时差N小时 好朋友为失窃戒指尴尬

Dear Annie:

亲爱的安妮：

I'm a 15-year-old girl, and my friend Kendall has stolen a ring from me. I've known Kendall for a couple of years, and recently we've become best friends. I invited her over to my house and showed her the ring, and she really liked it. The moment she left, I noticed the ring was missing.

我是一个15岁的女孩。我的朋友肯德尔偷走了我的戒指。我认识肯德尔两年了，最近，我们成了最好的朋友。我邀她到我家玩，把我的戒指给她看。她真地很喜欢它。她离开的那一刻，我发现戒指失踪了。

I didn't want to accuse Kendall of stealing, so I asked if she had "borrowed" my ring. She denied it, but would not look me in the eyes. She is known for getting in trouble, and though I think she is a wonderful friend, I am convinced she took the ring.

我不想指责肯德尔窃取戒指，所以我问她是否“借”了我的戒指。她否认了，但她不敢看我的眼睛。她惹下麻烦了。虽然我觉得她是一位难得的挚友，但我深信是她把戒指偷走了。

What is the best way to persuade her to come clean so we can get this behind us? I really enjoy her friendship, and it saddens me to have this come between us. － Troubled in California

有没有什么好办法可以说服她向我坦白，使我们继续和睦相处？我真地很珍视我和她的友谊，但这件事令我非常难过。——苦恼的加利福尼亚人

Dear Troubled:

亲爱的“苦恼的加利福尼亚人”

Do you want the friendship or the ring? It's unlikely Kendall will simply return the ring because that means admitting she took it, and as you can see, she didn't take the opportunity to do so when you tried to make it easy for her. If you want to keep the friendship, tell Kendall to let you know if she ever finds the ring－and then forget about it. We also suggest you stop inviting¹ Kendall to peruse² your jewelry³.

你想要的是友谊还是戒指？看来肯德尔不大可能简单地将戒指交回，因为这意味着她承认她偷了戒指。而且，你也看到了，当你给她一个台阶下时，她并没有抓住这个机会。如果你想保持你们的友谊，告诉肯德尔，她是否找到了戒指，然后把这事忘掉。我们还建议你以后不要再邀请肯德尔欣赏你的首饰了。

1 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

2 peruse   

v.细读，精读

参考例句：

• We perused the company's financial statements for the past five years.我们翻阅了公司过去5年来的财务报表。
• Please peruse this report at your leisure.请在空暇时细读这篇报道。

3 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。