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Reporting a Break-In at the Police Station
Police Officer (speaking English) and Resident (speaking Mandarin) talk through “Reporting a Break-In at the Police Station”. You interpret both ways — English into Mandarin, and Mandarin into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Full transcript
Thanks for coming in, I'm Constable Lewis. I have the file open on your apartment break-in from last night - could you walk me through what happened?
警官你好，我是昨天晚上大概十点半回家的时候发现的，前门被撬开了，家里的笔记本电脑不见了，其他东西好像都还在。
Thank you. Can you tell me what time you noticed the break-in, and whether anything valuable was taken from inside the apartment?
我记得应该是晚上七点左右出的门，然后十点半回来就发现门锁坏了，笔记本电脑放在客厅茶几上，现在找不到了。
That's helpful, thank you. Does anyone else, such as your landlord, a cleaner, or a neighbour, currently hold a spare key to your apartment?
应该没有别人有钥匙，房东上个月才换了新锁，清洁工也是我自己请的，她没有钥匙，只有我先生和我有。
I'll issue you an official police event number now. You will need this reference number when you contact your insurance company about the missing laptop.
好的，谢谢你，那这个报案编号我要保存好，是吗？我打算明天就联系保险公司处理这个事情。
Yes, keep that event number safe for insurance purposes. You can also get an additional certified copy later via the NSW Police Community Portal or by contacting this station directly, if needed.
明白了，如果我以后发现家里还有东西丢了，是不是还可以再补充报案？
Yes, you're welcome to lodge a supplementary report at any time if further items go missing or new evidence emerges. We'll keep you updated as the investigation progresses.
好，那如果我想起什么新情况，就直接打电话给这个警察局，或者上社区服务平台查一下进展。
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- event number说“报案编号”或“案件编号”，视上下文可加“事件编号”。
- reference number说“参考号”或“编号”即可。
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