“碰瓷者”成笑柄

上個(gè)月，湖南永州一名女子在馬路上碰瓷一名女司機(jī)，雙方討價(jià)還價(jià)之后，女子拿到了20元，竟高興的跳起舞來(lái)。她自稱半小時(shí)能訛250元，搞錢(qián)是為了打麻將。她在微博上火了，可是這下火的可不是什么好事啊。

The scam may be as old as the automobile itself: A fraudster throws himself in front of a vehicle and demands that the driver pay for his self-inflicted (or nonexistent) injuries. But in an age of ever-present cameras, it’s getting a lot harder to pull off.

“碰瓷”這種騙術(shù)可能和汽車(chē)一樣古老：騙子自己在汽車(chē)前倒下，要求車(chē)主為自己受傷賠錢(qián)，這種傷害是自己造成的，或者根本就不存在。但在遍地?cái)z像頭的年代，這么騙錢(qián)就更難了。

There are scores of videos online that capture these scams, known in China as “pengci,” or “porcelain bumping.”

這種騙術(shù)在中國(guó)被稱為“碰瓷”，網(wǎng)上有很多碰瓷視頻。

Some attempts have resulted in broken bones or even death on the part of the “professional porcelain bumpers,” as they are known.

一些碰瓷行為導(dǎo)致“職業(yè)碰瓷者”骨折甚至死亡。

There is no reliable information on the scale of the fraud, and it is usually not prosecuted. For many victims, paying a bit of cash is preferable to arguing with the perpetrator.

目前還沒(méi)有碰瓷規(guī)模的可靠信息，通常碰瓷者也不會(huì)被起訴。對(duì)于很多受害者來(lái)說(shuō)，掏點(diǎn)錢(qián)比和他們爭(zhēng)吵更省事。

The term “pengci” derives from the practice of dishonest shopkeepers placing a porcelain item in a spot where it was likely to get knocked over and broken, allowing them to claim damages from the “clumsy” customer, said David Schak, an anthropologist at Griffith University in Australia.

澳大利亞格里菲斯大學(xué)人類學(xué)家沙學(xué)漢說(shuō)，“碰瓷”來(lái)源于不誠(chéng)實(shí)的店主將瓷器放在很有可能撞翻打破的地方，他們以此要求“笨手笨腳”的顧客賠償。

Videos of the modern scam started appearing on China’s internet several years ago, and the perpetrators have become the butt of jokes and a source of public entertainment.

碰瓷視頻幾年前開(kāi)始在中國(guó)的互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上出現(xiàn)，碰瓷者已成為了笑柄和公共娛樂(lè)的來(lái)源。