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nullCriminal ActsCriminal ActsCorruption, immorality, injustice, and sin are terrible– but also terribly exciting. Discuss crime after listening to stories about it in Criminal Acts.Warming upWarming upWhat will be decided after the interview? How long has the man been in prison? Why do you think people commit crimes?nullW: Please, take a seat. Do you know why you’re here? M: You’re gonna interview me for a job, right? W: I don’t think this is a good time for jokes. The board in front of you is going to make a decision as to whether you should be released from prison and allowed to return to society. I will ask you some questions, and it is in your best interests to take this interview seriously and answer honestly. Don you understand? M: I do.nullW: Fine. You have how served 15 years of your 20-year sentence and you may be eligible for early release. However, there is a procedure to follow and your present attitude must be taken into consideration. How do you feel about returning to society? M: Ma’am? W: What will you do if you’re released? M: If I am released? Don’t worry, ma’am. I expect to keep my nose clean. I’m going to go straight. I’m no longer a danger to society, I promise. That’s the honest truth.Short conversationsShort conversations1. W: A quick look at the books has shown a discrepancy. I’m afraid someone is stealing from the company. M: Stealing? Here? Nonsense! I’m sure everyone here is honest. You must’ve made a mistake! Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?null2. W: How can you afford such nice things on your salary? Something fishy is going on here. M: OK. I’ll come clean with you. But you can’t tell anyone, OK? I’ve found a way getting some money from one of the funds. Q: What can we know from the conversation?null3. M: These cars are very nice, but I don’t think we can get them out of the country without paying a lot of money to the government. W: Don’t worry. We’ll need to give some money to the customs people so they’ll look the other way, then we’ll be all right. Q: What is the woman planning to do?null4. M: Stealing just is wrong and it isn’t worth it, and you must promise me that you will never do it again. Don’t you know the trouble you could land in? W: Yeah, I’m sorry, Dad. I don’t know what I was thinking. And I promise I’ll never do it again. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?null5. M: Hey, did you hear the news? Seems bygone of the big company presidents stole company funds and ran off to the Caribbean. W: This happens so often these days. And you know what? He’ll probably get away with it. I’m so fed up seeing rich people do whatever they want. Q: What is the woman tired of seeing?null6. W: What do you think? Should police be allowed to carry guns on the streets when they’re on patrol? M: That’s a tough one. On one hand, the police could make a mistake and kill an innocent person. But on the other hand, if criminals have guns…! Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?null7. M: Fifty rounds of bullets were fired into a truck thought to be carrying drugs, but it was actually only carrying bicycles. W: Oh dear, that’s incredible! I hope no one was hurt? Were the people responsible caught? Q: What are the speakers talking about? null8. M: Did you see the training video? It should show you everything you need to know about policing the border. W: I saw it. But it’s not enough. Shouldn’t I have more training for dealing with people trying to cross illegally? Q: What does the woman want?null9. W: Police tracked the man down and linked him to a bank account in Switzerland, where he’d hidden the stolen money. M: Actually, there was more than one account -- £150million in Spain, £270 million in France, £325 in Italy, and £680 million in Switzerland. Q: How much money did the thief hide in France?null10. M: Listen, yeah, I know you could turn me in and tell people I’ve been stealing money. But if you don’t, I’ll make sure you get a cut. W: Extra money could help in sending my kids to college and caring for my parents, but I can’t do it. I won’t sleep easy and why should you get away with it, anyway? Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?Understanding a long conversationUnderstanding a long conversationQuestions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.What are the speakers talking about? Why does the woman think the man is cheap? What does the man think about the woman? What can be inferred from the conversation? What is the probable relationship between the speakers? nullM: What’s this money for? Are you trying to bribe me? W: What does it look like? M: It looks like $5. Do you really think that I can be bribed so cheaply? W: Well, let’s go over this. Yes, you caught me with my hand in the till. Fine. Oh, and yes, you could fire me and turn me in to the police. But it’s really your fault, you know. My salary was so low. What did you think I was going to do? I had to top it up. So now you ask me if I think you’re cheap enough to take a $ 5 bribe? You know what? Yeah, I kinda do.nullM: You’re insane. W: Mr. Thompson, I’ve been pushed to the edge, and if I’m going down, I’m going to take someone down with me. How about you, are you ready to take the plunge? M: What’s that mean? W: I’m not only thief in the company. I’ve got computer records that prove you’ve been stealing as well. So, how about you go ahead and call the cops? M: OK. OK. W: You’re going to take that $5 now? M: Yeah, I’ll take it.Understanding a passageUnderstanding a passage1. What is the speaker talking about? 2. What is the relationship between crime and punishment? 3. What can be inferred from the speaker? 4. According to the speaker, which of the following people will be treated most severely? 5. What does the speaker think about the different methods of law enforcement?nullnullnullSome people complain about what they see as hypocrisy in society. White- collar criminals, people who commit business crimes, are punished less severely than are blue-collar criminals, people who commit crimes such as assault and mugging. I, however, think there is a sensible reason for the difference.nullA reason for differential treatment might be the fact that, all other things being equal, criminal penalties tend to be more related to the degree of physical force or violence involved than to the monetary loss. Because white- collar crimes are usually committed by people with opportunities that do not require violence, they are far less likely to get severe penalties. For example, some who mugs a victim on the street by threatening to knife him is very like to be punished with a more severe sentence than an inside trader who cheats shareholders out of million dollars. This doesn’t seem so wrong to me. Understanding a radio programUnderstanding a radio programA H C F E D nullAtlanta, Georgia, a terrorist bomb explodes in Centennial Olympic Park, killing one woman, and injuring hundreds. North Cardwell, New Jersey, an advertising executive is killed when he opens a mysterious package which explodes in his hands. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a powerful blast destroys the federal building, claiming 168 lives. In all three cases, it’s a race against time, as an elite division of the FBI known as the Explosives Unit attempts to catch the mad bombers before they strike again. FBI’s Explosives Unit is a part of the FBI laboratory. It does the forensic examination of bomb components, unexploded bombs. They also do residue analysis of the explosives that are used in bombs. nullExplosives examiner, Donald Sachtleben, agreed to take us inside one of the nation’s most secretive crime-fighting laboratories. Here, this team of highly trained technicians and forensic scientists carefully combs through evidence, searching for any clues that will help the FBI capture a bomber. In Atlanta, the search for answers begins at ground zero, the scene of the Olympic bombing where every step is fraught with danger. At any crime scene, you have to assume that there could be other devices there what we call secondary devices or booby traps. Um, we’ve seen that recently in some of the bombings around the Atlanta and Birmingham areas. nullIn Atlanta, agents are sifting through the rubble of an abortion clinic bombing when suddenly, a secondary device explodes. Miraculously, no one is killed. But seven people are injured, including several federal agents. But in the aftermath of the Olympic bombing, investigators rely on surprisingly common technology to search for deadly booby traps. The most effective tool that we have is the X-Ray, the portable X-Ray. We can actually go up to a package and with remote technique, we can put the X-Ray down, X-Ray the package and see whether or not it’s a hazard. HomeworkHomeworkTask 1 D C B A A nullW: Recently quite a few government officials have been arrested for taking bribe. M: Yes, that’s true. But did you hear that many others have a chance to save themselves? W: No. How? M: Well, from last year, cities, including Marseilles, Nantes, Paris and Calais, have introduced a new system to combat corruption. They opened a so-called “anticorruption account”. W: How does that work? nullM: It’s for officials who have taken bribes. They are able to anonymously deposit money equivalent to the amount of the bribe they accepted. This has to be done within a given time, though. Then they can get receipts that may give them immunity from certain type of prosecution. The bribes can have been cash, presents or securities, anything worth more than 100 francs. W: Does that mean the officials’ penalty may be reduced if they’re found to have been involved in a bribery scandal? Even if they are found out later? M: Yes. Getting the receipt will usually mean they stay out of trouble. W: I wonder how many officials have used this account. M: Actually, the “anti-corruption account” in Nantes alone received deposits that totaled more than 400,000 francs. Task 2Task 2 What is the passage about? C Who told people of the bribing of I.O.C. members? B What power does the I.O.C. Have? C What is the US Olympic Committee doing? A What can be inferred from the passage? DnullThe International Olympic Committee awarded Salt Lake City the 2002 Winter Olympics by a big majority. It seemed that its persistent determination had paid off. But because of a leak by a dissatisfied employee of the local organizing committee to a Salt Lake TV station, the Salt Lake City Olympic organizers are suspected of bribing the I.O.C. members. It is the I.O.C. members who decide where the next Olympic will take place. So far, four groups – the I.O.C., the US Olympic Committee, the Justice Department and the Utah Ethics Committee have begun to investigate the mess. nullSome members of the local organizing committee do not intend to make excuses, but are expressing their regrets instead. “Obviously, we did break the rules, ” says Ken Bullock, one of the organizers. He points out that the pressure on a bidding city to be friendly and generous can be intense, and Salt Lake City was hardly the first to bribe the I.O.C. “The I.O.C. allowed this to happen, ” says Bullock. Task 3Task 3impeach scandal gambling Representatives accusations procedures opposition resigned as Secretary of Social Welfare and urged the president to resign. five economic advisers to the President have resigned. the Judicial committee and Economic Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives.nullEver since Philippine President Joseph Estrada was accused in October of accepting huge bribes, opposition pressure on him to reign has increased rapidly. On November 13, the House of Representatives voted to impeach him and declared he would face trial in the Senate. The bribery scandal broke at a press conference on October 9. At the press conference, Governor Luis Singapore of Ilocos Sur Province accused Estrada of illegally taking US $8 million in bribes from a gambling operation and getting US $2.7 million in tobacco taxes from that province. The Philippine House of Representatives reacted quickly. On October 18, 41 members put forward an act of impeachment against the President, listing many accusations of corruption, bribery, and using his office for personal gain. nullThe House of Representatives formally started impeachment procedures on October 23. Meanwhile, the opposition has pushed for him to resign. On October, 12, current vice-President Gloria M. Arroyo resigned as Secretary of Social Welfare and urged the president to resign. Since then, the Sectary of Trade and Industry, the director-general of Grain Administration, and five economic advisers to the President have resigned. And more than 40 members of the congress of Estrada’s own party have announced that they would withdraw from the party, including the chairmen of Senate and the House of Representatives, and the chairmen of the Judicial Committee and Economic Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives. With such important members of the government and congress having transferred their allegiance, the opposition has been emboldened to organized large-scale mass rallies to ask the President to step down.nullimmorality: The quality or condition of being immoral. 道德败坏; 不道德的状态或性质 sin: A transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate. 罪孽; 违犯宗教或道德律令，尤指故意地 nulleligible: Qualified or entitled to be chosen: 合格的; 有资格或有权力被选中的 keep my nose clean: 行为检点，不作违法的事 nulldiscrepancy: Divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference. 矛盾，不相符不符合或不一致，如在事实和宣称之间；差异 nullfishy: Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor (气味、名声).象鱼的；在味道或气味上象鱼的或含有鱼味的 Cold or expressionless: 冷冰冰的或无表情的： Inspiring doubt or suspicion: 怀疑的或引起猜疑的：nullbygone: n. One, especially a grievance, that is past: 过去的事, 尤指委屈 The two boys agreed to let bygone be bygone and make friend again. 两个孩子决定捐弃前嫌，重新做朋友。 nullpatrol: The act of moving about an area especially by an authorized and trained person or group, for purposes of observation, inspection, or security. 巡逻，巡视 innocent: Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless: 清白的; 不被罪恶、恶意或恶行所沾污的；无罪的nullturn in:拐入,上床睡觉,上缴,出卖,把...向内折,告发,作出,取得 get a cut: cut = share, part nullbribe: Something, such as money or a favor, offered or given to a person in a position of trust to influence that person‘s views or conduct.贿赂; 用来提供或给予某有地位的人以影响其观点或行为的物体，如钱或好处 till: To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate 耕作; 通过耕耙为种植庄稼准备（土地）；准备（土地）耕种 (商店)铁柜, 放钱的抽屉, 备用现金, 冰渍 have one‘s fingers in the till 在自己工作的店铺里偷钱 top it up: 加满 nullinsane: Of, exhibiting, or afflicted with insanity 精神病的; 精神错乱的，显示出或受精神病折磨的 Very foolish; absurd; ridiculous; crazy; mad; nut; 蠢极的; 非常愚蠢的；荒唐的： plunge: To cast suddenly, violently, or deeply into a given state or situation 使突然陷入; 突然地、猛烈地或深深地投进一种特定的状态或情形 nullhypocrisy: The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.虚伪，伪善; 宣扬自己并没有的信仰，感情或品质；假装 assault: A violent physical or verbal attack.攻击，抨击; 武力或口头上的攻击 mug: n. A thug; a hoodlum.恶棍，暴徒 v. To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob袭击; 为偷窃而威胁或殴打某人 nullpenalty: A punishment established by law or authority for a crime or an offense 惩罚，刑罚，处罚; 由法律或权力当局制订的对罪犯或犯法行为的惩罚 nullelite: [ei’li:t] A group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status精英，杰出人物具有超人的智力、社会、或经济地位的一群或一类人或这群或这类人中的一员 forensic: Relating to, used in, or appropriate for courts of law or for public discussion or argumentation. 法庭的，论争的; 与法庭或公众论争有关的 forensic examination 司法鉴定 residue: The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part 残留物; 被去掉某些或某一部分的某物的剩余部分 nullcomb through：梳理，清理 ground zero： The target of a projectile, such as a missile or bomb. 爆破目标:投弹中的目标,如导弹或炸弹 fraught: Filled with a specified element or elements; charged 伴随着…的; 饱含某特定成分或诸多成分的；充满…的 booby trap: A concealed, often explosive device that is triggered by an unsuspecting victim when a harmless-looking object is touched. 诡雷; 一种伪装起来的通常有爆炸性的装置，当一个没有疑心的牺牲品碰到一个看似无害的东西时便被引发 booby: A person regarded as stupid傻瓜 nullsift: To put (flour, for example) through a sieve or other straining device in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 筛分; 将（如面粉）放入筛子或其它过滤装置中以便把精细的颗粒从粗颗粒中分离出来 rubble:毛石, 粗石, 碎石; 卵石; 碎砖, 瓦砾 abortion: Induced termination of pregnancy and expulsion of an embryo or fetus that is incapable of survival. 堕胎促使怀孕的停止和无法存活的胚胎或胎儿排出 aftermath: A consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune 后果; 结果，尤指灾难或不幸事件的后果 remote technique: 遥控技术 hazard: A chance; an accident机会；偶发事件 A chance of being injured or harmed; danger: 意外，危险nullethics: A set of principles of right conduct 伦理，伦理观; 一套道德原则 nullbidding: A demand that something be done; a command 命令做某事的命令；一道命令 A request to appear; a summons吩咐；召唤 Bids considered as a group, as at an auction or in card games 出价或叫牌作为一群体的出价，如在拍卖会或在牌戏中 nullimpeach: To make an accusation against控告，告发 scandal: A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society:丑闻; 带来不光彩或触犯社会道德标准的公开事件 gambling:赌博 nullthe Senate: An assembly or a council of citizens having the highest deliberative and legislative functions in a government, specifically最高的立法机构在政府中拥有最高审议和立法功能的公民的议会或理事会，参议院; 美国议会的上院 judicial: Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice 法庭的，司法的 nullMarseilles:马赛(法国东南部港市), 马赛布 Nantes:南特[法国西部港市] Calais:加来(法国北部港市) nullanonymously: Having an unknown or unacknowledged name 匿名地，姓氏不明地；姓名不被知道或不被认识地 receipt：A written acknowledgment that a specified article, sum of money, or shipment of merchandise has been received 证据; 表明证实某具体物件、钱款或商业货物已接到的书面证据;收条, 收据 immunity: Inherited, acquired, or induced resistance to infection by a specific pathogen免疫力遗传的、后天的或诱发的对特定的病原感染的抵抗能力 Exemption from normal legal duties, penalties, or liabilities, granted to a special group of people豁免权 prosecution: The institution and conduct of a legal proceeding 检举; 一个法律诉讼程序的设立和执行nullarmed robbery ：武装抢劫 arson ： 纵火 assassin ： 暗杀 blackmail ： 敲诈，勒索 black market ： 黑市 bootlegging ： 贩卖违禁品, 走私 bribery ： 行贿受贿 bug ： 窃听 burglary ： 入室盗窃 child abuse ： 虐待儿童 con artist ： 行骗高手 con game ： 骟局 domestic violence ： 家庭暴力 drug abuse ： 吸毒 drunk driving ： 酒后驾驶 embezzlement ： 贪污 first-degree murder ： 一级谋杀案 homicide ： 他杀 forgery ：伪造 gamble ： 赌博 gang ： 黑帮 hijack ： 劫持 hit-and-run ：肇事逃逸 money laundering ： 洗钱 perjury ： 伪证 pickpocket ： 扒手 prison break ： 越狱 nullnullnullnull