對話
Peter：Officer! That man just stole my bicycle!
彼得：警官！那邊那個人剛剛偷了我的腳踏車！
Officer Smith：Report it to the police station.
史密斯警官：請跟警局報案。
Peter：But he's riding away on my bike! Do something!
彼得：但是他正騎著我的車走了！快做點什麼吧！
Officer Smith：Sorry. I have bigger fish to fry.
史密斯警官：抱歉，我另有正事要辦。
Peter：But it looks like you're just standing there smoking a cigarette.
彼得：但是你看起來好像只是站在那兒抽菸而已。
Officer Smith：It's important that I stay relaxed. As an officer, I have to be ready for anything.
史密斯警官：我得保持放鬆，這很重要。身為警員，我得為任何事做好準備。
Peter：Well, smoke your cigarette after you get my bike back!
彼得：嘿，先幫我把車拿回來再抽你的菸吧！
Officer Smith：Sir, please don't rush me.
史密斯警官：先生，請別催促我。
Peter：You know, smoking is bad for you.
彼得：你知道的，抽菸對你不好。
Officer Smith：Sir, instead of standing here wasting time you could be looking for a new bike.
史密斯警官：先生，與其在這邊浪費你的時間，不如去物色一輛新的腳踏車吧。

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俚語精解
．have bigger fish to fry
bigger是big的比較級，表「更大的」， fry是動詞，表「煎」或「炸」。本句字意是「還有更大的魚等著煎」，其實就是用來拒絕別人的委婉語，為「另有正事要辦」的逗趣說法。

關鍵字詞
．report a crime 報案
* report sb for sth檢舉某人某事
例：I called the police last night to report a theft.（我昨晚打電話給警察局報失竊案。）
．rush vt.催促& vi.迅速前往
例：Don't rush me! I need time to think about this.（別催促我！我需要時間想想這件事。）
例：I got to rush now, or I'll be late for work.（我得動作快點，不然上班會遲到。）

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