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進入《中英對照讀新聞》’Sorry I tried to bite you’ : woman apologizes to police officer with cookie cake－「抱歉我企圖咬你」：女子以曲奇蛋糕向員警致歉
達莉致贈上面寫有「抱歉我企圖咬你」字樣的曲奇蛋糕給該名警員。（取自達莉臉書）
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A woman from Lake Charles, Louisiana misunderstood the meaning of "take a bite out of crime" when she was arrested for public intoxication and attempting to bite a police officer.
一名來自（美國）路易斯安那州查爾斯湖的女子，被以在公開場合酗酒以及企圖咬警員的罪名逮捕時，她誤會了「咬下一口罪」（意指減少犯罪）的意思。
Celina Dally wrote about the October 7 incident in a Facebook post. She decided to make amends with the officer by getting him a cookie cake with the words, "Sorry I tried to bite you!"
席琳娜．達莉在「臉書」發文描述這起發生在（2017年）10月7日的事件。她決定以致贈一個上面寫有「抱歉我企圖咬你」字樣的曲奇蛋糕，與這名警員講和。
"I felt horrible, that’s all I could think about day in and day out, so I knew I had to do something about this," Dally told KPLC news. "Everybody loves a cookie cake so I said, ’I’ll get him a cookie cake.’"
「我（在事發後）覺得很糟，日復一日地這樣想，所以我知道我必須有所行動，」達利告訴KPLC新聞。「大家都喜歡曲奇蛋糕，所以我說，『那我就送他一個曲奇蛋糕。』」
According to local media reports, Dally got "belligerent" at a wine-tasting event and when a Lake Charles police officer arrived on the scene she tried to bite him.
據當地媒體報導，達莉在一場品酒會上變得「很番」，當一名查爾斯湖的警員抵達現場時，她還企圖咬他。
《新聞辭典》
take a bite out of （something）：慣用語，減少…。例句：The police are encouraging citizens to take a bite out of crime by reporting suspicious person, item and activity.（警方鼓勵市民舉報可疑人、物品與活動，以減少犯罪。）
make amends：慣用語，彌補過錯，求和。例句：He tried to make amends by giving his girlfriend flowers and presents.（他企圖以送花與送禮等方式向女友道歉求和。）
day in and day out：慣用語，日復一日。
