It resembles nothing more innocuous than an ordinary coffee cup.
從表面上看，這就是一個再普通不過的咖啡杯。

The lid, which is 9cm in diameter, has been created by Cornwall-based company LawMate UK to fit any takeaway coffee cup.
這個直徑為9厘米的杯蓋由總部位于康沃爾（Cornwall）的LawMate UK公司設計，適用于所有外帶咖啡杯。

Britain's police and security services are said to be 'very interested' in the device and store detectives and private investigators have placed orders to use it in undercover work, say the company.
該公司稱：英國警方以及安全部門對這個設備“十分有興趣”，一些商店偵探和私家偵探已經(jīng)下單訂購該設備，用于臥底工作。

LawMate UK has already sold more than 100 of the devices. It will be unveiled officially in London on Tuesday at DSEI, the world's largest defence and security exhibition.
LawMate UK已經(jīng)售出100多臺設備，并且將在周二在倫敦舉行的世界最大防務與安全設備展——英國國際防務展（DSEI）上正式露面。

Tim Cowley, head of LawMate UK, said: 'It's very easy to get clocked for what you are doing undercover so to have something that people use everyday is crucial.
LawMate UK公司掌門人蒂姆?考利（Tim Cowley）說：“臥底的工作很容易被察覺，因此利用人們的日常用品是至關重要的。”

'You either simply pop it on a table aimed at the targets or simply hold it in your hand and stand on a street corner or in a coffee shop. It can also be used in face-to-face meetings.
“你要做的只是把它放在桌子上對準目標人物或是在街角或咖啡店中將它握在手中。它也可以用在面對面會議中。

'You can stick it on anything on a range of coffee cups from different manufacturers and still drink from it.'
你可以把它裝在不同廠家的一系列咖啡杯上，還可以正常地喝咖啡。

The pin-hole camera produces video footage of sufficient quality to use in prosecutions and it is marked with a time and date stamp so it can be submitted as evidence in court.
針孔攝像機可以拍出能夠用于起訴的高質(zhì)量視頻片段，同時帶有時間和日期水印，足以作為法庭證物提交。

Vocabulary

innocuous：無關痛癢的，無害的

pinhole camera：針孔照相機，針孔攝影機

eavesdropping：竊聽，偷聽

diameter：直徑

store detectives：店鋪偵探，專抓在商店里行竊者的人

self-contained：獨立的

covert recording：隱秘的

英文來源：每日郵報

譯者：黃心喻

審校&編輯：劉明