【读新闻学英语】奥克兰警方被狂怼！！这次不是因为破案慢，而是…

Auckland police have come under fire for calling a wanted woman "fat" while referring to her as a "him" on Facebook.

奥克兰警方因称一名被通缉的女性“肥胖”而受到抨击，并且在贴文中称这名女性为“他”。

Under fire：受到严厉批评；遭到攻击

Refer to：参考；涉及；指的是；适用于

A mug shot of the woman was posted to the North Shore, Rodney & West Auckland Police Facebook page where social media users called out the police for their blunder.

这名女性的照片被发到了奥克兰北岸、 Rodney 和奥克兰西区警察局的Facebook主页上，网友看到警方的错误用词后“炸了”。

Mug shot：面部照片

Call out：呼喊；大声叫唤；召集；号召罢工

Blunder：错误；犯大错；失误

Members of the public commented telling police that "fat" was "a bit harsh".

Police swiftly changed their description to say "solid build".

网友评论称，警方使用“肥胖”的用词“有些刺耳和残酷”。

随后，警方迅速地将“肥胖”改为“体格健壮”。

Harsh：严厉的；严酷的；刺耳的；粗糙的；刺目的

Swiftly：迅速地

Solid build：体格健壮

The woman in question, 22-year-old Tupou Schick, is wanted for arrest for breaching bail conditions.

该名女子为22岁的Tupou Schick，她因违反保释条件而被警方通缉。

In question：正在谈论的

Breach：违反，违背

Bail：保释

Police have also been criticised for using Facebook as a way to make fun of offenders by way of public shaming.

在另外一起推文中，警方也因在Facebook上取笑罪犯而饱受批评。

Criticise：批评；批判；挑剔；指责

Public shaming：公开羞辱

图片来源 Canterbury District Police

One incident, dating back to May, involved posting an image of Lucas William Vincent, a man wanted for failing to appear in court.

去年五月，Lucas William Vincent因没有按时出庭遭到警方的通缉。警方在Facebook上发布了通缉令。

Date back：回溯至；追溯到

Fail to：未能，没有

The post about Vincent, who was missing part of his left ear, went global with social media making fun of the 29-year-old.

由于该名被通缉的男子左耳缺失了一部分，警方在推文中涉嫌用不当的用词取笑他。

Make fun of：嘲弄，取笑

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