He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.

他否认打过谎报电话，但经过一番短暂的审讯之后他被判有罪。

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He made a hoax call pretending to be the boss.

他打了一通恶作剧的电话，假装是上司。

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It looks like there has been a hoax call or an impersonator.

看起来这要么是个恶作剧电话，要么就是冒充者打来的。

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But the outcry over the Australian hoax call will not necessarily end these calls forever.

BBC: The end of prank calls?

The nurse was found dead on Friday, three days after taking the hoax call from two Australian radio station DJs.

BBC: Kate hoax: David Cameron pays tribute to Jacintha Saldanha

The Australian radio show that made the hoax call to the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge in December has been cancelled.

BBC: Royal hoax radio show cancelled