2020-03-01 Ivy League Enjoy English

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Extra Words & Phrases

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gangster [ `gAGstK ] n.

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facial recognition [ :feSJl rEkJg`nISJn ] n.

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hot pot

n.

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oday, police have many advanced tools

to hunt down

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dangerous criminals

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.

Using these methods doesn
t always work,

though. In some cases, police need to go

back to using their natural instincts

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. This is

what happened recently in Jiangsu, China.

Police officers there were looking for a

gangster

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named Guo Bing. Guo knew they

were after him, so he went into hiding

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. First,

the police tried to use facial recognition

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technology to locate him. This helped them

find his apartment building, but they didn t

know which room he was staying in. So, they

positioned

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a camera near the building s

entrance. One day, the camera caught Guo

returning home from the market with a big

bag of vegetables and soup.

Although they still didn

t know his room

number, the video gave them an idea. Guo
s

groceries

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suggested that he was planning

to make hot pot

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their noses to search the building. When

officers smelled spicy

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hot pot coming from

a room on the 7th floor, they knocked on

the door. Inside, they discovered Guo and

arrested

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him.

Words & Phrases

1. hunt down... / hunt...down

That dangerous murderer was eventually

hunted down by the police.

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criminal

[

`krImJnL

] n.

The police turned over the criminal to the FBI.

3. instinct [ `InstIGkt ] n.

When you aren

t sure what to do, try following

your instinct.

4. go into hiding

The pop idol went into hiding after receiving

death threats.

5. position [
   pJ`zISJn

] vt.

The clothes are neatly positioned on the bed.

6. grocery [ `grosJrI ] n.

Every day, Simon buys groceries for the whole

family after he gets off work.

7. spicy [
   `spZIsI

] a.

Helen was sweating like a pig after she ate a

big bowl of spicy noodles.

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sweat like a pig

8. arrest [ J`rEst ] vt.

All the people in the protest were arrested by

the police.

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protest [ `protEst ] n.

Thailand is known for its hot weather and ___

food.

The dangerous __ is still on the loose.

We buy our __ once a week.

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