The nasty thing about a blackmailer is that his starting point is usually the truth.

讨厌的事情在于，敲诈者开始借以要挟的把柄往往是事实。

The blackmailer bled him for $20000.

勒索者勒索他两万美金。

The blackmailer bled him for 500 pounds.

敲诈者向他勒索500英镑。

The blackmailer had to be paid off. He was too dangerous.

只得向那个敲诈勒索者付钱了，他太危险了。

The blackmailer tried to extort a large sum of money from him.

勒索者企图向他勒索一大笔钱。

The blackmailer will have to be bought off, or he'll ruin your good name.

得花些钱疏通那个敲诈者，否则他会毁坏你的声誉。

The blackmailer warned his victim that if he went to the police he would regret it.

敲诈犯警告被敲诈的人说，如果他报警，会后悔的。

When you pay off a blackmailer, she gets your money, but all you get is her word not to disclose.

当你付钱给勒索者时，她拿走你的钱，但你得到的只是她不去揭露的承诺。

Often the blackmailer will claim that the person would only have helped them if they were responsible for the accident.

通常情况下，敲诈者会认为帮助他们的人就是事故责任人。

In Tirana, after I returned from Moscow, I felt the city, like some importunate blackmailer, still claiming its unpaid dues.

告别莫斯科，重归地拉那，自己总觉得家乡依然催命般地在找我算账。

Without knowing who is behind the activity, Harrison said that the targets - large, popular services rather than high-value ones - were not typical for a blackmailer.

由于不知道谁是此次攻击活动的操作者，Harrison称这次攻击的目标——大型普及型的服务而不是高价值的网站——并不是敲诈者所攻击的典型对象。