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英语翻译Most shoplifters agree that the January sales offer wond

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英语翻译
Most shoplifters agree that the January sales offer wonderful opportunities for the hard-working thief.With the shop so crowded and the staff so busy,it does not require any special talent to help yourself to one or two things and escape unnoticed.It is known,in the business,as "hoisting".
But the hoisting game is not what it used to be.Even at the height of the sales,shoplifters today never know if they are being watched by one of those evil little balls that hang from the ceilings above the most desirable goods,they can now be filmed at work and obliged to attend a showing of their performance in court.
Selfridges was the first big London store to install this equipment to watch its sales floors.In october last year the store won its first court case for shoplifting using as evidence a videotape showing a lady stealing dresses.it was an important test case which encouraged others to intall such equipment.
When the balls,called sputniks,first made an appearance it was widely believed that their only use was to frighten shoplifters.Their strange appearance,the curious holes and red lights going on and off,certainly made the theory believable.
It did not take along,however,for serious shoplifters to start showing sultable respect.Soon after the equipment was in operation at Selfridges,store detective Chadwick was sitting in the control room watching a woman secretly putting bottles of perfume into her bag.
"As she turned to go,"Chadwick said,"She suddenly looked up at the 'sputnik'.She could not possibly have seen that the camera was focused on her because it is hidden,but she must have a feeling that Iwas looking at her."
"For a moment she paused,but then she returned to the counter and started putting everything back.When she had finished,she opened her bag towards the camera to show it was empty and hurried out of the store."
大多数超市小偷都认同:一月份的的销售旺季对于跃跃欲试的小偷们来说是个大获丰收绝佳的机会.
因为这个时候的商店非常的拥挤,店员非常忙碌,所欲你几乎用不着费什么劲就可以轻而易举的在人不知鬼不觉的情况下拿走点什么东西.这就叫做常说的:顺手牵羊.
但是这种顺手牵羊的游戏和过去有了很大改观.因为即使是在销售高峰,这些小偷们也不知道是不是自己在被安装在天花板上的监控器盯着,而这些监控器往往安装在那些最容易遭人偷窃的商品上方.这些手段可以录下整个偷窃的过程并成为法庭上的证据.
selfridge是伦敦第一个安装了此设备的超市.去年十月分这个超市第一次在超市偷窃案中胜诉,被起诉的是一位女士,她在店里偷了一件裙子,这个过程被监控录像完整的捉到.这一案子也鼓舞了其他超市安装此种监控设备.
当这种名叫sputniks的监控器第一次问世之时,人们认为那只是用来吓唬吓唬超市小偷的玩意儿.这个设备它那奇怪的外形,令人好奇的摄像孔,还有那忽明忽暗的红灯都让人们坚信这就是用来吓唬人的.
然而不久,这种设备就对猖獗的超市小偷们展示了其威力.selfridge第一个安装了它,超市侦探chadwick坐在监控室里通过监控器盯着一位女士把香水偷偷放进了包里,但当这位女士转身离开时,她突然抬头朝着监控器的方向看来,但是这不太肯能,因为她不可能看到监控器,因为摄像头是隐秘安置的.不过目的达到了,因为这位女士明显感觉她在被人盯着.
她迟疑了一会,并回到了货架,把东西方了回去.当她放完后朝着监控头打开包,表示她什么也没拿,之后匆匆离去.