防不胜防啊，救护车那个好惊险😱

【转录2/18】【3:00-5:15】 Yeah, and the way he looked at, you know, like, when you are an actor, you act, usually you need to act with your eyes, I mean, good actors. And before, he was like an actor, he was charming, like you said, and good looking. And then after that, after he got rescued, I saw his eyes, and his eyes, oh my god, he just stared at no place, like you cannot find a focus out of his eyes. I think within like two or three days, that was a huge change for one person. Yeah, I wonder what happened to him. Must be something terrible and horrible. Yeah, can you imagine if, you know, the police who rescued him, sort of, or the police they try to contact actually fake police? Oh my gosh, it reminded me of something, you know. Have you ever watched the movie called 《孤注一掷》? No, not yet. What is it about? So, you know, the female character, Jincheng, was rescued by the police. She was so happy. She thought that she could go home safely. And it turned out, actually, it was the fake police, just like what you said. So she was sent back to the places where she was locked. That was the most terrible thing that I could ever imagine. Wow, and that actually reminded me of a piece of news that I read. Not only the police was fake, the police station was fake as well. Oh my gosh, oh my god, that sounds…. Yep, fake cops, fake station, really crazy. How come? Well, so in India, you know, sometimes people are very intimidated by the police. When the police walk into the markets, like a water market or something, some people would give them some, a little bit like a red pocket stuff. And then the leader of this gang saw that. And she, yes, the leader is a she. And at that time, she was selling stuff, vegetables or something in the market. And she saw that. She was like, wow, that's such a good way to make money. You just need to walk around and everybody pays you. Okay.

【转录4/18】【7:42-10:04】 But how come people couldn't distinguish these two police stations? They look very similar with the order, decoration and everything. And you know, in India, it's not always look so fancy in some area, right? True. So the funny part of the whole story was because they were fake, right? And they wanted people to come and pay them for “service”. So they have very good attitude, like compared to the real police. The attitude was so nice. People started to speak up words of mouth. They started to tell each other like that station had better service and the police there were nicer. So let's go there. So people, instead of the real police station, people actually prefer to go to the fake police station. Okay, that's a very good strategy, huh? And because, you know, in India, not everything, not all the service can be processed that fast. So I said they had this fake police station for eight months. And for Indian people, sometimes it could be pretty normal. Once you submit your application, you may have to wait for more than a year. So for them, they just collect the money, you know, send out the application, even help people to fill in the forms. Good service, right? And they just collect the money and do nothing. Oh, no. Okay, basically, they just need to do some office work and then smile at people and try to listen to them carefully. And that's it. And they just earn loads of money. Yep. And then do you know how they got caught? How? So they did their thing like they walked into the market to collect money, right? Just as usual. And then they walk into some booth to booth. And the owner of one of those booths felt a little bit off of the whole thing because another two policemen just collected money. So which means they're the second pack of police to collect the money. And it was not that long ago, probably like two days before or one day before, something like that. So this owner felt like angry about that.

终于回来了呜呜呜呜！

【转录12/18】【33:48-36:03】 I see. I mean, every day I just receive a lot of friend requests in Instagram. Like their profiles look perfect, like they are rich, they are sporty. And basically you can tell that they love life and that kind of vibe. And usually I just like delete the friend request. I know这种好事怎么会发生在我身上呢？ Well, one time I got a friend request. It was so interesting. That guy tried to text me in English. Like started to ask me questions. Oh, you look so pretty. I really want to meet you. And blah blah blah and stuff like that, right? And then I'm like why your English sounds so weird? I was looking at his English. It's definitely not a native speaker. I see. And I even asked him, well, we don't have to speak English. You know, we can speak Chinese. And he was like no, I can only speak English and blah blah blah. So I screenshot that chat and send it to my friend. And we just laughed at it like for quite a while. And then my friend told me try to, you know, anti-scam him back, just have some fun. So I started to text that guy like ask him like questions and use some really weird English. Eventually he just fade out. I see. He just fade out. Okay. So he understood like you revealed the scam, right? Yeah, I think so. I mean like, just you know, if you really want to scam people, just try… Harder I shouldn't say this. But please try harder. Sometimes I feel like it's so sloppy. Oh my gosh. Yeah, so I don't know like probably we have to be more alerted. But you know, I heard a saying. Like every people will get scammed. They just need the scam that are designed for them. Yeah. The most notorious ones were always the police call. Like they're pretending to be a cop. And then like say “Oh, you committed a crime” They usually have very deep voice. He was like “You committed a crime. Now we need this and this and this.” Have you experienced that?

【转录13/18】【36:05-39:04】 Yeah, I did. But usually I just like “Okay, bye.” That's it. At one time, I was free. I had nothing to do. So when I had that call, so I started to chat with that guy. So he said, he said the same thing like “Oh, you committed a crime. And here and there. And you needed to do this and that.” And you know all those stuff. And I started to chat with him like “Oh, really? You are working in the police station too? Oh, I am too. Where are you working? I really need to check my record and stuff like that.” And that guy just hang up. I'm like, oh, come on. Yeah, he was scared. 我太无聊了。 对，但是讲起这种接到警察的那些电话的话，我确实好几年之前的话，我曾经有一个同学，他突然间在我们的班级群当中发出来，他说他姐姐被骗了，就这样子被这样的一个骗局给骗了 诶，怎么回事？ 他应该是说那个警察跟他说，他的护照出现什么问题。但他姐姐是从来都没办过护照, 从来都没有出过国, 但你知道, 面临这样子, 那种比较稍微是带有权威的那种电话的话, 那每个人都会很紧张嘛，就是很害怕犯法嘛，我们都是知法守法的好公民嘛，所以他姐姐可能就是这样子, 就一步步, 然后被骗了, 然后他其实, 他姐姐没有那么多钱, 但是为了要保住他自己的话, 然后他就开始向外借钱, 除了向朋友借钱的话, 还去那种什么网贷啊, 或是什么样的地方, 然后去借钱, 所以最后就欠钱了。 Yeah, it sometimes it happens, especially when something we don’t really know. Like all those scams we kind of can laugh about are those that we are quite familiar with. We sort of know how it works, so we wouldn’t really get scammed. But sometimes like people abroad, for example, we don’t know much about our surroundings and sometimes we don’t even know much about what’s happening within China. So sometimes, especially when, especially when you feel vulnerable about something or somewhere. It's very likely to become the easy target for those scams. I hope we can summarize some signs of scams, so we can avoid them. Do you have any tips about that? Yes. So here are a few common signs of scams that we can be aware of. The first one, contacted out of the blue by a stranger, offering unsolicited advice on investments. 第一条,突然被陌生人联系,提供未经请求的投资建议 或是有些罚款或叫充值之类的 第二条,被要求支付额外的费用或税项 以获取或撤回资金,而没有先知的资讯 And then the second one, required to pay additional fees or taxes to access or withdraw money without prior knowledge. 第二条,被要求支付额外的费用或税项 以获取或撤回资金,而没有事先的通知的

【转录14/18】【39:11-42:54】 And number three. Offered guaranteed returns or promise returns higher than legitimate financial institutions. 第三条,提供保证回报或承诺回报高于合法的金融机构，保证一定高回报的通常都是有问题的，所以当有听到一些保证回报或者承诺，回报会高于正常值的那种基本上都不是太正常的 And then number four, encouraged to invest more by being promised higher returns. And then pressured to do so or risk of losing all the money. 第四条就是你可能有些已经投入了一笔资金,就是粤语说的洗湿咗个头（粤语）,产生了沉没成本，然后这个时候那边有人打电话或者跟你说你要加大投资,这样子回报会更高 而且不断地给你施压，不然的话你连之前的资金都没了，如果你遇到这种情况的话,你要拉起警报，因为也是有问题的 那刚才讲的就是那种比较常见的关于金钱的诈骗，那还有一些什么情感的诈骗，像我刚才我的朋友那样子 他最终也是要骗财的，反正关于钱这方面,大家赚钱都不容易 所以关于钱这方面,大家还是要谨慎，如果在国外的朋友的话 还是要注意多跟国内多打些电话，问问家人问问朋友究竟是不是这样的一回事，然后再做决定 Yeah, so here are a few rules how we can dodge these. First rule, if someone offers guaranteed returns or pressures you to pay fees immediately. Never share bank details with randoms. And if you are targeted just like me, if you started to key in your personal information and once you find out, freeze payments, call the police and report it globally. Yeah, basically treat scammers like expired milk. Sniff it, toss it, and warn your friends. Yeah, perfect analogy. And of course. Stay skeptical. And keep in touch with your friends and family just in case. And of course, stay safe and remember if it sounds too good to be true, it's probably just like that German guy with a sob story. So be careful guys. 那所以其实我们给你们的一个小建议的话，就一般来说，那些骗局的话，会用一些东西来引诱你。譬如说高回报，或者说给你一些压力，现在你在这么有限的时间，要做出这个决定，所以一般都会给你压力。但是你要永远记住，不要与陌生人分享银行信息，其实我前段时间我才知道，只要你提供了你的信用卡卡号，还有你的卡的有效期，那基本上别人就可以用这个来扣取你的钱。 他其实信用卡一般还要输入那三个码的，后面的三个码 没有，不用 一般来说信用卡是要的，要么就是你手机接收六位数，所以就反正这个还是要小心点，我也是遇到过的， 电话过来说他号称是警察嘛，特别在疫情期间，他如果说他是警察，你多少都有点警惕的嘛，多少都会觉得，哎呀是不是又关于那个我到处跑啊什么的一回事嘛，你会担心，然后你跟他要警号，他会给你的。If they claim to be a policeman, claim to be a cop, and you ask them to give their badge number. They will give you a number and their name .When that happens, you better check with the police station. Really just call 110. And then just check the numbers. Or just find the local police station and they can check.

【转录15/18】【42:56-46:04】 They can check whether there is such a person in their system. And then you know whether that is true or not. 即便他给了你警员号,你还是要核实一下,因为有些人就吓唬你,就跟打扑克牌,跟那个德州扑克一样,你可以吓人家,然后说那这就是我的警号,我的名字你可以去查,没问题你可以去查。当你真的去查的时候，其实就有问题了，所以就不要被他们吓到，然后就真的去查，宁可一万不要万一。 嗯，对，那还有一个就是你不知道你是不是在经历这个诈骗的时候呢，其实你可以跟你身边的朋友分享这个事情，我们动用群众的力量。 对，群众的眼睛是雪亮的。 Yeah, so guys, stay calm, stay safe. Totally. So after all the stories about scams, how can we use what we learned in our english speaking test? All right. In IELTS part 2, there's a question. Describe a time that someone didn't tell you the whole truth about something. You should say when it happened, who didn't tell you the truth, why he cheated you and explain how you felt about this experience. Can you give us an example? Of course. This happened last year when my colleague Betty became entangled in a terrifying catfishing scheme. A man named "Bruce" contacted her on Wechat, claiming to be a senior mariner employed under a decade-long government contract. He shared photos of himself and "work updates", even discussing plans to invest in a property. (这里有几个词我们可以学一下，entangled,就是卷入的意思，tangle就有缠在一起的意思，所以在这边加了个en呢，就带一点点被动的感觉，被卷入，所以就entangled into 然后就是被卷入一个什么事情里面；terrifying 这是一个形容词，它原本的词是terrify是一个动词，就是吓人，所以terrifying加了ing就是吓人的；catfishing ，那catfish本来呢，就是一种鱼，就是我们的鲶鱼，然后再加了ing，其实就变成了是钓鱼骗局，那个钓鱼就带一点点诈骗在里面就不好的，这是一个比较负面的一个词；然后scheme，直译其实它代表是计划，那它通常呢就是 怀有一定心思的一种计划，就是初心积累的那一种计划，就带点阴谋的那种感觉) Bruce spun a dramatic backstory: his fiancée had supposedly died of cancer, followed by a fatal accident that killed his entire family. As a "orphaned by tragedy," he positioned himself as a lonely high-earner seeking connection. After months of daily messages, Bruce announced he was returning from an "offshore project" and sent photos of luxury goods allegedly purchased. However, Betty remained cautiously skeptical - something felt off about his inconsistent stories.

【转录16/18】【46:09-50:09】 （里面有几个词可以用，那第一个词就是spun，那就是一个过去式，它的现在式是spin，它原本的意思呢，就是转动快速的转动，那其实它有的延展意思，那延展意思呢，其实有点像编织新闻那个意思，就把它一种特别安排的方式进行呈现一个故事，那像这个例子里面 bruce这个德国 所谓的德国人，那他就编织一个很类似很完美的一个背景故事，那这里就可以用spin； 然后第二个呢就是fatal，当然了，这里fatal它其实也很直接，就是致命的、导致死亡的，因为他在他编织的故事里面，它其实就发生了一场非常致命的一个事故，所以就是fatal accident；然后呢就是cautiously，那在我们面对骗局的时候呢，其实我们都要stay cautious，那stay cautious本身的意思，就是要谨慎，那cautious是一个形容词，就谨慎的，那这里的ly就变成了一个副词cautiously；然后这个词的后面加的是skeptical，就是有可疑的、持怀疑态度的，所以整个就是cautiously skeptical，就是完整的一个词，代表要谨慎的、去保持怀疑的态度这个意思） The terrifying climax came when "Bruce's sister Lucy" messaged, claiming he'd been swept overboard and needed $8,000 for emergency treatment. A quick Google Maps check revealed the supposed "Polish hospital" was actually in Turkey. （这里呢，有一个词叫climax，那其实在我们讲故事的时候呢，都会经常需要安排一个高潮点，就是每个故事里面有个最高、最振奋人心、最激动人心的一个事件，那所以就叫做climax，对于我们来说，其实在写故事的时候 ，包括我们在雅思口语回答上面，其实也是需要有安排一定的climax，这样子会让我们的回答更有吸引力） This experience left me deeply unsettled by how scammers exploit international image. While Betty felt embarrassed initially, we now use this case to warn others during our office cybersecurity workshops. The incident made me permanently skeptical of online "perfect matches," especially those overly eager to discuss wealth and tragedy - a cautionary tale in our hyper-connected city-state. （So 里面有几个词，我们也可以学一下，第一个就是unsettled settle，本身就是安置，是一个动词，那unsettled前面加un，然后后面加一个d，那完整就变成一个形容词，是代表不稳定的、不安的一个状态，这个时候可以用来形容一个人的情绪，就是他非常不安、非常烦躁这个意思；然后exploit在诈骗里面，诈骗者常常对受骗人的一个剥削他们应有的权益，或者是把他的钱财给拿走，非法或者是不公、不道德的，把他的钱财给拿走，那就是可以用exploit这个词，它是带有负面的意思； And then还有一个是cyber security，就是网络安全，那这个cyber就是网络的意思，这是一个组合词，但是中间是没有连字符的，cyber security，那security本身就是安全的意思，所以cyber security就是网络安全，还有一个就是cautionary tale，翻译过来就是警示故事或者是预言，那cautionary本身就是来自于caution，就是警告警示的一个名词，然后cautionary就变成这个警示的，那tale就是故事了，那所以cautionary tale就是警示故事预言）

【转录17/18】【50:13-52:02】 So do we have any other questions about this topic? Yes, in part 1, do you often receive suspicious emails or messages? How did you deal with them? Yes, I occasionally receive suspicious emails or messages. Usually, they claim I've won a prize or ask for personal information. To deal with them, I first verify the sender's authenticity. If it seems dubious, I refrain from clicking any links or sharing details. I often report such messages as spam to my email provider. Being cautious and skeptical is crucial in protecting my personal information and avoiding potential scams. This approach helps me navigate the digital world more safely. And then in part 3, there's another question.What are the most common scams in your country? What do you think? Well, in my country, the most common scams include phishing emails, phone calls impersonating government officials, and online shopping frauds. Phishing emails often trick people into revealing personal information. Phone scammers pretend to be from tax or police departments, demanding money under false pretenses. Online shopping frauds involve fake websites or products that never arrive. To combat these, public awareness campaigns and stringent cyber laws have been implemented. Remaining vigilant and verifying information independently are essential for protection. Yeah, I can't agree more. OK, guys, so stay safe and stay wise. Yes OK, that's all for today. Thank you for listening.

【转录18/18】【52:03-54:10】 谢谢收听,然后现在又到我们的翻牌时间，我挑的这个评论是来自于Yanko Liu，他说这档节目英语的密度比一席英语高，语速比较合适，难度比英文小酒馆低一点，填补了中间这个空档，我只想说你真的太懂我们了，那时候我们想做这个播客，还特意做了调研，我们也是发现中间缺了一档，所以我们就按照这个方式去做的，所以谢谢你的留言，你真的太懂我们了，谢谢。我就想说这位听众，你好像对这个非常有研究，然后其实这也是我们无意而为，就是我们做了这么多期之后，然后自己来慢慢摸索出来的，就怎么平衡这个中英文的比例，然后怎么可以让大家更好地follow我们，所以谢谢你的鼓励。谢谢。好,那我要挑的这位听众是叫元宝JJ，他在我们日本那一期他讲到，bidet他日语是引用的法语，bidet浴盆器的意思哦，卖弄下日语专业者的优势哈。那我一直觉得其实我们的听众的话，都是多才多艺，然后他们都是很厉害的，所以呢，其实一开始我也不太懂，就是你在跟我们解释一遍之后，发现确实是，所以呢也非常欢迎各位听众来我们的节目中，然后给我们指正我们可能讲错了一些东西，或者是给我们补充我们的资料也行。谢谢大家，那欢迎大家给我们留言咯。ok，那也欢迎大家在四大平台那里去订阅我们，分别是小宇宙、喜马拉雅、苹果博客、还有QQ音乐，对也欢迎大家在各平台留言，那小宇宙上面其实也有我们的逐字稿，也欢迎大家在小宇宙微博，小红书等等跟我们互动，那如果想有更私密的交流的话，也可以给我们写邮件，那么我们的邮箱地址是[email protected]，那最重要的话就是要一键三连，转发我们的播客，点赞，还有收藏，那谢谢大家. Have nice days. Good day mate. Bye. Bye.

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13:10 假警察也太真了这事

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我来了，听到自己的故事出现好搞笑的感觉，哈哈哈哈哈哈，那个高富帅真的。。。收网太早了，也不发几个包，光画饼，怎么会相信嘛，正所谓舍不得孩子套不着狼，而且好像是个新手，漏洞实在太多。

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etc 那个也很难识破

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【转录1/18】【0:00-2:54】 Hey guys, it's Gossip English time. 尬聊英语的时间又到了! This is Yao. And I'm Wing. Let's learn English through gossip. Hey Wing, did you hear about Wang Xing, the actor from “Ip Man 3”, “The Tale of Rose”, and “Under the Skin 2”? Oh, the guy who vanished in Myanmar, and then his girlfriend tried to save him by posting everything, posted his photos and asked for help. And then a lot of celebrities and stars tried to help him. That guy? Yes, exactly. So Wang Xin got this super legit sounding WeChat message from a Thai film crew, claiming to be the GMM Grammy, a real company. They offered him a role, then he threw to Bangkok, hopped into their car. Well, the next thing he knew, he was near Mawadi, Myanmar, trapped into a human trafficking ring. 臭名远昭（口误，臭名昭著）那个电诈,对吧? 是啊,就是王星他出演过好几部有名的电视剧、电影,但是呢,他当时收到一个来自泰国电影公司的一个邀请, 然后他就飞到了去曼谷去,上了他们的车,那下一步他知道他已经到了那个缅甸的妙瓦底。 我看过那条短信,就是真的挺像我们就是要找演员的时候写的那个通告,很像,因为我自己也做这一行嘛, 然后我就看那条短信说,怪不得他会信,真的有点像。 所以他其实可能就没有怀疑过,然后就真的是不小心就误入了诈骗的一个团队。 Yeah, and I heard he was not the first actor who got scammed. I heard after his experience, I saw other actors posted something similar about their experiences. But they were lucky, they tried their way to escape, and they succeeded. Yeah, actually, multiple actors got the same scammy casting invite, and they all fell into the trap. So I think this is one of the tricks that how the trafficking team tried to kidnap the people to Myanmar and started the scam. So how did he escape? Well, thankfully, just now you mentioned, his girlfriend posted everything in Weibo, so that everybody knew. And then the Thai police rescued him in a few days through a border crossing. So I think thanks to that, that's why he could escape safely. Wow, that's sort of lucky. Did you see his photos before and after? Yeah, so before he was very charming. And after he was rescued, I don't know why, like, he just got a haircut, and he was in the really, really short hair, right?