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The traffic department in Beijing is working to set up a database on professional beggars on the city’s subways, to make it easier for future law enforcement.
Little progress has been made in the past few weeks since a campaign was launched to crack down on illegal begging on Beijing&`&s subways.
There have been a number of reports on China&`&s "professional beggars", those who own iPhone 6 cellphones and beg for a living.
The number of professional beggars in Beijing is on the rise. They beg for cash in railway stations, subways and other public places, blocking foot traffic and affecting public security.
In order to strengthen supervision and management of the group, traffic police in Beijing have worked out ways to control professional begging. For example, police officers set up WeChat groups to exchange information on when and where to find the beggars who often play hide-and-seek with the officers.
law enforcement n. 执法
crack down on… v. 镇压…
这个短语在新闻里的出现频率极高，on也可以用upon代替。以前曾做过详细介绍，不再赘述。
foot traffic n. 行人交通，人流，等于pedestrian traffic
例句：
The bridge should be strong enough to handle all normal foot traffic. （那座桥应该足够坚固，能应付正常的人流。）
in order to … 为了…
这个短语想必大家都很熟悉，值得一提的是，它的效果往往和直接说to是一样的。比如此处，如果把原文改写成To strengthen supervision and management of the group, traffic police in Beijing… 整句话的意思和口吻都没有发生变化。由于新闻写作讲究KISS（Keep It Simple, Stupid）原则，建议大家少用in order to，尽量直接用to。（当然，有时为了顺口，或者需要把句子拉长，用in order to也是完全OK的。）
play hide-and-seek with… v. 与…玩捉迷藏
例句：
You know, 100,000 yuan isn’t a small amount. I’m willing to lend you the money on one condition: Don’t play hide-and-seek with me when I need it back. Can you promise me that? （十万元可不是一笔小数目。我愿意把这笔钱借给你，但有一个条件：到了需要还钱的时候，你别跟我玩捉迷藏。你能答应我吗？）
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