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London 2012: Ten 1)charged over Olympic 2)ticket touting -Courtesy of BBC

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Ten people have been charged in an 3)inquiry into ticket touting at the Olympics, the Metropolitan Police said.

十個人因為黃牛票被起訴。

Eight people were charged with ticket touting, one person faces a 4)theft charge and another 5)is accused of handling 6)stolen goods.

 其中八個人因為賣黃牛票被起訴，另一個人是偷竊罪，還有一人是被控銷贓罪。

In total, 16 people have 7)been arrested. Five were held ahead of the 8)opening ceremony on Friday and another 11 people were held on Saturday.

總共有十六個人被逮捕。五個人在開幕儀式前的週五被抓包。另外十一個人則是在週六。

1)be charged	v	被起訴，be V在Headline裡會省略
2)ticket touting	n.	賣黃牛票 動詞是(UK)用tout， (US)用 Scalper ex. Another scalper said he'd charge $1000 for a $125 ticket.
3)inquiry	n.	詢價，詢問
4)theft	n.	偷竊罪
5)be accused of	v	被起訴 ，相當於 be charged with 的用法
6)stolen goods	n.	贓物
7)be arrested	n.	被逮捕
8)opening ceremony	n.	開幕儀式 ，閉幕儀式是closing ceremony.