police brutality 警察暴力
The act of using excessive physical force by police or other law enforcement officers.
警察或其他执法人员过多使用体罚的行为。
例句：
The infamous Rodney King beating in L.A. showed the public at how rampant police brutality is.
发生在洛杉矶的不光彩的罗德尼?金毒打案向公众展示了警察暴行是多少猖狂。
police corruption 警察腐败
The misuse of police power in return for favors of gain.
警察滥用权力以换取好处和利益。
例句：
The mayor is working to put an end to police corruption in this city.
市长正致力于肃清本市的警察腐败。
pornoshop 色情商店
A shop or bookstore that sells pornographic materials.
出售色情物品的商店。
例句：
The local pornoshop has been shut down form selling materials to minors.
当地的色情商店因向未成年人出售色情物品而被关闭。
prison break 越狱
An escape from prison involving violence by one or more prisoners.
一个或多个囚犯使用暴力从监狱逃跑。
例句：
Two guards and two inmates were killed in a prison break in Texas, yesterday.
昨天在得克萨斯州发生一起越狱案，两名卫兵和两名囚犯被杀死。
property crime 财产犯罪
Auto theft, burglary, larceny, etc.
偷汽车、入室盗窃、偷盗等。
例句：
This section of town has been plagued with property crimes.
这个城区的财产犯罪很猖獗。
serial killer 系列命案的杀手，连环杀手
A murder who commits a series of killings, usually with distinct similarities in the murders.
制造多起命案的凶手，其作案手段通常有明显相似之处。
例句：
Doesn't it seems a little inappropriate to put serial killers on trading cards.
将系列命案的凶手印在商业卡片上是不是有些不合适？ |
