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Chinese online short story 罪恶有痕 Traces of Sin (Intermediate to Advanced)
罪恶有痕 16  
刘明天他们走后，罗元又回到水边取样。
老闻则回到办公室，开了他的小播放机，
继续听他最喜欢的京剧。		 After Liu and Zhao left, Luo Yuan came back to the water side to continue taking water samples.
Lao Wen went back to the office and turned on his audio player
to listen to his favorite Beijing Opera.
Liú míngtiān tāmen zŏu hòu， luó yuán yòu huídào shuĭbiān qŭyàng。
lăo wén zé huídào bàngōngshì， kāi le tā de xiăo bōfàngjī，
jìxù tīng tā zuì xĭhuan de Jīngjù。		  
天色渐晚，
老闻看了看播放机上的时间，
收拾收拾东西，
拎着包到水边跟罗元打了个招呼
就回家去了。		 The night was approaching.
Lao Wen checked the time on the audio player.
Then he wrapped up his stuff,
carried his suitcase, went back to the water side, said goodbye to Luo Yuan
and left.
tiānsè jiàn wăn，
lăo wén kàn le kàn bōfàngjī shàng de shíjiān，
shōushi shōushi dōngxi，
līn zhe bāo dào shuĭbiān gēn luó yuán dă le gè zhāohu
jiù huíjiā qù le。		  
水库里只剩下罗元了。
他丢下取水样的箱子，
沿着水边不紧不慢地走起来。		 By then, Luo Yuan was the person left in the reservoir.
He left his sample box
and strolled along the water bank.
shuĭkù lĭ zhĭ shèngxià luó yuán le。
tā diūxià qŭshuĭ yàng de xiāngzi，
yánzhe shuĭbiān bù jĭn bù màn de zŏu qilai。		  
异常安静的水和沙滩,
还有周围的矮树林,
在警察来过后, 都变了味道. 		The quiet water and the sand shore, also the ravine around,
they all looked different after the visit of the police.
yìcháng ānjìng de shuĭ hé shātān,
háiyŏu zhōuwéi de ăi shùlín,
zài jĭngchá lái guòhòu, dōu biàn le wèidao. 		 
它们不象平时那样让罗元感到身心放松,
正相反,
它们的沉默给罗元带来的是不一种不安,
一种难以名状的不安.		 They can’t offer the relaxing atmosphere to Luo Yuan like before.
On the contrary,
their silence made Luo Yuan to feel uneasy
and fidgeting.
tāmen bù xiàng píngshí nàyàng ràng luó yuán găndào shēnxīn fàngsōng,
zhèng xiāngfăn, tāmen de chénmò gěi luó yuán dàilái de shì bù yīzhŏng bù’ān,
yīzhŏng nányĭ míngzhuàng de bù’ān.		  
“水库的门开不开，
跟抢劫案会有什么关系呢?
这些警察真是脑子进水。		 “Whether the gates of the reservoir were opened or not
– what could that has anything to do with the robbery?
” shuĭkù de mén kāi bù kāi，
gēn qiăngjié’àn huì yŏu shénme guānxi ne?
zhèxiē jĭngchá zhēnshi năozijìnshuĭ。 		 
这里面树都很矮，
稀稀疏疏的，猫都藏不了，还能藏人?”
罗元在心里嘀咕。”		 These police must have had their head stuffed.
With trees so short and sparse, even a cat can’t hide here, how could a human being do that?”
Luo Yuan questioned in his mind.
zhèlĭ miàn shù dōu hěn ăi，
xīxīshūshū de， māo dōu cáng bùliăo， hái néng cáng rén?”
luó yuán zài xīn lĭ dígu。” 		 
虽然没跟警察说实话，
也不会有多大的后果吧。
我天天在这里上班，没啥不对的呀。。。”		 “Although I didn’t tell the truth to the police, I don’t think anything bad could come out of it.
I work here everyday, things look just normal everywhere. ”
suīrán méi gēn jĭngchá shuōshíhuà，
yě bùhuì yŏu duōdà de hòuguŏ ba。
wŏ tiāntiān zài zhèlĭ shàngbān， méi shá bùduì de ya。。。”		  
一只绿皮青蛙挡住了罗元的路，
罗元对青蛙做了个鬼脸，
然后用力在青蛙面前跺了一脚。

A green frog blocked Luo Yuan’s way.
He made a face to the frog
and then stomp heavily in front of it. 

yī zhī lǜ pí qīngwā dăngzhù le luó yuán de lù，
luó yuán duì qīngwā zuò le gè guĭliăn，
ránhòu yònglì zài qīngwā miànqián duò le yī jiăo。 		 
青蛙飞快地逃开了。
看青蛙逃命的样子，罗元呵呵一笑。
与此同时，手机声响起,
罗元忙把手机从腰间摸出 。		 The frog escaped in a flash.
Looking at the hopping-away frog, Luo Yuan chuckled.
At that moment, a phone ring came.
He then quickly fished out his cell phone.
qīngwā fēikuài de táo kāi le。
kàn qīngwā táomìng de yàngzi， luó yuán hēhē yī xiào。
yŭcĭtóngshí， shŏujī shēng xiăngqĭ,
luó yuán máng bă shŏujī cóng yāo jiān mō chū 。