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【kaka礼节美语】187 庞氏骗局 2

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Ken早上在饮水器旁见到同事Dan和April，谈起公司首席财务官Jason Smith参与庞式骗局被抓起来的事情。Dan问罪名严不严重。

D: So ---1---?

A: He could end up serving a very long prison term. ---2---.

D: I actually met Jason at a cocktail party about a year ago. He seemed very charming and bright. I remember we had an interesting conversation and he was quite knowledgeable about Asian affairs.

A: Yeah, that sounds about right. Most of these kinds of tricksters are very charming...otherwise, ---3---?

April说，搞不好，Jason会坐很长时间的牢，因为现在法官对白领犯罪下手很重，白领犯罪在英文里叫 white collar crime. Dan 在一次 cocktail party 鸡尾酒会上见过Jason，对他印象不错，April觉得这很正常，因为这些人要是没有两下子，怎么能说服别人把自己的钱拿出来呢? to part with one's money 是把钱交出来的意思。

K: If someone told me I could get a 200% return on my investments, ---4---. I bet some of these people had a pretty good idea they were dealing with a Ponzi scheme.

A: Good point, but it's going to be hard to find evidence they knew about it beforehand.

D: So what happens to white collar criminals in America? Is there a special jail for them?

K: ---5---. People used to joke about how easy it was for them.

Ken怀疑参与庞式骗局的一些投资者其实是知情的，因为如果告诉他说有投资机会，百分之二百的回报，I'd smell a rat. 我一定会觉得可疑。Ken说，白领罪犯以前都是被送到 low or medium security prisons 安全级别中低水平的监狱，所以日子比较好过。

A: But more recently, ---6---.

K: If he is convicted, Jason will probably end up in a federal prison with hardcore offenders. He could be there for well over 10 years.

D: Wow...that's harsh.

K: Jason Smith says he is innocent, so we'll have to wait and see what the final verdict is. I'm just glad I didn't invest any of my money with him.

D: Me too!

A: Me three!

April解释说，但是近来，政府决定对白领犯罪加强处罚， to make an example of someone有杀一儆百的意思。Ken说，如果法庭判处 Jason 有罪的话，Jason 就可能会坐十年以上的大牢，而且是跟 hardcore offenders恶性犯罪分子关在一起。三个人都表示，幸好没有把自己的钱拿出来让 Jason 去投资。