John could run fast indeed. Nobody else in his town could run as fast as he die. So John was very proud of it. One day a thief broke into his house, took something good and ran away as fast as he could. John ran after him,shouting,"Hey, stop!" But the thief ran even faster. John got so angry that he ran hardest. It was several miles away from his home. He was still running when he met a friend. "Why are you running so fast?" his friend asked. "I'm trying to catch a thief," answered John. "But where is the thied?" asked his friend. "Miles and miles behind!" said John.

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約翰確實(shí)跑得很快，城里的任何人都沒有他跑得快。約翰為此感到驕傲。一天一個(gè)小偷闖入他家，拿走一些好東西，然后盡快地逃跑了。約翰一遍追，一邊喊，“嘿，站住!”可是小偷跑得更快了。約翰氣得盡最大努力追他。已經(jīng)跑了離他家?guī)子⒗锪?，他還在跑，這時(shí)他遇到一個(gè)朋友。“你為什么跑得這么快啊!”朋友問。“我在盡力抓小偷。”“可是小偷在哪啊?”朋友問。“在我身后幾英里”，約翰答道。