day 114theft and fraud
unit 15 · law and rightstheft and fraud
Recognise the classic scams and talk about theft and robbery, in the news or in films, and add “not to mention …” with 更不用说……了.
today’s words
- 盗 dào · to steal
- 盗窃 dàoqiè · to steal (formal)
- 贼 zéi · thief; sly
- 强盗 qiángdào · robber, bandit
- 抢劫 qiǎngjié · to rob
- 抢夺 qiǎngduó · to snatch, seize
- 劫 jié · to rob; a disaster
- 劫持 jiéchí · to hijack
- 挟持 xiéchí · to hold (someone) under duress
- 绑架 bǎngjià · to kidnap
- 人质 rénzhì · hostage
- 赎 shú · to redeem, ransom
- 敲诈 qiāozhà · to blackmail, extort
- 讹诈 ézhà · to extort (on a false pretext)
- 欺诈 qīzhà · fraud; to defraud
- 诈骗 zhàpiàn · to swindle, scam
- 受骗 shòupiàn · to be cheated, be taken in
- 冒充 màochōng · to pose as
- 假冒 jiǎmào · to counterfeit, fake
- 伪造 wěizào · to forge
- 造假 zàojiǎ · to fake, falsify
- 走私 zǒusī · to smuggle
- 毒品 dúpǐn · illegal drugs
- 吸毒 xīdú · to take drugs
- 赌博 dǔbó · to gamble
- 流氓 liúmáng · hooligan, lout
- 团伙 tuánhuǒ · gang
- 同伙 tónghuǒ · accomplice
- 勾结 gōujié · to collude
- 窃取 qièqǔ · to steal (data, secrets)
- 偷窥 tōukuī · to peep, spy on
- 失踪 shīzōng · to go missing
- 受害 shòuhài · to be harmed, fall victim
- 受害人 shòuhàirén · victim
- 无辜 wúgū · innocent
sentences
- 接到陌生电话，要小心诈骗。 · Watch out for scams when a stranger calls.
- 骗子冒充警察打电话，说要逮捕她。 · The scammer phoned pretending to be the police and said he was going to arrest her.
- 很多老人在网上受骗，骗子很难追踪。 · Many elderly people get cheated online, and the scammers are hard to track down.
- 电影里，一架飞机被劫持了。 · In the film, a plane is hijacked.
- 学校请警察来讲吸毒的危害。 · The school invited the police to talk about the dangers of drugs.