21-11-15 一个人外出旅游，人生地不熟（be a complete stranger in a place），最怕的就是被人敲竹杠。 敲竹杠是一个汉语俗语，字面意思是beat the bamboo stick，用来比喻利用他人的弱点或错误敲诈勒索（fleece，take advantage of somebodys being in a weak position to over...

18-08-22 A 19-year-old Chinese student was killed in a robbery in Johannesburg on Monday, August 20, reports Chinanews.com. 8月20日一位19岁的中国学生在约翰尼斯堡的一场抢劫案中丧生。 Eights male Chinese students in a minibus were robbed on their way to the ca...

14-04-27 美国罗得岛州一名男子拿土豆当枪，抢劫两次未遂。 Rhode Island police are on the lookout for a suspect who was passing a potato off as a gun during two unsuccessful robbery attempts on Monday. The man first went to a Providence convenience store with t...

11-02-11 An American teenager who took hostages in a botched bank robbery has been shot dead by police. 一位挟持人质抢劫银行的美国青少年被警察枪杀。 A witness said police snipers fired a volley of shots, killing the would-be robber Police in Cary, North Caro...

09-09-23 The story behind Britain's biggest cash robbery is to be made into a Hollywood movie, according to Variety magazine. Variety杂志透漏，英国最大的现金抢劫案将被拍成好莱坞电影。 The judge at the 2008 trial described the raid as organised banditry The W...