The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."
警方很能明白有人偷了我的信用卡,并提了好多钱。让他们相信”有人偷了我的魔剑“要难得多。
I ran across an old friend near the bank.
我在银行附近碰见老朋友。
We ran short of money.
我们缺钱了。
A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields, and over a hill.