中英對照讀新聞》A child was reported missing. A TV news helicopter crew spotted him on the roof playing hooky一名兒童被通報失蹤。電視新聞直升機機組員目擊他蹺課人在屋頂

紐約哥倫比亞廣播公司新聞台派遣的直昇機與隨行記者上月22日發現當天上午通報失蹤的紐約市布魯克林區男孩蹺課待在自宅屋頂。圖僅供示意，與本報導內容無直接關聯。（路透檔案照）

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A TV news helicopter crew spotted a boy who had been reported missing but who was actually up on the roof of his New York City building playing hooky.

一家電視新聞的直升機機組員發現一名被通報失蹤的男孩，但他實際上在紐約市家裡房子屋頂上蹺課。

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The 9-year-old boy left his Brooklyn apartment at around 7 a.m. Thursday but did not show up to school, CBS News New York reported. The boy’s parents called police.

哥倫比亞廣播公司新聞紐約台報導，這名9歲男孩週四上午7點左右離開他位在布魯克林的公寓，但沒到學校。男孩的父母報了警。

The CBS station sent a helicopter to the scene and reporter Dan Rice spotted the boy on the rooftop of his family’s building.

CBS紐約台派出一架直升機前往現場，記者丹．賴斯在這名男孩家的屋頂發現他。

Station employees called the police, and the helicopter crew hovered overhead until they arrived.

電視台工作人員報了警，直升機機組員在上空盤旋直到他們抵達。

“He just packs up his computer and his book bag and goes off with the police officers,” Rice said. “They look back at our helicopter gave us a big thumbs up and took child down to his parents.”

他就收好電腦和書包，然後和員警們一起離開」，賴斯說。「他們回頭看了我們的直升機，對我們豎起了大拇指，然後把孩子帶下去給他的父母。」

新聞辭典

play hooky：片語動詞，指逃學、曠課。例句：He played hooky two days in a row last week.（他上週連續2天曠課。）

show up：片語動詞，（指遲些或出其不意地）抵達、露面。show someone up指使人難堪。例句：I wish he wouldn’t show me up in front of my parents by getting so drunk.（我希望他別醉成那樣，讓我在我父母面前難堪。）

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