day 73crime and safety

crime and safety

Talk about scams, theft and safety, and say indignantly that trouble has come knocking at your door: X到Y头上来了.

today’s words

• 偷 tōu · to steal; secretly
• 小偷儿 xiǎotōur · thief, pickpocket
• 骗子 piànzi · swindler, con artist
• 欺骗 qīpiàn · to deceive
• 上当 shàngdàng · to be taken in, fall for it
• 暴力 bàolì · violence
• 打击 dǎjī · to crack down on; blow
• 线索 xiànsuǒ · clue, lead
• 真相 zhēnxiàng · the truth, the real story
• 暴露 bàolù · to expose, reveal
• 牢 láo · firm, fast; prison
• 冲突 chōngtū · conflict; to clash
• 冲击 chōngjī · impact; to hit hard
• 混乱 hùnluàn · chaotic
• 未成年人 wèichéngniánrén · minor, under-18
• 自杀 zìshā · suicide
• 局 jú · bureau, office
• 公开 gōngkāi · public; to make public
• 公告 gōnggào · public notice, announcement
• 官方 guānfāng · official (source, side)
• 官员 guānyuán · official (person)
• 权力 quánlì · power, authority
• 机制 jīzhì · mechanism, system
• 体系 tǐxì · system
• 只顾 zhǐgù · be absorbed only in

sentences

• 小偷儿偷到警察头上来了，这下有名了。 · The thief went and robbed a police officer: now he’s famous.
• 他只顾玩手机，钱包被偷了都不知道。 · He was so absorbed in his phone he didn’t notice his wallet being stolen.
• 真相公开以后，网上的混乱才慢慢结束。 · Only once the truth was made public did the online chaos die down.
• 按照法规，这种暴力游戏不能卖给未成年人。 · Under the regulations, violent games like this can’t be sold to minors.
• 如果有人有自杀的想法，请马上帮他联系医生或者心理热线。 · If someone is thinking about suicide, help them contact a doctor or a support line straight away.