psychiatric[,saɪkɪ'ætrɪk] 

adj. 精神病学的

A Texas man who allegedly stole an ambulance from a psychiatric hospital Thursday morning had a pretty simple explanation for his crime.
据称一德州男子周四早晨从精神病院偷走了一辆救护车。他犯罪的理由很简单。

Police said the man, who was described as being in his 60s, took the vehicle so he could buy fried chicken and cigarettes, according to KHOU.
 
根据KHOU新闻网消息，警方称该男子时年六十多岁，偷救护车去买炸鸡和香烟。

The ambulance was taken from Cypress Creek Hospital, a mental health facility in Houston, just after midnight.
 
救护车是从休斯顿一家精神健康机构柏树溪医院偷走的，当时刚过夜半。

The man, a former patient at the hospital, was likely able to steal the vehicle because it was left outside with its engine running, 6abc reported.
根据6abc新闻网消息，该男子曾是这家医院的病人。他能偷走救护车是因为车停在外面，引擎还开着。

Police were called around 2:30 a.m. Officers were able to electronically track the ambulance to a nearby gas station, where they found the man sitting in the vehicle with fried chicken and cigarettes.
凌晨2：30分左右，警方接到报警。警察在电子设备上追踪到，救护车驶向附近一家加油站。在那里，警方发现该男子坐在车里，拿着炸鸡和香烟。

The man had reportedly used the vehicle to run a number of errands, including a food stop at KFC. When asked why he stole the vehicle, he told police he needed a ride.
据报道，该男子用救护车跑了很多趟，包括去肯德基食品站。当被问到为何偷走救护车时，男子告诉警方他需要搭车。

KHOU reported that the man was taken into custody and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. His name has not been released.
KHOU新闻网报道，该男子已被拘留，被指控未授权使用车辆。他的名字还未公布。

The alleged ambulance theft wasn't the first crime this year to involve fast food cravings. 
 
这次救护车盗窃案不是今年第一起涉及想吃快餐的愿望的案子。

 

今日词汇

psychiatric[,saɪkɪ'ætrɪk] 

adj. 精神病学的

 

She's receiving psychiatric treatment.
她在接受精神病治疗。

 

A lot of us suffer from psychiatric disorders such as mania.
我们许多人患有躁狂症等精神疾病。

 

文中psychiatric hospital，指精神病医院。