犯罪术语（三）

   blackmail 敲诈，勒索

    The act of threatening to reveal personal information, esp. sexual scandals, in order to extract money.
    以揭露隐私特别是性丑闻为威胁手段以谋取钱财的行为。

    例句：

    Linda was involved in a blackmail scandal of the mayor.
    林达涉嫌敲诈市长的丑闻。

    black market 黑市

    A market place where illegal or hard-to-get items are sold or where money is illegal exchanged.
    非法或紧俏物资的销售点，或者非法换汇的地方。

    例句：

    Gangs are buying assault weapons on the black market.
    黑帮总在黑市购买攻击性武器。

    blood money 血腥钱

    Money that is paid as retribution for injury, loss of life, vandalism, etc.
    为他人受伤、丧命、损坏财产而付出的酬金。

    例句：

    The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
    黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。

    body bag 装尸袋

    A heavy-duty bag that is used to contain a corpse.
    一种结实的用来装运尸体的袋子。

    例句：

    The officer warmed the man to drop his gun or “end up in a body bag.”
    警察警告那人放下武器，否则必死无疑。

    bomb squad 爆破小组

    A team of police who are specially-trained to remove and deactivate bombs.
    经专门训练，从事排除和拆卸炸弹的一支警察队伍。

    例句：

    The bomb squad was called in to deactivate the car bomb.
    有关部门请来爆破小组拆除这枚汽车炸弹。

    bootlegging 贩卖违禁品

    The illegal distribution of items such as alcohol, drugs, firearms, etc.
    非法销售物品如酒类、毒品、枪支等。

    例句：

    Three Mexicans were arrested for bootlegging firearms across the border.
    三名墨西哥人因越境贩卖枪支而被捕。