mule 挟带毒品者，贩运私货的人

A person used to transport drugs or contraband from one place to another.

被用来从一地到另一地运送毒品或违禁品的人。

例句:

Security officials in airports are finding an astounding number of people who are being used asmules.

机场的安检人员发现数目十分庞大的旅客充当贩运私货的人。

organized crime 集团犯罪

A term used to describe underworld societies such as the Mafia who deal in crimes such asgambling, narcotics, and prostitution.

黑手党之类的黑社会组织所进行的犯罪，如赌博、贩毒、卖淫等活动。

例句:

This company is associated with an east-coast organized syndicate.

这家公司同东海岸的一个犯罪集团有联系。

parole 假释

A conditional release of an offender from confinement before the expiration of his or hersentence. The offender is usually placed under the guidance of a parole officer.

囚犯在服刑期满前有条件地释放出来，但必须置 于假释官的督导之下。

例句:

The victim's family is nervous that the offender is up for parole.

受害者家属很紧张，因为罪犯即将获得假释。

penitentiary 监狱，劳改所

A maximum-security facility designed to detain prisoners serving long sentences.

例句:

Lee is serving his sentence down at the penitentiary.

李正在监狱服刑。

perjury 伪证

The crime of willingly giving false information while under oath.

在法庭上立誓之后故意提供虚假证词的犯罪行为。

例句:

If you lie while you are under oath, you can be found guilty of perjury.

如果立誓之后还撒谎，你可能被判伪证罪。

pickpocket 扒手

A thief who is skilled in stealing items from other people's pockets.

擅于从别人口袋里偷取物品的窃贼。

例句:

I had my wallet stolen by a pickpocket while I was on the subway.

今天乘地铁时我的钱包让扒手偷了。