犯罪类话题
Crime_犯罪行为 crimes
criminal acts misdeeds delinquency
juvenile delinquency 青少年犯罪 犯罪+犯罪率 commit a crime
the crime rate/incident犯罪率 rampant 猖獗的 the crime is rampant rampant violence
刑罚
lengthy jail terms
put sb. into the prison/jail
a penalty of 2 years’ imprisonment lifelong imprisonment probation
He's been released from prison on probation. 刑罚
sentence sb. to death death penalty
capital punishment
v. + 罪行
combat, fight, tackle, beat, curb 打击犯罪行为
curb harmful emissions from factories impose curbs on smoking control, cut, reduce 控制、减少 detect, investigate 调查、侦查 青少年 kid
child children youngster the youth
adolescent (13~18) teenager (13~19) young people 青少年犯罪
juvenile delinquency青少年犯罪 juvenile delinquent 青少年罪犯
stringent punishment/penalty 严厉的惩罚 青少年犯罪的原因 1
1. 心智不成熟，易受外界影响 immature/immaturity
emotionally and intellectually immature
由于心智不成熟，青少年有时不能做出正确判断。
Teenagers sometimes fail to make accurate judgments due to their immaturity. 电视、网络对孩子的影响 1 be liable to do (有做某事的倾向)
1）青少年极易模仿(imitate)电视及电影上的暴力情景。
Teenagers are liable to imitate the violent scenes on TV and in movies.
电视、网络对孩子的影响 2 沉溺于做某事
be/become/get addicted to sth/doing sth.
2）青少年沉迷于虚拟世界，不能自拔 偷钱
When teenagers become addicted to playing computer games, they need a great amount of money to support this, which will easily result in their stealing money if their needs are not met by their parents. 大量的、许多
1、a lot of = a host of = a multitude of 2、a variety of = various 3、plenty of
4、a great deal of
5、a great/huge/large number of (可数)
6、a vast amount of = large amounts of （不可数） 7、a huge quantity of + 可数或不可数名词 8、considerable = numerous 电视、网络对孩子的影响 3
indulge in sth/doing sth. 让自己尽情享受某事
3）孤立 心理疾病 无法与同学相处 打架
Furthermore, indulging in the unreal world, teenagers are likely to become increasingly isolated from others. This will lead to psychological problems and even worse, youngsters may fight against their classmates due to failure to get along well with them.
青少年犯罪的原因 2 2. 家庭因素
1）太不关心：家长工作太忙，无暇照顾孩子
In contemporary society, parents are so engaged in their work that they spend little time with their children.
As a result, children are left alone with nobody to turn to for help when problems are encountered. (encounter = meet 遇到) 家庭问题
families consisting of a sole parent domestic violence
come across a difficulty an obstacle a frustration
be liable to get frustrated
2）太关心：家长对孩子期望值太大，强加给孩子
Parents expect too much from their children, thereby imposing many things on them.
Quite rebellious(反叛的，叛逆的), however, adolescents are not willing to follow their parents’ will.
Consequently, crimes may be committed by youngsters only for the purpose of letting their parents down. 预防犯罪
deter, prevent, stop 阻止、预防（犯罪）
deter/prevent/stop sb. from doing sth. 防止某人做某事
应该采取像严格的媒体检查制度这样的行为来预防青少年犯罪。
Actions, such as strict censorship on the press, should be taken for the sake of deterring/preventing/stopping teenagers from committing crimes.
及时教育
communication in time timely communication
Provided/Supposing that problems are come across by teenagers, they are able to successfully overcome them with timely communication with their parents.
出狱再犯罪的原因
1、没意识到自己错了，被朋友怂恿
does not realize his faults; be abetted by friends in committing a crime again. 2、意识到自己错了，但还再次犯罪 没技术
狱中教育 有技术没人用
提供机会 意识到自己错了还犯罪 realize one’s mistakes
1) Their inadaptability to the society is due to a lack of skills.
2) Discrimination from others makes them unable to make a living even with a skill. The authority should provide people who are set free with opportunities to work.
