犯罪術(shù)語大全及英語口語講解 第6講

con artist 行騙高手

A person who is skilled at convincing others of believing in fraudulent schemes.

擅于蒙騙并使人進(jìn)入騙局的人。

例句:Bob makes his living as a con artist.

鮑勃是位行騙高手，并以行騙為生。

con game 騙局

Any fraudulent scheme

任何騙人的把戲。

例句:My grandparents got burned in a con game.

我的祖父母曾上過騙子的當(dāng)。

convict 囚犯

A person found guilty of a felony and confined in a prison.

被判有重罪并羈于獄中的人。

例句:Mr. Welch is an ex-convict.

韋爾奇先生從前是囚犯。

counterfeit 偽造

To illegally reproduce a copy of money, postage stamps, bonds, etc.

非法印造錢幣、郵票、證券等。

例句:Police busted up a counterfeiting racket in Miami last week.

上周警方搗毀了邁阿密的一個偽造團(tuán)伙。

credit-card fraud 信用卡欺詐

The attempted use of a credit to obtain goods or services with the intention of avoidingpayment.

企圖使用信用卡獲取貨物或服務(wù)，并故意逃避付款。

例句:That woman is wanted in 5 states for credit-card fraud.

那位婦女因信用卡欺詐而被5個州通緝。

crime of passion 激情犯罪;沖動犯罪

Murder that resulted form the infidelity of a lover; Murder committed in the heat of rage.

由于情人的不忠而導(dǎo)致的謀殺;暴怒驅(qū)使的殺人行為。

例句:Crimes of passion seem to be popular material for TV infotainment programs.

沖動殺人似乎是娛樂性新聞節(jié)目受歡迎的題材。