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　　It's not an easy job to be a criminal; one has to strain one's nerves and be constantly under stress. Also, one needs to study what strategies to use and make the right decisions at strategic moments. Clever ideas won't stream in like a stream of ready made plans and one might collapse under such strain. Take bank robbing for example. It isn't as simple as it seems in the movies; you pull a stocking over your head, rush into a bank and then just stoop to pick up the money. It takes a lot of planning and thinking. You need to work out where to find the cash in storage, and make sure everything is under control when you pick up the money with a stoop—that's the crucial moment. If things go well by then, your success will be strengthened. Then you strap the bag to yourself, preferably with a durable strap, and move slowly backwards.Old hands will stress that it's the last straw that breaks the camel's back, so remember, no one wants to spend a life in a cell that is as hot as a stove.

　　记单词

　　stocking n.长袜

　　stoop vi.1.弯腰，俯身2.(to)堕落到，降低身份(做某事)n.弯腰，曲背

　　storage n.1.贮藏，保管

　　2.存储

　　stove n.炉子，火炉

　　strain n.1.拉紧，绷紧2.过劳，极度紧张3.张力4.扭伤，拉伤

　　5.[常pl.]旋律，曲调6.品种，品系，家系7.气质，个性特点vt.1.扭伤，拉伤2.尽力使用，使紧张3.拉紧，绷紧

　　vi.尽力，努力

　　strap n.带，皮带vt.1.用带扣住，束牢，捆扎2.用绷带包扎

　　strategic a.1.对全局有重要意义的，关键的2.战略(上)的

　　strategy n.战略，策略

　　straw n.1.稻草，麦秆2.吸管

　　stream n.1.小河，溪流2.流，一股，一串v.流(出)，涌(出)

　　strengthen vt.加强，巩固

　　stress n.1.压力，紧张2.强调，重要性3.应力4.重音vt.强调，着重，重读

　　当罪犯并不是件容易的事，你得绷紧神经，而且还要经常承受压力。此外，你还要研究该用什么策略，并在关键时刻做出正确的决定。好点子不会像一连串事先制定好的计划那样源源不断地涌出，在极度紧张之下，你可能会精神崩溃。就拿抢银行来说吧，它并不像人们在电影里看到的那么简单：头上套上长袜，冲进银行，接下来就是弯腰捡钱了。实际上它需要许多的计划和思考，你需要弄清楚保管现金的地方，在你弯腰拿钱的时候，还要确保一切都在你的掌握之中——这是最关键的时刻。如果到这个时候一切进展顺利，这就加强了你成功的把握。然后你把装钱的袋子捆在自己身上，用结实的皮带，慢慢地退出来。老手们会强调说，累死骆驼的往往是一根稻草，所以千万要记住，没有人愿意在热得像火炉似的牢房里过上一辈子。