Week 1 Day 5

Reggie the Con Man
In the annals of crime, there are few scoundrels who could match the exploits of Reggie Hayes, who also used the names of Reginald Haven, Ricardo Hermosa, Father Harris, and dozens of other aliases. Reggie’s police record, principally in Chicago and Baltimore, is replete with scams that he perpetrated upon gullible people. Generally, his favorite target was a matron who should have known better.
Words
1. con man詐欺的騙子 n.
2. scoundrels 壞蛋，惡棍 n.
3. exploit 功績，成就 n.
4. alias 化名，別名 n.
5. scam 陰謀，騙局 n.
6. perpetrate 做(壞事)，犯(罪) v.
7. gullible 易受騙的 adj.
Dressed as a priest(“Father Harris”), he was most convincing, however. His method of operation was to “find” a wallet stuffed with hundred dollar bills outside a supermarket and then implored an unsuspecting woman to share his good fortune, since there was no identification in the wallet. But first, to establish her credibility, his victim had to put up a sum of money as a testimonial to her good faith. Mrs. Emma Schultz, age 72, tearfully told the police that she had withdrawn $14,000 from her bank and placed it in a shopping bag supplied by the helping priest. He told her to hold onto the bag while hw went next door to a lawyer’s office to make the sharing of their good fortune legal.
Words
1. convincing 使人信服的 adj.
2. unsuspecting 不懷疑的 adj.
3. identification 身分證明 n.
4. credibility 可信性 n.
5. testimonial 證明 n.
6. legal 合法的 adj.
After a seemingly interminable wait, Mrs. Schultz discovered to her chagrin that the heartless thief had skipped out the back way, leaving her “holding the bag” –a switched bag containing shredded newspaper –while he made his getaway with her life savings.
Words
1. chagrin 懊悔 n.
2. leave holding the bag
用在idiom上是指拋棄某人，迫使某人承擔責任或是承擔罪過，這裡純粹 就是指讓他拿著這個袋子
3. shredded 切碎的 adj.
4. getaway 逃走 n.