VOA慢速英语:How Can a Smelly Fish Help You Avoid the Truth?

curing to prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use <fish cured with salt>

clue something that helps a person find something, understand something, or solve a mystery or puzzle

decoy a person or thing that attracts people's attention so they will not notice someone or something else

ploy a clever trick or plan that is used to get someone to do something or to gain an advantage over someone

ruse a trick or act that is used to fool someone

subterfuge the use of tricks especially to hide, avoid, or get something

make one’s move – informal expression : to start doing something to achieve an aim or solve a problem

code – n. a system of signals or symbols for communication : a system of symbols (as letters or numbers) used to represent assigned and often secret meanings : a set of instructions for a computer

sneak – v. to move quietly and secretly in order to avoid being noticed

detect – v. to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste, etc.) detecting – adj.

alarm – n. a device that makes a loud sound as a warning or signal

uniform – n. a special kind of clothing that is worn by all the members of a group or organization

handcuff – v. to put handcuffs on (someone) handcuff – n. a set of two metal rings that are joined together and locked around a person's wrists

flash – v. to show (something) briefly : commonly used with “badge” : <The officer flashed his badge.>

badge – n. a small object (such as a tag, pin, or metal shield) that is worn or held up by a person so that it can be easily seen, that has writing (such as a person's name) and often a picture on it, and that shows who the person is : <The policeman flashed his badge.>

by the way – informal expression : incidentally (used to introduce a minor topic not connected with what was being spoken about previously)