Mr Clarke was born in a small town of EngIand.

Mr Clarke was born in a small town of EngIand.

Mr. Clarke was born in a small town of England. When he finishes middle school, he finds work in the police station and he has worked there for forty-two years and he'll retire（退休）this autumn. He tries to work hard in the past forty-two years but he isn’t a lucky man and never catches a thief. He is often sorry for it. Last weekend, when Mrs. Clarke was going to cook supper, she found there was no sugar. So she asked her husband to buy some in the shop near their house. He came in the shop and found a young man stealing some money from a woman's bag. He ran to the thief quickly, but the young man found it and ran away at once. Mr. Clarke ran after him. The thief ran into a blind alley（死胡同）and Mr. Clarke caught him at last. "Please give me a chance, sir," said the young man. "I never stole before." "Who will give me a chance?" said Mr. Clarke. "I'll soon retire and I've caught a thief for the
first time!
克拉克先生是出世在英国的一个小镇.当他完成中学,他发现在警察局工作,他已经在那里工作了四十二年,他就退休了（退休）今年秋天.他试图在过去的四十二年艰苦的工作,但他不是一个幸运的人,从来没抓到一个贼.他常常很抱歉.
上周末,当夫人.克拉克要做晚饭,她发现里面没有糖.所以她问她的丈夫在他们家附近的商店买一些.他走进商店,看到一个年轻人从一个女人的袋子里偷钱.他跑得很快的小偷,但年轻人发现并立即跑走了.克拉克先生在追他.小偷跑进了一条死胡同（死胡同）和克拉克先生终于抓住了他.
“请给我一个机会（机会）,先生,”年轻人说.”我从来没有偷过.”
“谁能给我一次机会吗?”克拉克先生说.”我不久就要退休了,还是第一次抓住一个贼!”