访谈录 法国戛纳电影节开幕前再发生珠宝劫案

 Tonight on the posh French reverie, a final preps is underway, as the Cannes Film Festival is about to kick off, and there is a hunt on for some jewel thieves. This is a time when the small town is a big target for thieves, looking the cash in big time, security not taking any chances this year. Here is ABC’s Hamish McDonald.

 

Tonight on a French reverie, authority is searching for four jewelry’s thieves just as the big stars are about to hit town. The world famous Cannes Film Festival means big money, and makes it a big target. A huge but discrete¹ security detail has been deployed². This country is still XXling from January’s terrorist attacks in Paris. And here in Cannes, the Cartier store is exceptionally closed, says the sign in the shop front. The thieves got away with 20 million’s worth just this week.

 

First, these robbers smashed into the shop front, carrying a pistol, wearing an old man’s face mask. He lead two accompanies while another stood guard on here.

 

Just across the road in 2013, one of the richest highest industry watches these thieves entering the XX hotel in bright daylight, escaping with 143 million's worth, as Cannes gears up for the festival. Jewelers and fashion designers ship in ever valuable pieces to dress the celebrities³ when they hit the red carpet.

 

Police sense security details and now they look on for criminal gangs may be gearing up to.

 

Hamish McDonald, ABC News. Cannes

1 discrete   

adj.个别的，分离的，不连续的

参考例句：

• The picture consists of a lot of discrete spots of colour.这幅画由许多不相连的色点组成。
• Most staple fibers are discrete,individual entities.大多数短纤维是不联系的单独实体。

2 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

3 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目