VOA标准英语2012--Maryland Man Is Real Hero Behind 'Argo'
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十月)
Maryland Man Is Real Hero Behind 'Argo'
On Nov. 4, 1979, U.S. diplomats 1 did not anticipate the takeover of their embassy, but 52 of them were taken hostage. Six escaped.
"Argo" focuses on the clandestine 2 CIA operation to rescue those six diplomats.
While the Americans hid in the Canadian ambassador’s residence, Mendez, a CIA officer based in the United States, hatched the plot to get them out.
With the help of a Hollywood producer and a makeup 3 artist, Mendez concocted 4 a fake movie and a trip to scout 5 out locations in Tehran. The Americans-in-hiding had 72 hours to memorize everything about their new identities, including their biographies and supposed jobs in the film.
"Argo," the film, is fascinating because it really happened.
It’s hard to imagine that the real Tony Mendez, a subdued 6 gentleman living a quiet life in rural Maryland, was the CIA officer who pulled off stunts 7 like this throughout his career.
“Overall some of the best ideas you see in fiction, in film, are based on real operations," Mendez says. "Bond is very much alive in clandestine operations, in real situations.”
For his services, Mendez received a top CIA award. But that information was classified until the early 1990s.
“You may have saved the world, but you have to sit there and sort of smile and ‘Well, we did it again and no one will know,’” Mendez says.
After all these years of secrecy 8, Mendez is star struck that Ben Affleck now portraying 9 him onscreen.
However, watching the movie, the viewer is awed 10 by the former spy's resolve to do his duty, however dangerous it might be.
- These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
- The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She is the director of clandestine operations of the CIA.她是中央情报局秘密行动的负责人。
- The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves.早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。
- Those who failed the exam take a makeup exam.这次考试不及格的人必须参加补考。
- Do you think her beauty could makeup for her stupidity?你认为她的美丽能弥补她的愚蠢吗？
- The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish. 这种汤是用多达十几种不同的鱼熬制而成的。
- Between them they concocted a letter. 他们共同策划写了一封信。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
- The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。
- He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
- The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
- Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。
- The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作，曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说