读者文摘:孩子举报父亲犯罪

After he got home from a trip to the car wash, a six-year-old in Massachusetts called 911 to report a crime.

从洗车店回来后，马萨诸塞州的一名六岁的小孩回家拨打了911报警电话。

The perpetrator was his father.

犯罪者是他的父亲。

The criminal act? Dad ran a red light. Even though he was ratted out by his own kid, the father talked his way out of a ticket.

犯罪？爸爸闯红灯了。尽管被自己的孩子揭发，但这位父亲还是以自己的一套说辞逃过了罚单。

A grandfather labeled his three-month-old grandson a terrorist¹.

一位祖父给他三个月大的孙子贴上恐怖分子的标签。

A question on the visa waiver to get into America asks Britons if they've ever engaged in "espionage², sabotage³ or genocide."

英国人免签证进入美国被问及是否从事“间谍、破坏或种族灭绝。”

In filling out the form for his grandson, Paul Kenyon inadvertently checked yes. After explaining the mess to the American embassy⁴,

保罗·肯扬在为他的孙子填写表格时，无意中签下了“是”。在向美国大使馆解释后，

some Kenyon family members missed their flight to Orlando because they had to wait for the baby's visa to arrive in the mail.

凯尼恩的家人错过了飞往奥兰多的航班，因为他们不得不等待孩子的签证邮件。

1 terrorist   

n.恐怖主义者，恐怖分子

参考例句：

• Without the gun,I'm a sitting duck for any terrorist.没有这支枪，我就成了恐怖分子下手的目标了。
• The district was put on red alert during a terrorist's bomb scare.这个地区在得到恐怖分子炸弹恐吓后作了应急准备。

2 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

3 sabotage   

n.怠工，破坏活动，破坏；v.从事破坏活动，妨害，破坏

参考例句：

• They tried to sabotage my birthday party.他们企图破坏我的生日晚会。
• The fire at the factory was caused by sabotage.那家工厂的火灾是有人蓄意破坏引起的。

4 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。