英语听力：自然百科 国家地理：钻石：黑暗的一面—6
时间：2018-12-26 作者：英语课 分类：自然百科2013年
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The legitimate 1 profits of an illegal trade with a rebel leader who would be convicted for crimes against humanity.-He's ready to give me everything.
Well, the profits were enough to make a smuggler 2 millionaire many times over. Dealing 3 with the blood-thirsty rebel leader required a trip into the heart of darkness.
-I have to go with him to C* in Sierra Leone. That day when he told me that, I had goose bumps.
The huge profits made in the Antwerp would have to be earned in the bloodstained streets and villages in Sierra Leone.
-For me, it's part of the business.
He would be loaded with cash on the way in, and diamonds on the way out. Traveling would be extremely risky 4.
-If it's by foot, by bus, by train, by air, by missile, I'll do everything to reach them.
And the untold 5 suffering of violence was a vast supply of rough diamonds, to satisfy buyers who didn't know or didn't care where they came from.
Although the Antwerp diamond scout 6 had diamond smugglers in their sights, they were also dealing with the world's biggest diamond robbery.
-It was something that no one could imagine another such thing could happen.
Robbers breached 7 the high security valve without explosives, an indicator 8 that may have been an inside job.
-There is a very high security area. You have police presence day and night.
The v* of bypass stated the art of alarms and surveillance. Detectives knew they were missing something. The investigators 9 found simple locked boxes on the same floors as the volt 10. Its must key was missing.
1 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
2 smuggler
n.走私者
- The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
- The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。
3 dealing
n.经商方法，待人态度
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
4 risky
adj.有风险的，冒险的
- It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
- He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
5 untold
adj.数不清的，无数的
- She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
- They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。
6 scout
n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索
- 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。
7 breached
攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反
- These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
- Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。
8 indicator
n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器
- Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
- His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。
9 investigators
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》