英语听力：自然百科 国家地理：钻石：黑暗的一面—4

 To avoid UN sanctions, arest and heavy fines, he shifted the stones on the false documents. Carrier was right with cash in the bank at Antwerp and went back with rough diamonds hidden in their body cavities. Together they tracks the orgins of r* stores. The g* travelled a twisted route back across Africa, ending up at Democratic Republic of Congo, before heading back to Antwerp. The illicit¹ gems³ brought huge profits up to 500%, but if he could buy directly from the rebels in Sierra Leone, Saumel Sally could even make more money. To get to them, he needed to go to to their Liberian masters.-So why don't I go to the source, the most powerful man in Liberia? His name is Benjamin Y*.

General Benjamin Y* was Liberia's fierce special security commander, accused of murder. He's now a wanted man in Africa.

-Very scary person. Dangerous fighter. He kills easy.

For gem² smuggler⁴ Samuel Sally, dealing⁵ with Liberia's military chief was a worth of risk. But first, he'd have to gain the wily commander's trust.

-I attempted to start teaching him tennis. I did have a lot of conversations with him. Eat together; have drink together. 

-The Libanon dealer⁶ ingratiated himself into Y*'s family.

-I was broke fence with his wife, his family.

Only then did he dare broach⁷ the subject of diamonds.

-I asked him to introduce me.

Even though he'd fostered a close relationship, the diamond smuggler still was unsure whether Liberia's security chief would lead him to the source of Sierra Leone's blood diamonds, or kill him for asking.

Diamond smuggler Samuel Sally worked his way into the inner cycle of the corrupted⁸ government. And the terrorist Liberian general was about to lead him to the source of Sierra Leone's blood diamonds.

1 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

2 gem   

n.宝石，珠宝；受爱戴的人 [同]jewel

参考例句：

• The gem is beyond my pocket.这颗宝石我可买不起。
• The little gem is worth two thousand dollars.这块小宝石价值两千美元。

3 gems   

growth； economy； management； and customer satisfaction 增长

参考例句：

• a crown studded with gems 镶有宝石的皇冠
• The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。

4 smuggler   

n.走私者

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。
• 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。

5 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。

6 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。

7 broach   

v.开瓶，提出(题目)

参考例句：

• It's a good chance to broach the subject.这是开始提出那个问题的好机会。
• I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.我想我最好还是跟老板说一下这事。

8 corrupted   

（使）败坏( corrupt的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）腐化； 引起（计算机文件等的）错误； 破坏

参考例句：

• The body corrupted quite quickly. 尸体很快腐烂了。
• The text was corrupted by careless copyists. 原文因抄写员粗心而有讹误。