藏在咖啡杯盖中的侦查神器

It resembles nothing more innocuous than an ordinary coffee cup.
从表面上看，这就是一个再普通不过的咖啡杯。

The lid, which is 9cm in diameter, has been created by Cornwall-based company LawMate UK to fit any takeaway coffee cup.
这个直径为9厘米的杯盖由总部位于康沃尔（Cornwall）的LawMate UK公司设计，适用于所有外带咖啡杯。

Britain's police and security services are said to be 'very interested' in the device and store detectives and private investigators have placed orders to use it in undercover work, say the company.
该公司称：英国警方以及安全部门对这个设备“十分有兴趣”，一些商店侦探和私家侦探已经下单订购该设备，用于卧底工作。

LawMate UK has already sold more than 100 of the devices. It will be unveiled officially in London on Tuesday at DSEI, the world's largest defence and security exhibition.
LawMate UK已经售出100多台设备，并且将在周二在伦敦举行的世界最大防务与安全设备展——英国国际防务展（DSEI）上正式露面。

Tim Cowley, head of LawMate UK, said: 'It's very easy to get clocked for what you are doing undercover so to have something that people use everyday is crucial.
LawMate UK公司掌门人蒂姆•考利（Tim Cowley）说：“卧底的工作很容易被察觉，因此利用人们的日常用品是至关重要的。”

'You either simply pop it on a table aimed at the targets or simply hold it in your hand and stand on a street corner or in a coffee shop. It can also be used in face-to-face meetings.
“你要做的只是把它放在桌子上对准目标人物或是在街角或咖啡店中将它握在手中。它也可以用在面对面会议中。

'You can stick it on anything on a range of coffee cups from different manufacturers and still drink from it.'
你可以把它装在不同厂家的一系列咖啡杯上，还可以正常地喝咖啡。

The pin-hole camera produces video footage of sufficient quality to use in prosecutions and it is marked with a time and date stamp so it can be submitted as evidence in court.
针孔摄像机可以拍出能够用于起诉的高质量视频片段，同时带有时间和日期水印，足以作为法庭证物提交。

Vocabulary

innocuous：无关痛痒的，无害的

pinhole camera：针孔照相机，针孔摄影机

eavesdropping：窃听，偷听

diameter：直径

store detectives：店铺侦探，专抓在商店里行窃者的人

self-contained：独立的

covert recording：隐秘的

英文来源：每日邮报

译者：黄心喻

审校&编辑：刘明