On Saturday(星期六)/ˈsætədeɪ/ afternoon, Yuki saw(看见)/sɔː/ a brown(棕色的)/braʊn/ wallet(钱包)/ˈwɒlɪt/ under a bench(长椅)/bentʃ/ outside the town(城镇)/taʊn/ market(市场)/ˈmɑːkɪt/. People were walking past it, and no one came(回来;来到)/keɪm/ back(回来;向后)/bæk/ to look for(寻找)/lʊk fɔː/ it. Yuki picked it up(把它捡起来)/pɪkt ɪt ʌp/ but did not take out(取出)/teɪk aʊt/ the money(钱)/ˈmʌni/ or cards(卡片)/kɑːdz/. What(什么)/wɒt/ should I(我)/aɪ/ do(做;处理)/duː/?” she asked her aunt(姨妈;姑妈)/ɑːnt/. They carried it to the nearby(附近的)/ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/ police(警方;警务)/pəˈliːs/ service(服务)/ˈsɜːvɪs/ desk.

An officer(工作人员;警员)/ˈɒfɪsə/ asked for(询问;要求)/ɑːskt fɔː/ the place and time of the discovery(发现)/dɪˈskʌvəri/. Yuki answered both questions. The officer opened(打开)/ˈəʊpənd/ the wallet with(和;带有)/wɪð/ Yuki watching. Inside(在里面)/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/ were some banknotes(纸币)/ˈbæŋknəʊts/, three coins(硬币)/kɔɪnz/, a bank(银行;银行的)/bæŋk/ card, a transport(交通)/ˈtrænspɔːt/ card, and a library(图书馆)/ˈlaɪbrəri/ card with the name(名字)/neɪm/ Han Mei. There(那里;有)/ðeə/ was no phone number or address(地址)/əˈdres/, so the officer could(能够;可能)/kʊd/ not call the owner(物主;失主)/ˈəʊnə/ directly(直接地)/dəˈrektli/.

According to(根据)/əˈkɔːdɪŋ tuː/ the library card, Han Mei used the local(当地的)/ˈləʊkl/ library. The officer communicated with(与……联系)/kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtɪd wɪð/ a library worker(工作人员)/ˈwɜːkə/, who(谁;……的人)/huː/ found a contact(联系电话;联系)/ˈkɒntækt/ number in the member record(记录)/ˈrekɔːd/. Ten minutes later(后来;之后)/ˈleɪtə/, a woman(女士;女人)/ˈwʊmən/ called the police desk. She said(说)/sed/ she had lost(丢失)/lɒst/ a brown wallet after(在……之后)/ˈɑːftə/ shopping at the market. “We are checking a wallet now. Please describe(描述)/dɪˈskraɪb/ yours before you come.”

Ms Han arrived and described three things. “The colour(颜色)/ˈkʌlə/ of my(我的)/maɪ/ bank card is red. There are two family photos(照片)/ˈfəʊtəʊz/ behind(在……后面)/bɪˈhaɪnd/ it, and I remember(记得)/rɪˈmembə/ putting three coins in the side pocket(口袋)/ˈpɒkɪt/.” The officer checked each detail(细节)/ˈdiːteɪl/ to be sure(确定的)/ʃʊə/. Everything(所有东西)/ˈevriθɪŋ/ was correct(正确的)/kəˈrekt/. What a relief(宽慰;轻松)/rɪˈliːf/ this is!” The wallet belonged to(属于)/bɪˈlɒŋd tuː/ her, so the officer gave it back(把它归还)/ɡeɪv ɪt bæk/.

Ms Han counted(数;清点)/ˈkaʊntɪd/ the money and found that everything was still there. She thanked(感谢)/θæŋkt/ Yuki for her honest(诚实的)/ˈɒnɪst/ choice(选择)/tʃɔɪs/ and for taking care of(照管)/ˈteɪkɪŋ keər əv/ the wallet. The wallet was returned to the correct person(人)/ˈpɜːsn/. Yuki had not needed to guess who the owner was; she had used a public(公共的)/ˈpʌblɪk/ service to return it safely(安全地)/ˈseɪfli/.