開口ABC 之 目擊證人

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Be brave! Hurry up to ABC Happy Express!
    勇敢點!快來"開口ABC"快樂快車吧!
    First One: I witnessed a kidnapping.
    This is very serious. It means that someone saw another person being forcefully taken away, usually in a car or van. Often a kidnapper will hold someone hostage and demand a ransom in exchange for the return of the kidnapped person.
    我目睹了一起綁架!這是一件非常嚴(yán)重的事情。它意味著某個人看見別人被硬塞進(jìn)小汽車或貨車,接著車便呼嘯而去。常常,綁架者會扣留人質(zhì)并索取贖金。
    Second One: Calm down.
    You may have noticed that foreigners tend to outwardly express their emotions more than Chinese. If a foreigner becomes very angry or nervous, he or she might start gesturing wildly or shouting. When this happens, the best thing to do is to politely say, "Please calm down sir/miss" and offer to try and help him/her.
    請鎮(zhèn)定!你可能注意到外國人比中國人更傾向于表達(dá)他們的情感。如果一個外國人非常生氣或非常緊張,他/她就會做出瘋狂的動作或者大喊大叫。這個時候,你的舉措就是有禮貌地說:"請鎮(zhèn)靜,先生/女士",并盡量幫助他/她。
    Third One: What happened?
    This is a great phrase to use when someone seems upset. Psychologists use this question a lot to help upset people relax. Allowing someone to vent a little and feel listened to is a great way to deal with tension and anxiety.
    出了什么事?當(dāng)某個人看起來很難過的時候,你就可以拋出這個一流的句子了。心理學(xué)家常常使用這個句子來幫助不安的人們放松下來。允許某人發(fā)泄一下,并讓他感覺到有人在傾聽,是消除緊張和焦慮的一個好方法。
    Fourth One: What do they look like?
    Creating a "profile" or description of the criminals involved in a crime can help police track down and arrest them. In America special sketch artists are trained to draw pictures based on a witnesses recollection of a criminal's face and broadcast on nationwide TV.他們是什么樣子的?針對犯案的罪犯勾畫出的"面部輪廓圖"或進(jìn)行的描述,有利于警察追蹤并緝拿罪犯。在美國,經(jīng)受過專門訓(xùn)練的素描畫家,能夠根據(jù)目擊者對罪犯臉部特征的描述還原圖像,并通過全國的電視播出通緝。
    Fifth One: Can you recognize him/her?
    In criminal cases this question is very important because having a witness that can correctly recognize the criminal helps convict the offender. However, witnesses often think they recognize the criminal when in fact they are looking at an innocent man. Sometimes witnesses will confuse movie characters with real events and describe the criminal as a famous movie star!
    你能認(rèn)出他/她來嗎?在犯罪案件中,這個問題非常得重要。因為有一個能夠正確認(rèn)出罪犯的人,可以幫助判定犯罪者是誰。然而,目擊者常常認(rèn)為他們認(rèn)出了罪犯,但事實上,他們看到的是無辜的人。有時候,目擊者也會把電影中的角色和現(xiàn)實事件中的人物搞混,把罪犯描述成一個的電影明星。