听播客学英语 233 你忘了我的茶

 　　Last week, the police in Denia in eastern Spain made a gruesome discovery. They found a decomposing¹ body in a rubbish tip underneath² a motorway³ bridge. The body was that of Colin Nodes, who was British, and a criminal with a long and colourful history. It had been on the rubbish tip for at least two months.

　　Colin Nodes started his career as a criminal by dealing⁴ in stolen cars and boats. Later he was suspected of involvement in drug trafficking. Like many British criminals, he bought a house in Spain and found it convenient to spend a lot of time in that country.

　　In the mid-1990s, he spent some time in Winchester prison. But he wanted to get out for his wife’s birthday party in Spain. He offered to fetch a cup of tea for one of the prison warders. But instead of returning with the tea, he climbed over the prison wall and escaped. He was later arrested in Spain, and extradited to Britain. As he was taken back into prison, he met the same warder whom he had tricked three years before. “You forgot my tea, Nodes”, said the prison officer. “Sorry about that, sir.”

　　Colin Nodes was later in trouble with the police in Spain, Germany and the Czech Republic as well as in Britain. But now he is dead. The Spanish police have charged two British men with his murder.

1 decomposing   

腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
• Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。

2 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

3 motorway   

n.高速公路，快车道

参考例句：

• Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
• A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• 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。