1、Scammers for frauding surgical mask are arrested by HongKong force香港口罩防疫物资诈骗案今日结案Police have warned the public to be aware 1 scammers（骗子）offering surgical masks online after receiving complaints from more than 100 people 2 say they were cheated out of more than HK$500,000 in the past few weeks.“Sinc
2、e late January this year, there have been scammers making fraudulent（欺诈）claims through online shopping platforms 3 (advertise) surgical masks for sale, taking advantage of Hong Kongs tight supply,” a police statement read, 4 (add) that scammers 5 (typical) disappear after receiving prepayments.Accor
3、ding to the statement, the officials 6 (receive) 109 relevant reports, worth a total of HK$580,000 (US$75,000), by February 5.Six men and two women have been arrested（逮捕）for obtaining property by deception, with one charged so far. Police said they believed more arrests were likely.The news came 7 p
4、anicked（慌张的）Hongkongers have thronged dispensaries across the city looking for protective gear, amid a regional shortfall（短缺）created by the deadly coronavirus outbreak.Several district councillors on Sunday said they had been flooded with complaints about mask scams, with about 1,000 people 8 (appro
5、ach) them for help, saying they had been scammed out of more than HK$800,000. Nearly half that total came from a single case (involve) 700 victims, the councillors said.Police urged online shoppers 9 (find) out more about sellers credibility（信誉）before conducting online 10 (transaction), and to stick
6、 to online trading systems with identity authentication（权威性）to reduce the chance of being swindled.（节选自South China Morning Post）答案：1.of2.who/that3.advertising4.adding5.typically 6.have received 7.as8.approaching 9.to find 10.transactions单词：complaints /kmplent/ express a dissatisfaction with a situat
7、ion. 怨言; 投诉 例句：Theres been a record number of complaints about the standard of service.已有对服务水准的创纪录数量的投诉。scammer /skm/ a person who perpetrates a scam 诈骗犯; 骗子例句：Dar didnt go for that option, however, because there was no guarantee the scammer would return the page once paid.Dar 没有选择那么做，然而，是因为无法保证诈骗者在
8、拿到钱以后能使页面正常。gear /r/ The gear involved in a particular activity is the equipment or special clothing that you use. (用于特定活动的) 设备、服装例句：About 100 officers in riot gear were needed to break up the fight. 大约需要100名配备防暴装备的警官来结束那场斗殴。语法详解：Several district councillors on Sunday said they had been flooded with
9、 complaints about mask scams, with about 1,000 people 8 (approach) them for help.分析句子结构可知，句中存在谓语动词had been flooded，“with+宾语+宾语补足语”是固定结构表明伴随状态，因此此处使用approach的非谓语动词形式approaching。译文：警方警告公众，提防骗子在网上提供手术口罩，此前有一百多人投诉，称他们在过去几周内被骗走了超过50万港元。警方声明说：“自今年1月下旬以来，骗子利用在线购物平台出售医用口罩，利用香港紧张的供应量进行欺诈性索赔，”他补充说，骗子通常会在收到预付款后消失。根据声明，截至2月5日，该部队已收到109份相关报告，总值580,000港元（75,000美元）。六男两女因欺骗手段获得财产而被捕，迄今已被起诉。警方说，他们相信可能会有更多人被捕。消息传出之际，冠状病毒爆发导致恐慌的香港人挤满了整个城市的药房，以寻求防护装备。几名区议员周日表示，他们收到很多的对口罩诈骗的投诉，约有1000人向他们求助，称他们被骗走的金额超过80万港元。议员们说，近一半来自一宗涉及700名受害者的案件。警方敦促在线购物者在进行在线交易之前，应进一步了解卖家的信誉，并坚持使用带有身份认证的在线交易系统，以减少被骗的机会。
