Two Stolen Renoir Paintings Found in France

Police in France have recovered two stolen paintings by the famous French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Thieves took the valuable art from a museum in southern France last month. Local authorities announced that six people have been arrested in connection with the crime.

in connection with= 與……有關（常用於犯罪新聞中）

The robbery happened early in the morning on September 8. Two thieves cut through a fence, broke a window, and used an electric saw to cut through the frame clips. When the museum alarm sounded, police arrived five minutes later, forcing the thieves to flee. The robbers left two of the four stolen paintings in the museum garden.

cut through= 剪開、鋸斷或穿過

Police searched for the other two missing artworks for several weeks before finding them. The city mayor expressed great relief about the recovery, stating that the paintings are an important part of the city's history.

express relief= 表示如釋重負、表達寬慰

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文法整理

句型	意思
in connection with	與……有關（常用於犯罪新聞中）
cut through	剪開、鋸斷或穿過
express relief	表示如釋重負、表達寬慰

詞彙整理

單字	意思
recovered	（失物、失竊物等）尋回的；找回的
valuable	很有價值的；值得重視的
authorities	負責治理某個政治單位的政府機關或行政組織；當局
robbery	以暴力或暴力威脅的方式搶奪他人財物的行為。
flee	為了躲避危險或不愉快的事物而迅速離開；逃跑、逃離。
artworks	書籍、雜誌、報紙等印刷出版品中所使用的照片、插圖或其他視覺圖像。

延伸學習

•皮耶-奧古斯特·雷諾瓦（1841–1919）是法國著名的印象派畫家，以明亮的色彩與豐富的色彩層次描繪人物與風景著稱。
•新聞報導中常使用「recovered」（尋獲/找回）以及「in connection with」（與……有關）等正式的警政與法律用語。