Don’t Talk to Strangers!

暑假來臨了，同學們在愉快玩耍的同時也要注意個人安全，警惕身邊的危險。比如新聞中報道，人販子會通過“假冒熟人”“利用善心”“寵物引誘”等計謀來拐騙兒童。為了提高大家的安全意識，江蘇省揚中市外國語小學精心編演了一出英語劇。劇中的主人公曉梅就差點中了人販子的伎倆，這可怎么辦呢？我們一起去看看吧。

Narrator： One evening， the family gathered in the living room.

Dad： Sweetheart， how was your day at school today？ Learn anything new？

Xiao Mei： Pretty good， dad. Our teacher taught us a lot about personal safety（個人安全）. She said we shouldn’t trust strangers（陌生人） easily.

Dad： What else？

Xiao Mei： Don’t talk to strangers and don’t drink water or eat food from strangers.

Mum： That’s right， my dear. Stick these in your mind（牢牢記住它們）！

Xiao Mei： OK， mum.

Narrator： The next day， as Xiao Mei walked home from school， she saw someone following her.

Liu Wei： Hey， Xiao Mei， could you help me find my pet dog？ It’s gone！

Xiao Mei： Sorry， I won’t talk to strangers.

Liu Wei： Well， I’m not a stranger. I’m Liu Wei. We are neighbors（鄰居）！ I’m friends with your mum and dad.

Xiao Mei： But I shouldn’t go with strangers.

Liu Wei： My dog is my best friend. It’s just a puppy. I’m really worried. And I’m not a stranger， I’m your neighbor！

Xiao Mei： Alright， let me help you find your dog. What’s its name？

Liu Wei： Xiao Bai. It’s very cute and fluffy（毛茸茸的）！Let’s look for it together.

Xiao Mei： Xiao Bai！ Where are you？

Liu Wei： Xiao Bai！ Where are you？ Look over there， what’s in the hallway（樓道）？ Let’s go and have a look.

Xiao Mei： Sure. If we find Xiao Bai， can I play with it for a while？

Liu Wei： Of course you can， you’re its heroine（女英雄）！

Narrator： As soon as they entered the hallway， Liu Wei grabbed（抓住）Xiao Mei.

Liu Wei： Go inside！

Xiao Mei： What are you doing？！ Let go of me（放開我）！

Liu Wei： Stop shouting！ No one will hear you.

Xiao Mei： You are a bad person. You don’t have any dogs. You’re not my neighbor！

Liu Wei： That’s right. Don’t you know not to talk to strangers？

Xiao Mei： You’re a big liar！

Liu Wei： You’re too noisy. Shut up and take the pill， or I will kill you at once！

Xiao Mei： Ok， I’ll listen to you. Could you please not kill me？ （pretends to swallow） Look， I’ve already swallowed it down. Oh， no， why am I so sleepy？ （pretends to fall asleep）

Narrator： It was dark outside， but Xiao Mei still hasn’t come home yet. Something must have happened！

Dad： Where is Xiao Mei？ She hasn’t come back yet.

Mum： I don’t know， either. Let’s go out and look for her！

Dad and Mum： Xiao Mei！ Xiao Mei！ Where are you？

Dad： Excuse me， have you seen this girl before？

Passerby： Sorry， no.

Dad： Hello， have you seen this girl before？

Security Guard（保安）： Hiss... Yes， she carries a white schoolbag. Right？

Dad： Yes， yes！

Security Guard： There was a man walking next to her. It seemed like they were looking for something.

Dad： What？！

Mum： My daughter is in danger！

Dad： Call the police right now！

Narrator： After looking at the security camera videos（監控錄像）， the police found Liu Wei’s hiding place.

Mum： Is it... here？ I can’t imagine what has happened to my daughter！

Dad： She must be fine. We need to trust the police...

Mum： Look！ Is that Xiao Mei？

Dad： Yes！ It’s our daughter！ Xiao Mei， are you OK？

Xiao Mei： Dad， mum， I thought I would never see you again！

Mum： Don’t be afraid， sweetheart. The police have caught the bad guy. Everything’s fine now.

Xiao Mei： He wanted to drug（下藥） me.

Mum： What？！

Xiao Mei： But I didn’t take the pill. I hid it in my mouth and spat（吐） it out when he wasn’t looking.

Dad： You are very smart.

Mum： It was too dangerous. You must never go with strangers again， not even with the uncles or aunties you’ve met before！

Xiao Mei： Got it， mum. I’ve already learned the lesson. Bad people always make up（編造） lots of stories to trick us！Be careful！

（The end）