毒贩辞世，传奇事迹引争论
20190601 SAT
阅读时间：4min
《美国黑帮》海报
BBC看到的，查资料发现ABC这篇文章更好
Frank Lucas, the former Harlem drug kingpin whose life and lore inspired the 2007 movie "American Gangster," has died, a relative said Friday.
Lucas, who was 88, died Thursday in New Jersey, nephew Aldwan Lassiter said. Lucas had been in declining health, according to his former lawyer.
kingpin: the most important person within a particular organization
（组织中的）主要人物，领袖
《蜘蛛侠平行宇宙》的反派有印象吗？——KINGPIN
in declining health 健康每况愈下
老爷子是位传奇人物，生平改编成了电影《美国黑帮》，两大奥斯卡影帝加盟，记得去看~
Frank Lucas
Raised in North Carolina, Lucas climbed the ranks of crime in Harlem in the 1960s and '70s, becoming a major drug dealer known for supplying huge amounts of particularly potent heroin.
He said it netted him millions, and authorities seized over $500,000 in cash when they raided his house in Teaneck, New Jersey, in 1975. He was convicted and sentenced to decades in prison, but he turned informant and was released after about five years.
climbed the ranks of :climb很形象，一步步上位
potent:very powerful, forceful, or effective
强效的
net:to get something good or to earn a lot of money from something
获得（好处）；赚得（钱财）
He was convicted and sentenced to…
定罪并判……的刑
这段的用词非常生动，可以好好借鉴。
Frank在60-70年代是闻名的毒老大，赚的盆满钵溢，警方突袭他的一处房产就能查获50万现金。定罪后选择合作，做了告密者（rat、snitch），大大缩短了刑期。
Lucas was a fixture on the film set, giving Washington advice on such details as how he carried his gun.
The movie got awards buzz but also brought scrutiny of claims in Lucas' legend, particularly a portrayal of him smuggling drugs in U.S. soldiers'caskets during the Vietnam War.
buzz:a rumor or report
传闻；报道
拍《美国黑帮》时，Frank是片场上的常客，影片热度很高，但是他的故事却不那么让人接受：利用越战士兵回国的棺材来走私毒品。
The film's assertion that Lucas rooted out a heap of law enforcement corruption also was called into question,and a group of former federal drug enforcement agents claimed in a lawsuit that the movie grossly misrepresented the truth and defamed them. That lawsuit was tossed out.
assertion:a statement that you strongly believe is true
断言；明确肯定
root out:to find and remove a person or thing that is causing a problem
找到并根除，发现并杜绝
电影里Frank的黑帮角色过于正面了，艺术渲染引起了质疑，联邦缉毒署的前执法人员认为影片损害了他们的形象，与事实不符，就此提起了诉讼，案子最终没成立。
Lucas, who lived in Newark in recent years,had another brush with the law in 2012: He pleaded guilty to lying to try cashing in twice on a $17,000 federal disability benefit check. Lucas, who came to court in a wheelchair, was sentenced to five years'probation, with prosecutors saying they agreed to it because of his poor health and advanced age.
have a brush with:have an encounter or come in conflict with
与 ... 发生冲突、摩擦
plead guilty:认罪
disability benefit:伤残补助
大爷80岁高龄还犯过法，想要二次兑现伤残补助金，坐着轮椅出庭，检方觉得老爷子年龄大，身体还不好，最后判了五年缓刑。
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