lao Wen, who worked in the Administration Office of the reservoir.
He then led the two detectives into the office.
lăorén kàn shì gōng’ān， tàidu măshàng jiù jījí le qilai。
tā xiān zìwŏjièshào, shuō shì shuĭkù guănlĭ chŭ de lăo wén,
ránhòu jiù bă tāmen lĭng jìn jiēdàishì。		  
接着又忙着沏茶倒水。
被刘明天劝阻后,
老闻才放心地坐下来谈话。		 He intended to make some tea for them,
Liu Mingtian kindly stopped him.
jiēzhe yòu mángzhe qī chá dăo shuĭ。
bèi Liú míngtiān quànzŭ hòu,
lăo wén cái fàngxīnde zuò xiàlai tánhuà。		  
“你们的水库总共有几道大门?”
刘明天直奔主题.		 “How many gates do you have in total here?”
Liu Mingtian got to the point.
“ nĭmen de shuĭkù zŏng gòngyŏu jĭ dào dàmén?”
Liú míngtiān zhíbèn zhŭtí.		  
“只有两道。
除了你们进来的那道, 南面还有一个门。”		 “Only two.
Other than the one you came through, there’s another gate on the south side.”
“ zhĭyŏu liăng dào。
chúle nĭmen jìnlái de nà dào, nánmiàn háiyŏu yī gè mén。”		  
“那个门汽车开得进来吗?” “May car drive through the other one?”
“ nàge mén qìchē kāi dé jìnlái ma?”  
“开得进来, 不过 …” “Yes. However …”
“ kāi dé jìnlái, bùguò …”  
老闻犹豫起来。
刘, 赵两人急了, “不过什么?”		 Lao Wen hesitated.
Liu and Zhao followed up quickly, “however what?”
lăo wén yóuyù qilai。
Liú, zhào liăng rén jí le, “ bùguò shénme?”		  
“我们这两道大门常年都锁着。
平时上下班的人都从正门上的那个小门进出。
南边那道大门几乎不用。
我们这儿很少有车来。”		 “Both gates are locked up year round.
Employees use the small door at main entrance to get in and out.
The south gate is hardly used for anything.
We don’t often have visiting cars neither.”
“ wŏmen zhè liăng dào dàmén chángnián dōu suŏ zhe。
píngshí shàngxiàbān de rén dōu cóng zhèngmén shàng de nàge xiăo mén jìnchū。
nánbian nà dào dàmén jīhū bùyòng。
wŏmen zhèr hěn shăoyŏu chē lái。”		  
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