CNN 2011-12-11

 British government is looking to expand its espionage¹ roster². Any one who is a citizen can apply, but the entrance exam is a bit of brain buster. It’s a code, and you gotta crack it if you want the chance to be Britain’s next cyber spy. Bryan Tod looks to the reactions to this unique recruiting idea and examines why the espionage industry is moving online. 

Here’s your challenge 160 combinations of numbers and letters, and a countdown clock. You’ve got just  a few days to your dead line. If you’re a British citizen and you 've solved this encrypted graphic³ puzzle, you could be recruited for Britain’s next generation of high tech spies. Posted online, publicized on FaceBook and Twitter, it’s put out by the Government’s Communications Headquarters, British version of America’s National Security Agency. A kind of // eavesdropping⁴ post whose mission is to help catch terrorists. This agency wants posted job adds inside video games, and an official there tells us this puzzle has got thousands of hits, and at least 50 people have solved it. If you do that, you’re congratulated, offered a chance to apply.

What you think this as a recruiting tool? 

I think it’s a great idea, one of these things it does is to bring a sort of awareness⁵ of the need for encrypted //, encrypted //…  

Former CIA Mark Staudte is an expert on code cracking at the International Spy Museum in Washington, he says for people with reasonable training and math and computer science, this code probably isn’t too hard. 

What kind of crucial intelligence you can gather by code breaking?

Well, code breaking signals and intelligence we call it can be tremendously valuable because it’s one of the rare forms of intelligence that if you’ve done properly, you could get access to the right things will give you the enemy’s attention, what they’re really thinking.

Staudte and other experts say governments like Britain needs cyber warriors⁶ more than ever, an official of the government’s communications headquarter says want people with an interest in so-called ethical⁷ hacking⁸, illegal hackers⁹ need not apply, cyber experts say the code is too easy, and the official at the Government Communications Headquarter says it’s not designed to be overly difficult, more to promote awareness of what that agency does. // and other say if that’s the goal then it’s worth it to get teenagers and other young people excited about potential careers in legitimate¹⁰ cyber espionage. Bryan Tod CNN, Washington.

Before we go, taking pictures with Santa is a Christmas tradition, but for Canadians that tradition has gone to the dogs. This Santa is posing for pics with pups, this trick is getting them to sit still for the camera, at least they were requested to the // and red are not too complicated. What is a dog want for Christmas this year, either a toy or a treat. Whether they’ve been naughty or nice, still makes for a cute post card which is the perfect way for these dogs to wish you a happy holidays. Of course // you // better not to expect anything from the Santa on December 25th they just be barking after the wrong Christmas tree. Remember the deadline is tomorrow for sending us iReport about what you’re looking forward to in 2012, if you’ve already sent one in, we need you to look for our email reply about what to do next. That’s all about the headlines.  I’m Carl Azuz.

1 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

2 roster   

n.值勤表，花名册

参考例句：

• The teacher checked the roster to see whom he would teach this year.老师查看花名册，想了解今年要教的学生。
• The next day he put himself first on the new roster for domestic chores.第二天，他把自己排在了新的家务值日表的第一位。

3 graphic   

adj.生动的，形象的，绘画的，文字的，图表的

参考例句：

• The book gave a graphic description of the war.这本书生动地描述了战争的情况。
• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons.用图标来区分重要的文本项。

4 eavesdropping   

n. 偷听

参考例句：

• We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. 我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。
• Suddenly the kids,who had been eavesdropping,flew into the room. 突然间，一直在偷听的孩子们飞进屋来。

5 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

6 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。

7 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。

8 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

9 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

10 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• 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。