英语听力：自然百科 国家地理：钻石：黑暗的一面—5

 -I got a phone call. He told me that I want to introduce you to somebody very important.The Lebanese smuggler¹'s ploting paid off.

-Then Benjamin Y* introduced me to Issa. 

War criminal Issa Sesay controlled the diamond mines in Sierra Leone. He also recruited child soldiers and over-sows savage² spread of rape³ and murder. His reign⁴ of terror was sustained by the illegal trade in blood diamonds.

-He is the chief of the rebels. He's Sierra Leone.

From 1992 to 2003, the so-called rebels of the RUF, or Revolutionary United Front, terrorized the population, torturing, raping⁵, mutilating and murdering men, women and even infants, to seize power and diamond mines of Sierra Leone. Yet Samuel Sally apparently⁶ had no qualms⁷ in dealing⁸ with vicious warlord, a key perpetrator in a civil war that claimed some 120,000 lives and led tens of thousands mutilated.

At their first meeting, Sesay presented him with an impressive parcel of rough diamonds.

-This is the parcel I came for it, and it's all perfect stones.

The gem⁹ smuggler agreed to the 100,000-dollar asking price, knowing that its profit from the geminated sales in Antwerp would be huge. But if he want more blood diamonds from rebel h*, payment in cash wouldn't suffice.

-They want weapons, to be paid in diamonds. You have to have also stiff to do that.

Paying cash upfront, the deal was sealed on the understanding that the shipment of weapons will be arranged later. As a sweetener, the rebel commandor showed Samuel Sally a perfect, 37-carat diamond. He paid 40,000 dollars for it. Once it was smuggled¹⁰ back to Antwerp, Sally's finanical backer,A* , sold it on for 400,000 dollars, a staggering mark of 1000...

1 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。

2 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

3 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

5 raping   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的现在分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• In response, Charles VI sent a punitive expedition to Brittany, raping and killing the populace. 作为报复，查理六世派军讨伐布列塔尼，奸淫杀戮平民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The conquerors marched on, burning, killing, raping and plundering as they went. 征服者所到之处烧杀奸掠，无所不做。 来自互联网

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 qualms   

n.不安；内疚

参考例句：

• He felt no qualms about borrowing money from friends.他没有对于从朋友那里借钱感到不安。
• He has no qualms about lying.他撒谎毫不内疚。

8 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。

9 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。

10 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网