"But why (но почему)," demanded (спросил) the puzzled judge (сбитый с толку судья) of the burglar (у грабителя) standing before (стоящего перед /ним/), "did you break into (вы влезали в; to break - ломать) the same store three nights running? (один и тот же магазин три ночи подряд; to run - бежать; здесь - следовать)"
"Well, Judge, it's like this (это было так)," was the reply (был ответ). "I picked out a dress for my wife (я взял: «подобрал, подцепил» платье для моей жены; to pick - выбирать, подбирать, отбирать) and I had to change it twice (а затем мне пришлось поменять его дважды)."


"But why," demanded the puzzled judge of the burglar standing before, "did you break into the same store three nights running?"
"Well, Judge, it's like this," was the reply. "I picked out a dress for my wife and I had to change it twice."

I picked out a dress for my wife and I had to change it twice.