经济学人下载:计量测定学 识别人们的行踪

1.thanks to 由于，幸亏

He preceded his speech with a vote of thanks to the committee.
他发表讲话前先提议向全体委员表示感谢。

To be sure, war, violence and poverty are still with us and we as mankind are probably more aware of these problems worldwide than ever before thanks to advances in technology and communication.
毫无疑问，战争、暴力以及贫穷仍然伴随着我们，并且，作为人类，由于技术与通信的进步，我们可能比以往任何时候都更深切地意识到了这些问题。

2.sexual assault 性侵犯；性暴行

If you are forced to have sex without your consent, it is abuse and is sexual assault.
在未经同意的情况下，你要是被迫与他人做爱，那就叫做虐待，也可以称之为性侵犯。

The phrase sexual assault has been in use for more than a century, and 19th-century writers seem to have used it synonymously with rape.
性侵犯这个词语已经用了一个多世纪了，在19世纪的时候作家们似乎就已经用它来同义强奸一词了。

3.passport fraud 护照诈欺

Eisler was finally indicted for passport fraud.
艾斯勒最后由于护照诈欺行为被起诉。

That image, when compared to the actual bearer using facial recognition technology, will provide a formidable deterrent to passport fraud.
运用面部识别技术将这个数码影像与实际持照者对比，将给护照欺诈行为带来有力威慑。