EnglishNews #16: Stealing Phones in London (B1-B2)
cat and mouse – kot i mysz (gra w kotka i myszkę)
…a game of cat and mouse between British police and gangs…
epidemic – epidemia
…responsible for an epidemic of phone snatching…
snatching – wyrywanie, kradzież przez szarpnięcie
…responsible for an epidemic of phone snatching…
e-bike – rower elektryczny
…often by thieves using high-powered e-bikes to target victims…
CCTV camera – kamera monitoringu
…using drones and London’s vast network of CCTV cameras…
hotspot – punkt zapalny, miejsce o wysokiej aktywności
…to target hotspots…
rife – powszechny, szeroko rozprzestrzeniony
Yeah, it’s rife at the moment…
undercover – tajny, pod przykrywką
We join an undercover unit that’s part of the hunt…
to cover one’s tracks – zatrzeć ślady
…officers explain how thieves cover their tracks…
tin foil – folia aluminiowa
…they will wrap tin foil tightly around the phone…
to transmit – transmitować, przesyłać
…which will then stop that phone being able to transmit signals…
petty theft – drobna kradzież
So, this isn’t petty theft…
to dismantle – rozebrać, zlikwidować (organizację)
There’s lots of work going on to see if we can dismantle these networks…
to pounce – rzucić się (na ofiarę)
…when a snatcher pounced…
to render inoperable – uczynić niezdatnym do użytku
…can be fully locked down, rendered inoperable…
EnglishNews #16: Stealing Phones in London (B1-B2)
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This neighborhood is a for drug-related crime.
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Corruption is in the local government.
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The police officer infiltrated the criminal organization.
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The criminal tried to by deleting all the emails.
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Wifi routers signals throughout your home.
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Police worked for years to the drug trafficking network.
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