好奇的朋友問，「抓到現行犯英文怎麼說？」
很簡單，就是 catch red-handed:
I caught her red-handed!
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如果要正式一點，可以用 catch in the act: I caught him in the act.
可以繼續說 “of” 哪一個罪：
The police caught him in the act of committing a robbery.
(警察抓到他正在搶劫）
The security guard caught him in the act of stealing underwear.
(保全逮到他正在偷內衣）
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其實，還有一個相當生動：I caught him with his hand in the cookie jar.
通常我們使用時，不是只有字面上“偷餅乾”，還有“盜用”的意思。練習造句：
The government official got caught with his hand in the cookie jar, and he was forced to resign. (官員被發現盜用公款，被迫下台。)
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我勸你，下次犯罪，try not to get caught red-handed!
（笑話，笑話。）
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