1·A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard.
扒手需要放松警惕的目标。
2·They took up a pickpocket.
他们捉住一个扒手。
3·"Depending on what the pickpocket is interested in he may engage one or another type of motion, with or without engaging the person's attention, " she says.
马丁内斯-康德说：“扒手会根据自己感兴趣的东西而做一些其他动作，以影响或不影响对方的注意力。”
4·The policeman seized a pickpocket on the crowded coach.
警察在拥挤的长途汽车上抓到了一个扒手。
5·Whatever the explanation, it can be a very useful tool for a pickpocket.
不管是什么原因，这对扒手来说都是有用的手段。