万花筒 2008-05-11&-05-12 闭路监控不管用

 Iconic images we’ve all come to know. Hasib Hussain, the fourth London bomber¹, winds his way through crowds on London’s Hillston Road. Less than an hour later, he would detonate his bomb on a bus here in Tavistock Square, killing² 13 people. You can make out the moment the bomb explodes when passers-by run for cover. The story of the morning of 7/7 is there for us to witness thanks to the constant surveillance of CCTV. But the cameras failed to stop the bombs. And if a senior Metropolitan³ police officer is to be believed, they've failed to stop crime. Detective Chief Inspector⁴ Mike Neville is the head of Scotland Yard’s Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office, he says closed circuit television has been an utter fiasco. The statistics are hard to deny.

Take London, where just 3% of street robberies have been solved using CCTV. Chief Inspector Neville says  the billions spent have been wasted because little thought was given to how the images could be used. He says CCTV is no deterrent⁵ since criminals assume cameras don’t work, and more alarming still, he says police officers often fail to consult CCTV because they think it’s too much hard work. Scotland Yard is hoping to raise convictions by putting more images on the net. But they have a long way to go before they can prove to the public the case for cameras in their towns and streets and public places.

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

4 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

5 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。