Police Officers

Police Officers. Written by Julie Harding. Illustrated by Charles Jordan.

警察 作者：朱莉·哈丁 绘者：查尔斯·乔丹

Introduction. Walk the streets of almost any country in the world, and you will probably see police officers. They help people and keep them safe. They help enforce laws. They patrol the streets. They control crowds. They protect property. And they solve crimes.

简介 走在世界上几乎任何一个国家的街道上， 你大概率都能看到警察。 他们帮助大家，保护大家的安全。 他们协助执法。 他们在街上巡逻。 他们维持人群秩序。 他们保护公私财物。 他们还侦破案件。

Becoming a police officer. If you want to be a police officer, you need to care about people. You have to want to help people. You have to solve problems. And you have to stay calm in difficult situations.

如何成为一名警察 如果你想当一名警察， 你得关心他人。 你得乐于助人。 你得会解决问题。 遇到困境时你还得保持冷静。

In many countries, police officers get training at special schools. These schools are called police academies. Police officers learn things at the academy that help them do their job. They learn about laws. They learn how to control people. They learn about the safe use of weapons. And they learn how to treat injuries.

在很多国家，警察要在专门的学校接受培训。 这些学校叫做警察学院。 警察在学院里学习履职所需的知识技能。 他们学习法律知识。 他们学习如何管控人员。 他们学习如何安全使用武器。 他们还学习如何处理伤情。

Police uniforms. In different countries, police officers wear different uniforms. The most common color for police uniforms is dark blue. But in some countries, the uniforms are tan or green.

警服 不同国家的警察，穿的警服也不一样。 警服最常见的颜色是深蓝色。 但有些国家的警服是黄褐色或绿色的。

Police officers wear many kinds of hats. Many police officers wear flat -topped hats with small bills. State troopers and forest rangers wear hats with wide brims. Some police officers wear helmets. Others wear hats that look like baseball caps.

警察戴的帽子种类很多。 很多警察戴带小帽檐的平顶帽。 州警和护林警戴宽檐帽。 有些警察戴头盔。 还有些警察戴类似棒球帽的帽子。