禮節(jié)美語:187 Ponzi Scheme 2

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Ken早上在飲水器旁見到同事Dan和April，談起公司首席財務官Jason Smith參與龐式騙局被抓起來的事情。Dan問罪名嚴不嚴重。

D: So how serious are these charges?

A: He could end up serving a very long prison term. These days judges are pretty tough on white collar crimes.

D: I actually met Jason at a cocktail party about a year ago. He seemed very charming and bright. I remember we had an interesting conversation and he was quite knowledgeable about Asian affairs.

A: Yeah, that sounds about right. Most of these kinds of tricksters are very charming...otherwise, how would they be able to convince so many people to part with their money?

April說，搞不好，Jason會坐很長時間的牢，因為現(xiàn)在法官對白領犯罪下手很重，白領犯罪在英文里叫 white collar crime. Dan 在一次 cocktail party 雞尾酒會上見過Jason，對他印象不錯，April覺得這很正常，因為這些人要是沒有兩下子，怎么能說服別人把自己的錢拿出來呢? to part with one's money 是把錢交出來的意思。

K: If someone told me I could get a 200% return on my investments, I'd smell a rat. I bet some of these people had a pretty good idea they were dealing with a Ponzi scheme.

A: Good point, but it's going to be hard to find evidence they knew about it beforehand.

D: So what happens to white collar criminals in America? Is there a special jail for them?

K: In the past many of them got sent to low or medium security prisons. People used to joke about how easy it was for them.

Ken懷疑參與龐式騙局的一些投資者其實是知情的，因為如果告訴他說有投資機會，百分之二百的回報，I'd smell a rat. 我一定會覺得可疑。Ken說，白領罪犯以前都是被送到 low or medium security prisons 安全級別中低水平的監(jiān)獄，所以日子比較好過。

A: But more recently, the government has decided to make an example and has been getting much tougher.

K: If he is convicted, Jason will probably end up in a federal prison with hardcore offenders. He could be there for well over 10 years.

D: Wow...that's harsh.

K: Jason Smith says he is innocent, so we'll have to wait and see what the final verdict is. I'm just glad I didn't invest any of my money with him.

D: Me too!

A: Me three!

April解釋說，但是近來，政府決定對白領犯罪加強處罰， to make an example of someone有殺一儆百的意思。Ken說，如果法庭判處 Jason 有罪的話，Jason 就可能會坐十年以上的大牢，而且是跟 hardcore offenders惡性犯罪分子關(guān)在一起。三個人都表示，幸好沒有把自己的錢拿出來讓 Jason 去投資。