" To be on the lam" (lam) means to be hiding from the police.

“to be on the lam” （lam）意思是躲避警察。

If you are " on the lam, " you are hiding from the police.

如果你“在逃” ，你就是在躲避警察。

I read an article in the newspaper this morning about a man who had been on the lam for 12 years.

今天早上我在报纸上读到一篇文章， 讲的是一个在林里工作了12年的人。

Our story begins when I say that I read an article in the newspaper this morning about a man who had been on the lam for 12 years.

我们的故事开始于今天早上我在报纸上读到一篇关于一个已经潜逃 12 年的人的文章。

I said that the man had been on the lam, which means he is no longer, so the police must have caught him – must have found him.

我说那个人已经在逃，也就是说他已经不在了， 所以警察一定是抓到了他——一定是找到了他。