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。