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TOPIC 02 파리 절도범, 스마트폰 사용자 노려
Paris thieves

target smartphone users

프랑스에서 고가의 스마트폰을 노리는 강도 사건이 증가하고 있다는 소식입니다. 시민들의 피해를
최소화하기 위해 국회의원들이 어떠한 노력을 하고 있는지 잘 들어 보세요.

Pre-study It is clear that thieves in Paris are targeting smartphone
users, as the number of robberies has jumped over the
뉴스 내용을 잘 듣고,
따라 읽어 보세요. past year. According to France’s Minister of the Interior,
thieves in the Paris subway, called the Métro, single out
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people with iPhones because they can get between $200
and $400 per phone.
In December, a 27-year-old woman died after hitting
her head in the subway when a thief pushed her down the
stairs. The rise in robberies has prompted lawmakers to
get involved, and some of them are trying to pass a law
that would require phone companies to have a locking
feature. If a phone is stolen, the company could block the
phone from being used, which would make the phone
useless and undesirable to thieves.

•target 표적으로 삼다
•robbery 강도 사건
•single out 골라내다, 선정하다
•prompt sb to do
~가 …하도록 만들다
•lawmaker 국회의원
•get involved (in)
관여하다, 연루되다
•pass a law 법안을 통과시키다
•locking feature 잠금 기능
•block sth[sb] from ~ing
~가 …하는 것을 막다
•useless 쓸모 없는
•undesirable 탐탁지 않은