地道美语听力播客918：铤而走险边境走私

Christina: What is the holdup? There are cars backed up for half a mile.　
　克里斯汀娜：怎么会塞车?后边堵着的车都有半英里了。

　　Harry: I bet the border patrol is looking for smugglers.

　　哈里：我猜边境巡逻在查走私。

　　Christina: Do you really think so? I wonder if there could be a drug mule in one of these cars carrying illegal drugs.

　　克里斯汀娜：你真这么想?我猜这么多车里有一个携带毒品的毒贩。

　　Harry: It might be drugs, but it could be any kind of contraband. I’ve heard that there’s a problem with gunrunning and other kinds of arms trafficking across these borders.

　　哈里：可能是毒品，也可能是任何违禁品，我听说这里有人走私军火，也有人跨境走私武器。

　　Christina: Maybe they’re looking for people trying to sneak into this country without permission.

　　克里斯汀娜：可能他们在查没有入境许可，但试图潜入入境的人。

　　Harry: Or they could be looking for people trying to import exotic species without permission.

　　哈里：或者他们在找没有许可，却携带珍惜物种的人。

　　Christina: What kinds of exotic species?

　　克里斯汀娜：哪种珍惜物种?

　　Harry: Plants and animals that aren’t allowed to be brought into this country, at least not without quarantine.

　　哈里：不允许把动植物带到这个国家，至少没隔离不让带。

　　Christina: Plants? You mean like these herb plants I bought?

　　克里斯汀娜：植物?你是说我买的这些药草吗?

　　Harry: I doubt if they’re prohibited. Wait, you can’t leave the car!

　　哈里：我怀疑他们是不是被禁止的。等一下，你不能下车!

　　Christina: What if this is contraband and they catch me with it?

　　克里斯汀娜：如果这是禁运品，他们会抓我吗?

　　Harry: They’ll confiscate it and send us on our way.

　　哈里：他们会没收物品，然后让我们走。

　　Christina: Are you sure?

　　克里斯汀娜：你确定吗?

　　Harry: Sure, I’m sure. They’d be much more interested in the bats I’m smuggling in my pants anyway.

　　哈里：确定，我确定，他们一定对我口袋里走私的蝙蝠更感兴趣。

　　Christina: What?!

　　克里斯汀娜：什么?!