2015考研英语阅读雇佣兵
<p> <span word="Private">Private</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span></p><p> 雇佣兵</p><p> <span word="Beyond">Beyond</span> <span word="Blackwater">Blackwater</span></p><p> 黑水公司之后</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="reinvents">reinvents</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demise">demise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itsmost">itsmost</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="firm">firm</span></p><p> 有争议公司倒闭后重新兴起的一种产业</p><p> <span word="WE">WE</span> <span word="WERE">WERE</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> 1<span word="m">m</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="merchandise">merchandise</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="logo">logo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Erik">Erik</span> <span word="Princewith">Princewith</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nostalgia">nostalgia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defiance">defiance</span>.</p><p> 带着缅怀又不屑情绪的<span word="Erik">Erik</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span>说：过去我们一年能卖掉100万美元带公司商标的产品。</p><p> <span word="Blackwater">Blackwater</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="prominence">prominence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outsourcedbranch">outsourcedbranch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occupation">occupation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span>.</p><p> 尚存争议的黑水公司因参与了伊拉克战争和阿富汗战争作了美国的分支而引起世界范围的关注。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="admirers">admirers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="pioneered">pioneered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>,<span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thePentagon">thePentagon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="secretly">secretly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span>.</p><p> 它因秘密给美国五角大楼、国务院和中情局提供武装保镖年入20亿美元而成为国防行业的新分支，引来了无数的追随者。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="itsmore">itsmore</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="critics">critics</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undisciplined">undisciplined</span>, <span word="unaccountable">unaccountable</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="ofmercenaries">ofmercenaries</span>.</p>
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