在线等!Areyoufortyyearsoldandfat?Areyoufortyyearsoldandfat?Doyouwearfineclothes?Doyoulookrich?Ifso,becareful.Thereisapickpocket(扒手)lookingforyou.Worldtravelers,awayfromhomeandusuallycarryingmuchmone

　　在线等!Areyoufortyyearsoldandfat?

　　Areyoufortyyearsoldandfat?Doyouwearfineclothes?Doyoulookrich?Ifso,becareful.Thereisapickpocket(扒手)lookingforyou.Worldtravelers,awayfromhomeandusuallycarryingmuchmoney,areoftentroubledbypickpocketsinforeigncountries,buttheyshouldrememberthattherearepickpocketsintheirowncountry,too.

　　Atypicalpickpocketisunderfortyyearsofage,usuallyamale.Hehasnimble(灵敏的)fingersandhastrainedhimselfinrunning.Generally,hecarriesanewspaperormagazineinhishand.Hemayappearfairlycleverandpretendtobecalm.Hehaslearnedhisjobfromanotherpickpocket,andherepayshis“teacher”bygivinghimapercentageofthemoneyorthingswhichhesteals.

　　Thegoodpickpocketalwaysoperatesincrowdedplaces.Verywell—dressedmenandslightlydrunkenmenarethefavoriteobjectsofthepickpocket.

　　Anaverage—sizeddepartmentstorehiresaboutsixorsevenfull—timedetectives.Thesemenandwomenareconstantlylookingforpickpocketsandthieves.Manypolicedistrictshavedetectiveswhoseonlyjobistocatchthepickpocketsquickly.Butagoodpickpocketknowthesethingsandisverycareful.Heisespeciallybusyonbuses,trainsandsubways(地铁)between11:00a.m.and3:00p.m.Whentherearemanyshopperswithmuchmoneytospend.Hecarefullyremembersthepaydayandbonus(奖金)timesofcompanies.

　　Pickpocketandstealingfromashoptogetherrepresentabout75%ofdaytimepettycrimeinAmerica.Thesentenceforthesecrimesisusuallyfromthreetofiveyearsinprison.Afterfinishingtheirsentence,pickpocketsandthievesseldomreform;theyusuallyadvancetomoreseriouscrimes.

　　Theauthorisattemptingto_______________.

　　A.warnusagainstpickpockets

　　B.helpustolearnsomepickpocket’sskills

　　C.tellushowpickpocketsstealthings

　　D.provehimselftobeagooddetective