《大学英语读写》课程教学资源（B）Ⅱ_大学英语读写（B）Ⅱ_Unit 2 text and new words

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Stolen identity 1 “Frank never went to pilot school, medical school, law school, . because he’s still in high school.” Text

Text 月 2 That was the strapline of the 2002 film Catch Me lf You Can,which tells the story of Frank Abagnale,Jr.(Leonardo DiCaprio),a brilliant young master of deception who at different times impersonated a doctor,a lawyer,and an airplane pilot,forging checks worth more than six million dollars in 26 countries.He became the youngest man to ever make the FBI's most-wanted list for forgery.Hunted and caught in the film by fictional FBI agent Carl Hanratty(Tom Hanks),Abagnale later escaped.He eventually became a consultant for the FBI where he focused on white-collar crime. Translation

2 That was the strapline of the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, which tells the story of Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), a brilliant young master of deception who at different times impersonated a doctor, a lawyer, and an airplane pilot, forging checks worth more than six million dollars in 26 countries. He became the youngest man to ever make the FBI’s most-wanted list for forgery. Hunted and caught in the film by fictional FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), Abagnale later escaped. He eventually became a consultant for the FBI where he focused on white-collar crime. Text

Text 分 3 It's a great film,but could it happen in real life?In fact,Catch Me lf You Can is based on the true story of Frank Abagnale,whose career as a fraudster lasted about six years before he was caught,who escaped from custody three times (once through an airplane toilet), and who spent a total of six years in prison in France,Sweden and the US.He now runs a consultancy advising the world of business how to avoid fraud.He has raised enough money to pay back all his victims,and is now a multimillionaire. Translation

3 It’s a great film, but could it happen in real life? In fact, Catch Me If You Can is based on the true story of Frank Abagnale, whose career as a fraudster lasted about six years before he was caught, who escaped from custody three times (once through an airplane toilet), and who spent a total of six years in prison in France, Sweden and the US. He now runs a consultancy advising the world of business how to avoid fraud. He has raised enough money to pay back all his victims, and is now a multimillionaire. Text

Text 宁分 4 Since 2003,identity theft has become increasingly common.Few people could imagine how important things like taking mail to the post office and not leaving it in the mailbox for pickup,shredding documents instead of throwing them out with the trash,even using a pen costing a couple of bucks,have become to avoid life-changing crimes. Translation

4 Since 2003, identity theft has become increasingly common. Few people could imagine how important things like taking mail to the post office and not leaving it in the mailbox for pickup, shredding documents instead of throwing them out with the trash, even using a pen costing a couple of bucks, have become to avoid life-changing crimes. Text

Text 5 More and more people are becoming anonymous victims of identity theft.We spend many hours and dollars trying to recover our name, our credit,our money and our lives.We need to look for different ways to protect ourselves.We can improve our chances of avoiding this crime,but it will never go away. Translation

5 More and more people are becoming anonymous victims of identity theft. We spend many hours and dollars trying to recover our name, our credit, our money and our lives. We need to look for different ways to protect ourselves. We can improve our chances of avoiding this crime, but it will never go away. Text

Text 6 It's not just a list of do's and don'ts,we need to change our mindset. Although online banking is now commonplace,there's a significant group of people in the country -the baby boomers,15 per cent of the population -who still prefer to use paper.What's more,30 per cent of cases of fraud occur within this group.A check has all the information about you that an identity thief needs.If you use a ballpoint pen,the ink can be removed with the help of a regular household chemical and the sum of money can be changed.More than 1.2 million bad checks are issued every day,more than 13 per second. Translation

6 It’s not just a list of do’s and don’ts, we need to change our mindset. Although online banking is now commonplace, there’s a significant group of people in the country – the baby boomers, 15 per cent of the population – who still prefer to use paper. What’s more, 30 per cent of cases of fraud occur within this group. A check has all the information about you that an identity thief needs. If you use a ballpoint pen, the ink can be removed with the help of a regular household chemical and the sum of money can be changed. More than 1.2 million bad checks are issued every day, more than 13 per second. Text

Text 7 Check fraud is big business.and growing by 25 per cent every year.Criminals count on our mistakes to make their jobs easier.So how can we prevent identity theft before it happens to us? 8 Take a few precautions.Don't leave your mail in your mailbox overnight or over the weekend.Thieves wait for the red flag to go up,so they can look through your outgoing mail for useful personal information or checks.Use a gel pen for checks and important forms;the ink is trapped in the fibre of the paper,and it can't be removed with chemicals.Also,shred or tear up all documents which contain personal information before you put them in the trash. Translation

7 Check fraud is big business . and growing by 25 per cent every year. Criminals count on our mistakes to make their jobs easier. So how can we prevent identity theft before it happens to us? 8 Take a few precautions. Don’t leave your mail in your mailbox overnight or over the weekend. Thieves wait for the red flag to go up, so they can look through your outgoing mail for useful personal information or checks. Use a gel pen for checks and important forms; the ink is trapped in the fibre of the paper, and it can’t be removed with chemicals. Also, shred or tear up all documents which contain personal information before you put them in the trash. Text

Text 9 Remember that there are plenty of online opportunities for thieves to create a false identity based on your own.We're all aware of the risks to personal information on computer databases by hacking and Trojan horses.But choosing someone and doing a Google search can also yield large amounts of personal information,and so can online social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo.And just as we take our pocketbook with us when we leave the office to go to the bathroom,it's also worth logging off your computer to avoid opportunistic theft. Translation

9 Remember that there are plenty of online opportunities for thieves to create a false identity based on your own. We’re all aware of the risks to personal information on computer databases by hacking and Trojan horses. But choosing someone and doing a Google search can also yield large amounts of personal information, and so can online social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo. And just as we take our pocketbook with us when we leave the office to go to the bathroom, it’s also worth logging off your computer to avoid opportunistic theft. Text

Text 10 Finally,if you get robbed in a more traditional way-in the street- canceling your credit cards is obviously the first thing to do.But don't forget that even after they're reported lost,they can be used as identification to acquire store cards .and you get the criminal record. Translation

10 Finally, if you get robbed in a more traditional way – in the street – canceling your credit cards is obviously the first thing to do. But don’t forget that even after they’re reported lost, they can be used as identification to acquire store cards . and you get the criminal record. Text

Text 11 Identity fraud can go on for years without the victim's knowledge.There is no escaping the fact that right now fraudsters are finding identity crime all too easy.If you haven't had your identity stolen,it's only because they haven't got to you yet.Your turn will come. Translation

11 Identity fraud can go on for years without the victim’s knowledge. There is no escaping the fact that right now fraudsters are finding identity crime all too easy. If you haven’t had your identity stolen, it ’s only because they hav en’t g ot t o y ou y et . Your t ur n w i l l come. Text ■