291.serial killer ：系列命案的殺手，連環(huán)殺手

　　A murder who commits a series of killings, usually with distinct similarities in the murders.

　　制造多起命案的兇手，其作案手段通常有明顯相似之處。

　　Doesn't it seems a little inappropriate to put serial killers on trading cards.

　　將系列命案的兇手印在商業(yè)卡片上是不是有些不合適?

　　292.sin tax ：罪孽稅

　　Tax that is imposed on cigarettes, liquor, gambling, etc.

　　對香煙、精、賭博等開征的稅收。

　　Many people complain about the sin tax in Utah.

　　許多人抱怨猶他州過高的罪孽稅。

　　293.skid row ：貧民街，貧民窟

　　A rundown section of a city characterized by drunkards living on the street.

　　城市的破舊區(qū)域，常見到許多酒鬼露宿街頭。

　　After his divorce, Mike became a drunk down on skid row.

　　離婚之后，邁克爾淪落為貧民街的酒鬼。

　　294.slush fund ：賄金

　　Money that is used to bribe public politicians and other influential officials

　　用來賄賂知名政客或其他有影響力的官員的資金。

　　Lobbyists use slush fund to bribe public officials.

　　院外集團的說客用賄金拉攏政府官員。

　　295.statutory rape ：法定強奸罪

　　Sexual intercourse with a female who has consented, but who is legally incapable of consent because she is underage.

　　與未成年女子發(fā)生的性行為，雖經(jīng)其本人同意，但法律規(guī)定其尚未成年，不具備表達同意意愿的能力。

　　What is the penalty for statutory rape?

　　對法定強奸罪的懲罰是什么?

　　296.suicide pact ：自殺合約

　　An agreement between two or more persons to commit suicide together.

　　一起自殺的兩者或多者之間的協(xié)定。

　　The whole high school was shocked at the news of the two classmates who killed themselves in a suicide pact.

　　兩個同班同學(xué)訂立自殺合約并自殺身亡的消息使整個學(xué)校感到震驚。

　　297.suicide season ：自殺季節(jié)

　　The Christmas season when many lonely people feel isolated and take their own lives.

　　指圣誕節(jié)期間，許多人孤獨不堪而自殺。

　　December is without question, the suicide season.

　　十二月無疑是自殺季節(jié)。

　　298.tax evasion ：逃稅

　　The illegal attempt by a taxpayer to avoid paying his or her taxes.

　　納稅人企圖逃避納稅的非法行為。

　　Bill was found guilty of tax evasion and owes the IRS over $60,000 in back taxes.

　　比爾被判逃稅罪，他現(xiàn)在仍欠國內(nèi)收入局六萬多美元的滯納稅金。

　　299.vandalism ：故意毀壞

　　The defacement or destruction of public or private property.

　　損壞或破壞公私財產(chǎn)的行為。

　　Vandalism is a major problem in inner city schools.

　　故意毀壞財物的的行為是市內(nèi)學(xué)校的一個嚴重問題。

　　300.vice squad ：警察緝捕隊

　　Plain clothes policeman who work undercover to detect crime.

　　隱蔽調(diào)查犯罪的便衣警察。

　　Sean has been a member of the vice squad for nine years.

　　西恩在緝捕隊工作已經(jīng)9年了。

　　301.vigilante ：治安維持會

　　A person or group who takes the responsibility of a law enforcement officer into their won hands.

　　承擔(dān)執(zhí)法人員維持治安責(zé)任的個人和群體。

　　The subway vigilante in New York was in the media for weeks.

　　紐約地鐵治安維持會幾周來受到了媒體的關(guān)注。

　　302.war crime ：戰(zhàn)爭犯罪

　　Crimes that violate the customs and laws of war.

　　違犯戰(zhàn)爭法律和戰(zhàn)爭習(xí)慣的犯罪。

　　The retired officer was found guilty of war crimes when evidence was uncovered during a recent investigation.

　　在最近的一次調(diào)查中發(fā)現(xiàn)的證據(jù)證明這位退休軍官曾有戰(zhàn)爭犯罪。

　　303.white-collar crime ：白領(lǐng)犯罪

　　Crimes committed by persons in businesses including expense-account padding, stealing office supplies, price-fixing, product fraud, etc.

　　公司職員的犯罪，包括虛報開支、偷盜辦公用品、私定價格、產(chǎn)品欺詐等。

　　Businesses are losing millions of dollars, and products are more expensive due to white-collar crime.

　　由于白領(lǐng)犯罪，企業(yè)界每年損失數(shù)百萬美元，產(chǎn)品也因之更貴。