A Smuggling Syndicate 阅读练习与讲义
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="smuggler">smuggler</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="turnover">turnover</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="risky">risky</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stakes">stakes</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>: $5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heroin">heroin</span> <span word="smuggled">smuggled</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> $1.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="pipelines">pipelines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eventual">eventual</span> <span word="wearers">wearers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="illicit">illicit</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Entirely">Entirely</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="import">import</span>-<span word="export">export</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operated">operated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="franchise">franchise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="syndicate">syndicate</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>, <span word="establishes">establishes</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="aloof">aloof</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aided">aided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="specialties">specialties</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="financing">financing</span>, <span word="travel">travel</span> , <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bribing">bribing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="airline">airline</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="couriers">couriers</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mules">mules</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smuggled">smuggled</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span>.</p>
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