2016年ESL之旅行交通购物 03 Smuggling Across Borders
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：2016年ESL之旅行交通购物
ESL Podcast 1185 – Smuggling 1 Across Borders
Christina: What is the holdup? There are cars backed up for half a mile.
Harry 2: I bet the border patrol is looking for smugglers.
Christina: Do you really think so? I wonder if there could be a drug mule 3 in one of these cars carrying illegal drugs.
Harry: It might be drugs, but it could be any kind of contraband 4. I’ve heard that there’s a problem with gunrunning and other kinds of arms trafficking across these borders.
Christina: Maybe they’re looking for people trying to sneak 5 into this country without permission.
Harry: Or they could be looking for people trying to import exotic species without permission.
Christina: What kinds of exotic species?
Harry: Plants and animals that aren’t allowed to be brought into this country, at least not without quarantine.
Christina: Plants? You mean like these herb plants I bought?
Harry: I doubt if they’re prohibited. Wait, you can’t leave the car!
Christina: What if this is contraband and they catch me with it?
Harry: They’ll confiscate 6 it and send us on our way.
Christina: Are you sure?
Harry: Sure, I’m sure. They’d be much more interested in the bats I’m smuggling in my pants anyway.
Christina: What?!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
- The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
- Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
- Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
- A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代。
- He is an old mule.他是个老顽固。
- Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods.大多数的城市市场上都充斥着走私货。
- The customs officers rummaged the ship suspected to have contraband goods.海关人员仔细搜查了一艘有走私嫌疑的海轮。
- He raised his spear and sneak forward.他提起长矛悄悄地前进。
- I saw him sneak away from us.我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开。
- The police have the right to confiscate any forbidden objects they find.如发现违禁货物，警方有权查扣。
- Did the teacher confiscate your toy?老师没收你的玩具了吗？