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Couple returns home to their own murder investigation 外出度假被小題大作為謀殺
Monday, Mar 17, 2008,Page 14
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Forensic officers examine the scene of a crime on Feb. 29, 2008, near Saint Martin in Jersey, UK.
上個月二十九日，鑑識人員在英國澤西島聖馬丁附近的一處犯罪現場蒐證調查。 照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
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An Australian couple decided to take a beach holiday earlier this month. When they returned to their Melbourne home, they were surprised to see police at their house. The police thought the couple had been murdered!
Roy and Heather Ostell, aged 63 and 58, decided to go to the beach for the weekend. They didn't tell their daughter Angela, who went to their house. She saw that the house was a mess and the dog was in the yard.
Angela was worried and called the police. The police were about to talk to reporters when the couple came back. The police had already begun tearing up the patio to look for evidence.
Heather Ostell said she and her husband didn't know about all the fuss.
"We haven't had the radio on. I mean we've just been down at the beach having a wonderful time," she said.
The couple had arranged for a neighbor to feed their dog. And the reason Heather didn't call her daughter? "Would you believe we forgot the charger?"
The police said they were just happy to get the good news.(STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP)
本月初，一對澳洲夫婦決定到海邊度假，當他們度假結束回到墨爾本的家中時，出乎意料地發現有警察在他們家中，因為警察以為這對夫妻被謀殺了！
六十三歲的羅伊．奧斯特和他五十八歲的妻子海瑟決定到海邊去過週末，但他們沒有通知他們的女兒安琪拉，結果安琪拉到了他們家，發現房子裡面一團亂，他們養的狗也跑到院子裡。
安琪拉很擔心於是打電話報警，奧斯特夫婦返家時，警方正準備對記者說明案情；警方為了尋找證據，甚至動手拆挖陽台。
海瑟．奧斯特說，他們夫妻倆不知道發生了這場烏龍。
她說：「我們沒有聽廣播，因為我們一直在海灘上享受美好的時光。」
這對夫妻請鄰居幫忙餵狗。至於為什麼沒有告知女兒？海瑟說：「若說我們忘了帶充電器，你會相信嗎？」
警方表示，兩人都平安無事再好也不過了。
（法新社／翻譯：袁星塵）
| TODAY'S WORDS 今日單字 |
| 1. murder v.t./v.i.
謀殺 (mou2 sha1)
例: Robbie Smith murdered somebody in the countryside last night.
(昨天晚上羅賓．史密斯在郊區謀殺了一個人。)
2. worry v.t./v.i.
擔心 (dan1 xin1)
例: What are you so worried about?
(你在憂心什麼啊？)
3. evidence n.
證據 (zheng4 ju4)
例: There isn't enough evidence to convict him.
(沒有充分的證據可以定他的罪。)
4. charger n.
充電器 (chong1 dian4 qi4)
例: Do you have an iPod charger?
(你有iPod的充電器嗎？)
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