英语听力：自然百科 国家地理：钻石：黑暗的一面—6

 The legitimate¹ profits of an illegal trade with a rebel leader who would be convicted for crimes against humanity.-He's ready to give me everything.

Well, the profits were enough to make a smuggler² millionaire many times over. Dealing³ with the blood-thirsty rebel leader required a trip into the heart of darkness.

-I have to go with him to C* in Sierra Leone. That day when he told me that, I had goose bumps. 

The huge profits made in the Antwerp would have to be earned in the bloodstained streets and villages in Sierra Leone.

-For me, it's part of the business.

He would be loaded with cash on the way in, and diamonds on the way out. Traveling would be extremely risky⁴.

-If it's by foot, by bus, by train, by air, by missile, I'll do everything to reach them.

And the untold⁵ suffering of violence was a vast supply of rough diamonds, to satisfy buyers who didn't know or didn't care where they came from.

Although the Antwerp diamond scout⁶ had diamond smugglers in their sights, they were also dealing with the world's biggest diamond robbery.

-It was something that no one could imagine another such thing could happen.

Robbers breached⁷ the high security valve without explosives, an indicator⁸ that may have been an inside job.

-There is a very high security area. You have police presence day and night.

The v* of bypass stated the art of alarms and surveillance. Detectives knew they were missing something. The investigators⁹ found simple locked boxes on the same floors as the volt¹⁰. Its must key was missing.

1 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

2 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。

3 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。

4 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

5 untold   

adj.数不清的，无数的

参考例句：

• She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。

6 scout   

n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索

参考例句：

• He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
• The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

7 breached   

攻破( breach的现在分词 )； 破坏，违反

参考例句：

• These commitments have already been breached. 这些承诺已遭背弃。
• Our tanks have breached the enemy defences. 我方坦克车突破了敌人的防线。

8 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

9 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》

10 volt   

n.伏特，伏

参考例句：

• You may use 100 and 110 volt appliances in your room.您可以在房间使用100及110伏特的电器。
• The common service voltage of electric power in our country is 220/380 volt.我国普通供电电压为220/380伏。