“Give me a dime for a cup of coffee?” asked the hobo the plainclothesman.
“给我一角硬币买杯咖啡好吗？”流浪汉向便衣警察讨要。
“Do you ever work?” said the plainclothesman.
“你工作过吗？”便衣问道。
“Now and then.”
“不时地。”
“Where?”
“在哪里？”
“Oh, here and there.”
“哦，这里和那里。”
The plainclothesman took him to the police station.
便衣警察将他带到了警察局。
“When do I get out of here?”wailed the hobo.
“我什么时候才能离开这里？”流浪汉哀嚎道。
“Sooner or later,” growled the desk sergeant.
“迟早，”值班警官咆哮道。
