Last week, one of our readers asked if I would shake things up a bit by posting a bank heist story. Welp, here it is. This story is on the upper end of “beginner” and the lower end of “intermediate”, so if you just came over to the beginner category, this one may be a challenge.
One sentence I want to call attention to, because it may be difficult to understand, even if you know the definition of each word: 再有两个人，就到他了。When we reach this sentence in the story, our protagonist is standing in line at the bank. So, this one means, “There were two more people ahead of him in line, then it was his turn.” The reason this is difficult is that it doesn’t say directly, “ahead of him in line” or “his turn”, those are implied.
Key vocab
银行 – yín háng – bank
警察 – jǐng chá – police
准备 – zhǔn bèi – to prepare; ready
面具 – miàn jù – mask
举起 – jǔ qǐ – to raise (up)
慢慢地 – màn màn de – slowly
口袋 – kǒu dài – pocket
办法 – bàn fǎ – method; way; solution
幸运 – xìng yùn – lucky; fortunate
幸运的抢劫犯
李明想抢这家银行，想了很多年。
他每天都来看。他知道银行几点开门，知道什么时候人多，知道警察多久能到。
今天，他准备好了。他写了一张纸：”把钱都给我。这是抢劫。”
十点钟，他走进银行，站在队里。他的手里拿着那张纸。
再有两个人，就到他了。
就在这个时候，门开了。一个男人跑了进来，戴着面具，手里有枪。
“不要动！这是抢劫！把钱放进包里！”
大家都举起了手。李明也举起了手。
他站在那里，看着那个男人。他等了这么多年，今天……今天来了别人？
窗口的女人把钱放进包里。很多钱。
拿枪的男人抓过包，跑向门口。
但是已经晚了。外面，警车到了。红色和蓝色的灯照进银行里。
“把枪放下！”
男人站住了。他看了看外面，慢慢地把枪放在地上。包也掉在了地上，就在李明的脚旁边。
警察进来，抓住了那个男人，把他带了出去。
银行里的人都在看外面。有人在哭，有人在打电话。没有人看李明。
李明看了看那个包。
他把手里的纸放进口袋，拿起包，慢慢地走出了银行。
没有人看他。
他走在路上，想：我想了很多年，都没有想到这个办法。
3 replies on “Short story: 幸运的抢劫犯 – The Lucky Robber”
Sincere thanks. A completely new flavour. I really enjoyed the read.
Keep those ideas coming!
Thanks for the lesson.