英语小达人每天10分钟 298 A Smuggler

[00:01.00]A Smuggler 走私犯 [00:06.50]The suspicious-looking man drove up to the border, 一个形迹可疑的人开着车来到边境， [00:10.02]where he was greeted by a sentry. 哨兵迎了上来。 [00:12.37]When the guard looked in the trunk, 哨兵检查汽车的后备箱时， [00:14.42]he was surprised to find six sacks bulging at the scams. 发现了六个接缝处鼓得紧绷绷的大口袋，不由得大吃一惊。 [00:20.05]"What's in here?" he asked. “里面装的什么?”他问道。 [00:22.14]"Dirt," the driver replied. “土。”司机回答。 [00:24.38]"Take them out," the guard instructed. “把袋子搬出来。”哨兵命令道， [00:27.04]"I want to check them." “我检查一下。” [00:29.25]Obligingly, the man removed the bags, 那人顺从地把袋子搬了出来。 [00:32.19]and sure enough, such one of them contained nothing but dirt. 的确，口袋里除了土以外，别无他物。 [00:36.45]Reluctantly, the guard let him go. 哨兵放他走了，但却心有不甘。 [00:39.43]A week later the man came back, and once again, 一个星期之后，那个人又来了， [00:42.41]the sentry looked in the truck. 哨兵又一次检查汽车后备箱。 [00:45.20]"What's in the bags this time?" he asked. “这次袋子里装了些什么?”他问道。 [00:48.30]"Dirt, more dirt." said the man. “土，还是些土 。”那人回答。 [00:51.58]Not believing him, the guard checked the sacks and, 哨兵不相信，对袋子又进行了检查， [00:55.17]once again, he found nothing but soil. 结果发现装的还是土。 [00:58.47]The same thing happened every week for six months, 同样的事情每星期都发生一次，一共持续了6个月。 [01:02.09]and it finally became so frustrating to the guard that he quit and became a bartender. 最后，哨兵被弄得灰心丧气，干脆辞职去当了酒吧服务生。 [01:08.26]Then one night, the suspicious-looking fellow happened to stop by for a drink. 说来也巧，有天夜里，那个形迹可疑的人来酒吧喝酒。 [01:14.54]Hurrying over to him, the former guard said, 那位退役的哨兵急忙迎上前去对他说： [01:17.48]"Listen, pal, drinks are on the house tonight if you'll do me a favor: “我说，朋友，你要是能帮个忙，今晚的酒就由我来请客。 [01:22.18]Just tell me what the hell you were smuggling all that time." 你能不能告诉我，那段时间你到底在走私什么东西?” [01:26.35]Grinning broadly, the man leaned close to the bartender's ear and whispered, "Cars." 那人俯身凑近服务生的耳朵，咧嘴一笑，低声说：“汽车呗。”

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