A person used to transport drugs or contraband2 from one place to another.
被用来从一地到另一地运送毒品或违禁品的人。
例句:
Security officials in airports are finding an astounding3 number of people who are being used as mules4.
机场的安检职员发现数目十分庞大的旅客充当贩运私货的人。
organized crime 集团犯罪
A term used to describe underworld societies such as the Mafia who deal in crimes such as gambling5, narcotics6, and prostitution.
黑手党之类的黑社会组织所进行的犯罪,如赌博、贩毒、卖淫等活动。
例句:
This company is associated with an east-coast organized syndicate.
这家公司同东海岸的一个犯罪集团有联系。
parole 假释
A conditional7 release of an offender8 from confinement9 before the expiration10 of his or her sentence. The offender is usually placed under the guidance of a parole officer.
囚犯在服刑期满前有条件地释放出来,但需要置 于假释官的督导之下。
例句:
The victim's family is nervous that the offender is up for parole.
受害者家属非常紧张,由于罪犯马上获得假释。
penitentiary11 监狱,劳改所
A maximum-security facility designed to detain prisoners serving long sentences.
例句:
Lee is serving his sentence down at the penitentiary.
李正在监狱服刑。
perjury12 伪证
The crime of willingly giving false information while under oath.
在法庭上立誓之后故意提供不真实证词的犯罪行为。
例句:
If you lie while you are under oath, you can be found guilty of perjury.
假如立誓之后还说谎,你可能被判伪证罪。
pickpocket13 扒手
A thief who is skilled in stealing items from other people's pockets.
擅于从其他人口袋里偷取物品的窃贼。
例句:
I had my wallet stolen by a pickpocket while I was on the subway.
今天乘地铁时我的钱包让扒手偷了