【读新闻学英语】3岁小孩把家长的毒品交给警察，这算坑妈还是保护自己？

A mum and her partner have been arrested after their 3-year-old girl handed a police officer a bag of drugs during a routine road check.

一名母亲和她的伴侣被捕了，因为警察在进行日常道路巡逻时，她3岁的女儿给了警方一袋毒品。

arrested：被捕

routine：常规

Police in New York stopped Scott Hill and Megan Karl in their 2000 Saturn after spotting that their young child was not properly secured in the back seat.But as police were running their checks, the toddler stunned officers when she reached under the seat and pulled out a bag of drugs, opening it before handing it to the police officer.

纽约警方让Scott Hill 和 Megan Karl停车，因为他们没有把小孩固定在后座上。当警方进行检查时，小孩从座位下方拿出一袋毒品，打开后递给了警察，这一举动把警方惊呆了。

toddler：幼儿

stunned：震惊了

According to police, the bag was filled with marijuana and a pipe.Police could also smell burning marijuana coming from inside the car.

据警方称，袋子里装满了大麻，还有一根烟管。警方还闻到了车内燃烧大麻的味道。

marijuana：大麻

The driver was found with an ashtray containing the butt ends of several marijuana cigarettes.

警方还发现司机有一个烟灰缸，里面装着几根大麻香烟的烟头。

ashtray：烟灰缸

cigarettes：香烟

Both adults were arrested for endangering the welfare of a child. The little girl was turned over to relatives, and Child Protective Services was notified.

两名成年人因为危害儿童福利而被捕。小女孩也被交给亲戚抚养，警方还通知了儿童保护服务机构。

endangering：危害

relatives：亲属