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ESL Crime Part 2

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  • "to take the rap (for sb)" = ?
    to accept responsibility for actions you either did not commit or did not entirely commit on your own (替某人)负责任/接受惩罚
  • quid pro quo
    交換條件 -- I do sth for you to get sth from you.
  • How old do you need to be to purchase a handgun in the USA?
    21
  • Give an example of reckless endangerment.
    Examples: throwing rocks off of a bridge, drag racing, shooting a gun in a crowd...
  • fraud
    stealing another's identity to carry out acts detrimental to that person
  • cat call
    something someone says/verbalizes to get another's attention. Often sexual in nature.
  • "to fess up" = ?
    to admit for one's mistakes 承认错误
  • A state with an exceptionally high property theft rate...
    Washington (WA)... AK, NM, AR, LA, SC also acceptable.
  • What is the most likely reason for you to try drugs/alcohol/smoking for the first time?
    peer pressure (academic pressure or family pressure can be accepted, too)
  • truancy
    the act of skipping out on / not attending class and/or school.
  • kleptomania
    impulsive stealing OUT OF THE NEED TO PROFIT/GAIN.
  • (True/False) 48% of high schoolers (USA) earning D’s or F’s currently use marijuana.
    True!
  • The most important self-defense tactic is...
    Avoid / Avoidance
  • "Sb.犯了个大罪" in English...?
    "Sb. committed a big crime." *to commit a crime*
  • marijuana
    weed, Mary J; an herb used for medicinal and recreational purposes that induces a relaxed and generally happy state...
  • "doing time" = ?
    A person is in jail for X amount of time.
  • "to go straight" = ?
    to see the error of one's ways and to correct them / to stop being a criminal; 变好了
  • (True/False) 10% of high schoolers (USA) earning A’s currently use marijuana.
    True!
  • What is a good reason to skip class?
    being sick, emergency, death...