【英语语言学习】世界级大毒枭被抓住后

One of the world's most powerful drug lords has been captured in Mexico. The head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Joaquin Chapo Guzman, was arrested early Saturday morning. He's known as El Chapo or Shorty and has one of the longest and most profitable careers in the drug world. He's been on the run for years, and according to Mexican officials, U.S. authorities aided in the operation.

NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.

CARRIE KAHN, BYLINE¹: As the sun rose up over the hotel-lined beaches of Mazatlan, marine² special forces moved in on a condo complex in the heart of the pacific resort city and captured Mexico's most wanted criminal. Chapo Guzman was arrested along with a female collaborator³ and, according to authorities, not one shot was fired. However it would be another nine hours before the arrest was officially announced.

JESUS MURILLIO KARAM: (Foreign language spoken)

KAHN: Speaking to reporters at the Mexico cities' airport marine base, Attorney General Jesus Murillio Karam said doctors and federal investigators⁴ wanted to confirm Guzman's identity first. They are a hundred percent certain they got the right guy. Such caution is understandable given the mythical⁵ status Guzman has gained here.

He eluded⁶ capture for more than a decade. And when in prison 13 years ago, nearing extradition⁷ to the U.S., Guzman escaped a maximum security prison by hiding in a laundry bin⁸. Sightings of him are frequently reported and his operation is said to be active in four continents, including Africa, Europe and Australia, with annual profits of more than $3 billion a year. That's plenty of money to bribe⁹ officials and pay a security detail that has long left him several steps ahead of arresting authorities.

Guzman's trafficking network extends to hundreds of U.S. cities and in at least eight he's named in federal indictments¹⁰. Last year, Chicago's crime commission labeled him Public Enemy No. 1. Attorney General Karam said that it was last weekend when Mexican marines began to close in on the drug lord. Unfortunately, Guzman was able to escape through a complex series of tunnels connecting as many as seven safe houses.

KARAM: (Foreign language spoken)

KAHN: The doors in some of the houses were made out of steel. And Karam says and the time it took the marines to knock them down, Guzman slipped away through the tunnels. Karam says out of concern for local residents, forces waited several days and for the best opportunity before making the arrest.

Immediately following the press conference, Guzman, led by two camouflaged¹¹ army soldiers - one with his hand clutching the back of the drug trafficker's neck - was marched before reporters and live TV cameras to an awaiting helicopter. His hair was dyed jet black, as well as a bushy mustache.

(SOUNDBITE OF A HELICOPTER ROTOR)

KAHN: President Enrique Pena Nieto, who's been in office for 14 months and has routinely downplayed drug violence in the country, is not one to parade captured drug traffickers in public. But given Guzman's status and that the last picture seen of him was taken 13 years ago, he got a grand perp walk.

George Grayson, an expert on Mexico's cartels, said the arrest was a big success for the Pena Nieto administration, but will unlikely damage the powerful tracking organization.

GEORGE GRAYSON: The takedown of El Chapo is a thorn in the side but not a dagger¹² in the heart of the Sinaloa cartel.

KAHN: Guzman's second in command is Ismael El Mayo Zambada, expected to seamlessly take over without contention¹³ without contention from lower lieutenants¹⁴. But in the central park in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa, residents were bracing¹⁵ for violence.

AMADO: (Foreign language spoken)

KAHN: This 53-year-old shoe shiner, who would only give his first name, Amado, says he's been listening to clients all day worrying about what's going to happen if rival drug cartels come in and take over Sinaloa.

AMADO: (Foreign language spoken)

KAHN: He says Chapo is feared here, but at least he kept Sinaloa relatively¹⁶ peaceful all these years.

Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Mexico City.

1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 collaborator   

n.合作者，协作者

参考例句：

• I need a collaborator to help me. 我需要个人跟我合作，帮我的忙。
• His collaborator, Hooke, was of a different opinion. 他的合作者霍克持有不同的看法。

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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》

5 mythical   

adj.神话的；虚构的；想像的

参考例句：

• Undeniably,he is a man of mythical status.不可否认，他是一个神话般的人物。
• Their wealth is merely mythical.他们的财富完全是虚构的。

6 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• 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。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

8 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

9 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

10 indictments   

n.（制度、社会等的）衰败迹象( indictment的名词复数 )；刑事起诉书；公诉书；控告

参考例句：

• A New York jury brought criminal indictments against the founder of the organization. 纽约的一个陪审团对这个组织的创始人提起了多项刑事诉讼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These two indictments are self-evident and require no elaboration. 这两条意义自明，无须多说。 来自互联网

11 camouflaged   

v.隐蔽( camouflage的过去式和过去分词 )；掩盖；伪装，掩饰

参考例句：

• We camouflaged in the bushes and no one saw us. 我们隐藏在灌木丛中没有被人发现。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• They camouflaged in bushes. 他们隐蔽在灌木丛中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

13 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

14 lieutenants   

n.陆军中尉( lieutenant的名词复数 )；副职官员；空军；仅低于…官阶的官员

参考例句：

• In the army, lieutenants are subordinate to captains. 在陆军中，中尉是上尉的下级。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Lieutenants now cap at 1.5 from 1. Recon at 1. 中尉现在由1人口增加的1.5人口。侦查小组成员为1人口。 来自互联网

15 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

16 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。