An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening church service when she was  startled  by an intruder. She caught the  burglar  red-handed, and yelled, "Stop! Acts  2:38 (meaning, repent  and be baptized...)!"

　　The burglar stopped dead in his tracks. The woman then calmly called the police and explained what she had done.

　　As the officer cuffed the burglar, he asked, "Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you."

　　"Scripture?" replied the burglar, "I thought she said she had an axe and two　.38.

Key  words：

startle　（v.）驚嚇

intruder　（n.）闖入者

burglar　（n.）小偷、竊賊　click 發音  

red-handed　（adj.）現行犯的（被逮個正著）

Acts　（n.）聖經新約　使徒行傳

repent　（adj.）懺悔　click 發音    

cuff　（v.）用手拷拷起來

axe　（n.）斧

.38　（n）點零三八口徑的手槍