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進入《中英對照讀新聞》 Scam forced marital lie from man/詐騙案迫使男子對太太說謊
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A 27-year-old man told his wife he had been robbed to avoid revealing he actually had been tricked by a scam artist, police in Florida say.
一名27歲男子告訴妻子自己遭人搶劫，以避免公開他其實是中了騙子的招數，佛羅里達州警方說。
Marion County sheriff’s deputies said while Mario Oscar Carlos initially told authorities he and his wife he had been robbed of $8,000 in cash, the man allegedly later confessed to making the story up to avoid embarrassment, the Ocala （Fla.） Star-Banner reported last week.
馬立昂郡警官說，雖然馬利歐．奧斯卡．卡洛斯一開始告訴當局，他和妻子被搶走現金8000美元，但據說這名男子後來就坦承捏造事實，以避免尷尬，佛州奧卡拉星旗報上週報導說。
A police report alleged that after officers noticed inconsistencies in his robbery account, Carlos admitted he actually lost the money to a spiritual healer.
警方報告聲稱，在警員注意到他的搶案供詞出現前後不一致的情況後，卡洛斯承認自己的這筆錢其實是落在心靈治療師手上。
Carlos allegedly told police the healer told him to place the cash inside a sock so it could be blessed and then put it in the trunk of his car. He said when he checked on the money Friday, he found the cash-filled sock had been replaced by one filled with only $50, the report alleged.
據說卡洛斯告訴警方，這名心靈治療師叫他把現金放入襪子裡面，如此就能獲得保佑，接著他把襪子放入車子的行李廂內。當週五他檢查這筆錢時，發現原本塞滿現金的襪子已被換成一隻裡面只有50美元的襪子。
The Star-Banner said for his marital and legal lie, police charged Carlos with filing a false police report.
星旗報說，因為他向伴侶與司法當局說謊，警方向卡洛斯提出筆錄報告不實的控訴。
新聞辭典
be robbed of：片語，被搶劫、被剝奪。例句：I was robbed of my purse.（我的錢包被搶走了。）
to make something up： 片語，捏造、虛構。例句：The story was partly ture and partly made up.（這個故事的內容一部分是真實的，一部分是杜撰的。）
to confess：動詞，坦白、招認，宗教上有懺悔之意。例句：He confessed himself to be guilty.（他承認自己有罪。）
