双语新闻｜专家称戴口罩或成犯罪分子新掩护（给执法带来挑战）

In recent days, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson floated a way that citizens might feel comfortable emerging from isolation: face masks.

近日，英国首相鲍里斯·约翰逊提出了一种让民众在疫情期间自由出行的方式：戴口罩。

"As part of coming out of the lockdown, I do think face coverings will be useful," Johnson said at the start of this month, claiming that masks will help give the public "confidence that they can go back to work."

约翰逊在本月初表示：“我深信，佩戴口罩作为解封系列措施之一，必将行之有效。” 约翰逊表示，佩戴口罩将有助于民众“确信他们可以安全地复工复产”。

知识拓展

at+the+名词+of 类似短语

-at the age of 在……岁的时候

注意与by the age of的区别，by the age of表示“在……岁前”。

They reach a peak at the age of 20 for most people.

大部分人都是在20岁的时候达到了人生顶峰。

- at the beginning of 在……的开始

at the beginningof 后通常接表示时间的词，在句中作时间状语。

Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the decade.

尽管在80年代初起步缓慢，但是全球经济输出在十年间增长了五分之一。

- at the corner 在拐角处

at the corner常在句中作地点状语。

At night, a lot of people gathered in the pub at the corner of the street.

夜晚，街角的酒馆里聚集了很多人。

- at the expense of 以……为代价

at the expense of后面可以跟名词、名词词组或者动名词，注意与at one’s expense的区别，后者表示“自费”。

Many people get money at the expense of losing their dignity.

很多人为了金钱丧失了尊严。

But the prospect of a new society in which the public conceals their faces from one another has wide-ranging implications for crime and security, as well as social interaction.

然而，人人佩戴口罩以遮盖面孔的新常态可能将对各国社会安全及社交活动造成广泛影响。

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as well与 as well as用法辨析

1.as well 用法

- as well常用作状语，意为“又、也”，相当于too或also，常位于句末，无须用逗号与句子分开。如：

I not only play the guitar，I sing as well.

我不但弹吉他，而且还演唱。

- as well 在口语中也可用于句中，意为“也好、也行”或“倒不如”，用来缓和语气。如：

You may as well go.

你去也好。

- as well 可以直接用于just后，用作应答语，意为“幸亏、无妨、没关系”。如：

Just as well, I hear it isn"t very good.

不必遗憾，我听说电影也不怎么样。

2.as well as 用法

- as well as常用来连接两个并列的成分，意为“也、还”。它强调的是前一项，后一项只是顺便提及。因此连接并列主语时，谓语动词与前一项一致；而用not only ...but also...连接时，谓语动词与后一项一致。如：

Your wife as well as you is friendly to me.

（＝Not only you but also your wife is friendly to me.）

不仅你而且你的妻子也对我很友好。

- as well as 用来表示同级比较，指“一样好”。如：

You look as well as you did ten years ago.

你的身体看起来还和十年前一样好。

"The main problem that people wearing masks throws up is the sheer volume of people suddenly covering their faces," said Francis Dodsworth, senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Kingston, near London. "It could create opportunities for people who want to cover their face for nefarious reasons. They could potentially now do so without raising suspicion."

英国金斯敦大学犯罪学高级讲师多兹沃思直言：“口罩引发的主要问题在于人们的面孔突然间就因为防疫需求而被遮盖起来了，这样原先故意遮盖面孔的行为今后将不会再引起怀疑，这或许将为居心不良的潜在不法分子制造机会。”

Evidence is already emerging of crimes being committed by masked offenders in the United States and Western Europe.

报道称，美国和西欧多国已报告多起由蒙面者制造的犯罪行为。

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