“矮子”古兹曼的疯狂越狱方式：英语精读讲义

Men freeze in place,

男人们僵在原地，

holding pickaxes and shovels at the ready 短語搭配

手里紧握着镐头和铁锹，

inside a well-lit tunnel under the Mexican countryside.

待在墨西哥乡间一条灯火通明的隧道里。

They can hear the vibrations of a vehicle above them,

他们能听到上方车辆的震动声，

and wary of making any noise that might give them away, 短語動詞

生怕发出任何可能暴露他们的声响，

hold their work as the prison patrol passes overhead.

监狱巡逻队在头顶经过时，他们便停下手头的活。

30 ft below the prison's main yard,

在监狱主操场下方30英尺处，

there's little chance of being discovered,

被发现的几率微乎其微，

but after several months of secret tunneling,

但经过几个月的秘密挖掘，

they can't take any chances, 短語搭配

他们不敢冒任何风险，

especially when they're so close to their goal,

尤其是当他们距离目标如此之近时——

the prison cell of Mexico's most famous drug kingpin,

墨西哥最臭名昭著的大毒枭的牢房，

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

华金·“矮子”·古兹曼（Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman）。

For months,

几个月来，

they've tunneled through solid rock with nothing more than pickaxes and shovels, 短語搭配

他们仅靠镐和铁锹在坚硬的岩石中开凿隧道，

moving as fast as they can with their limited equipment, 語法

在设备有限的情况下尽可能快地推进，

but with great caution.

但同时也极其小心。

The work would go much faster if they could use modern tunnel digging equipment, 語法

如果能使用现代的隧道挖掘设备，

like jackhammers and boring machines,

比如风钻和掘进机，进度会快得多，

but not only would that create noise that might give them away,

但那样不仅会产生噪音而暴露行踪，

it would draw a great deal of attention to their staging area,

还会让他们这个集结地引起极大的关注，

just a mile from the prison perimeter.

这里距离监狱外围仅仅一英里。

Prior to tunnel digging,

在开始挖隧道之前，

El Chapo's powerful drug cartel purchased a small plot of land

“矮子”强大的贩毒集团买下了一小块地，

as close to the prison as they could get,

尽可能靠近监狱，

and began constructing two small homes

并开始建造两座小房子，

as a cover for their real intentions. 短語搭配

以此掩盖他们的真实意图。

The homes never made it past a rough brick outer shell,

尽管这些房子一直只停留在粗糙砖块外壳的阶段，

though, because of course,

但这也是理所当然的，

they would not be inhabited.

因为它们根本就不会住人。

Instead,

相反，

they provided the cover needed to start construction on the tunnel

它们为挖掘那条能让“矮子”重获自由的隧道

that would set El Chapo free. 短語搭配

提供了必要的掩护。

But the tunnel crew was facing incredible pressure to finish as quickly as possible,

但挖掘小队面临着尽快完工的巨大压力，

due to his history of escaping from prison

因为他有过越狱

and evading police raids.

和躲避警察突击搜查的前科。

Mexican authorities could at any time transfer El Chapo to another prison,

墨西哥当局随时可能将“矮子”转移到另一所监狱，

in order to foil any possible escape attempts.

以挫败任何潜在的越狱企图。

Every day the tunnelers took to get their boss 表達脈絡

挖掘者们为救出老板所花费的每一天，

was another day the entire thing could be for nothing, 習語

都可能让整个计划功亏一篑，

and a new escape attempt in a completely different location

并且不得不在一个完全不同的地方

would have to be devised.

策划一次新的越狱。

But that's not all. 表達脈絡

但这还不是全部。

The unfinished buildings were beginning to draw attention from local officials 語法

这些未完工的建筑开始引起当地官员

and curious villagers alike.

和好奇村民的注意。

Why would someone start construction on an empty piece of land

为什么有人在一块空地上开始施工，

and then suddenly stop

然后却突然停工，

with only a shell of a home built?

只建了一个房子的空壳？

Time was running out 習語

时间所剩无几，

and pressure was mounting.

压力也与日俱增。

Inside his cell,

在牢房里，

El Chapo was the model prisoner. 用詞

“矮子”是个模范囚犯。

Despite his long history of ordering some of the most horrific violence Mexico has ever seen,

尽管他曾长期下令制造墨西哥史上最骇人听闻的暴力事件，

El Chapo maintained a cordial and even pleasant attitude with his prison guards

但“矮子”对狱警

and fellow inmates.

和狱友们保持着友善甚至和蔼的态度。

His conversations over the phone were carefully monitored,

他的电话交谈受到了严密监控，

his mail checked by prison officials,

他的信件也被监狱官员检查，

but not a single hint of the ongoing plot was ever revealed. 語法

但关于正在进行的阴谋，没有任何线索被泄露。

El Chapo was a true professional by now,

现在的“矮子”是个真正的专业人士，

and patient.

而且极具耐心。

But his patience was running out.

但他的耐心也快耗尽了。

The tunnel diggers faced a daunting task from the start, 短語搭配

隧道挖掘者从一开始就面临着艰巨的任务，

and they knew they had to move fast.

他们知道必须行动迅速。

Despite the incredible pressure on them,

尽管承受着难以置信的压力，

however,

然而，

they managed to not only reach El Chapo before any potential prison transfer,

他们不仅设法在任何潜在的监狱转移之前挖到了“矮子”的下方，

but they wound up breaking through to El Chapo's cell 短語動詞

甚至还成功打通了“矮子”的牢房，

just 16 months into his prison stay. 語法

而这距离他入狱才仅仅16个月。

The tunnel they constructed was sophisticated,

他们建造的隧道非常精密，

impressing officials who would later remark that a tunnel of that magnitude

让后来的官员都惊叹不已，他们表示这么大规模的隧道

should have taken 18 months to 2 years to construct. 語法

本该需要18个月到两年的时间才能建成。

Its walls were reinforced when needed,

它的墙壁在需要的地方都用

with wooden paneling,

木板进行了加固，

and a generator pumped fresh air through a mile-long ventilation system

还有一台发电机通过一英里长的通风系统泵入新鲜空气，

to keep the tunnel oxygenated.

以保持隧道内的氧气充足。

On the ground,

在地面上，

the tunnelers had laid down rails and used a motorcycle to shuttle two carts,

挖掘者们铺设了轨道，并用一辆摩托车往返运送两辆小车，

which were filled with dirt back and forth along the shaft. 短語搭配

这两辆车在矿井中装满了泥土来回穿梭。

Once El Chapo was reached,

一旦挖到了“矮子”那里，

he would ride on that same motorcycle

他就会骑上那辆摩托车，

and quickly shuttle the mile distance to freedom.

迅速穿过这一英里的距离奔向自由。

All that dirt, though,

不过，所有那些泥土

had to go somewhere,

总得有个去处，

and so the tunnelers cleverly transferred it to the tunnel opening,

于是挖掘者巧妙地将它们转移到隧道口，

where others would spread the dirt around on the field outside,

其他人会在外面的田地里将泥土摊开，

rather than dump it in giant piles,

而不是堆成巨大的土堆，

which would no doubt draw attention.

那毫无疑问会引起注意。

Still,

尽管如此，

the presence of fresh dirt littering acres of empty fields

几英亩空地上散落的新鲜泥土，

was sure to eventually draw attention 語法

肯定迟早会引起注意，

and questions that would not be easy to answer

并引发一些对于地面的假施工队来说

for the fake construction crew above ground.

难以回答的质问。

Suddenly, though,

然而突然间，

in the middle of the night on July 12th, 2015,

在2015年7月12日的半夜，

the sound of metal scraping came from El Chapo's shower inside his cell.

“矮子”牢房的淋浴间里传出了金属摩擦的声音。

Moments later,

片刻之后，

the ceramic bottom of the shower popped free,

淋浴间的陶瓷底部砰地一声弹开了，

and a friendly face greeted the imprisoned drug lord,

一张友好的面孔问候了这位被囚禁的毒枭，

beckoning him into the darkness below.

召唤他进入下方的黑暗中。

Wasting no time, 短語搭配

毫不耽搁，

El Chapo ducked into the secret tunnel,

“矮子”钻进了这条秘密隧道，

climbing down 30 ft

往下爬了30英尺，

into a tunnel only as wide across as a man, 語法

进入了一条只够一人宽，

but just tall enough for El Chapo to stand upright. 語法

但高度刚好能让“矮子”直立行走的隧道。

Often derided for his short stature by his enemies,

他经常被敌人嘲笑身材矮小，

the tunnel diggers had made sure that the tunnel was just tall enough 語法

但隧道挖掘者确保了隧道有足够的高度，

so the boss wouldn't have to hunch

让老板不必弯腰驼背，

as he walked along it.

就能在里面行走。

A classy prison escape,

如果真有高级别的越狱，

if we ever heard of one. 習語

这绝对算一个。

A few feet into the mouth of the tunnel, 習語

刚进入隧道口几英尺，

El Chapo boarded a small motorcycle,

“矮子”就跨上了一辆小摩托车，

which had been affixed to metal tracks.

它被固定在金属轨道上。

The carts full of dirt

装满泥土的小车

that they had pushed along for months now were gone,

——他们推了几个月的那些——现在不见了，

and just moments after leaving his cell,

离开牢房仅仅片刻之后，

El Chapo was cruising along the well-lit tunnel

“矮子”就在灯火通明的隧道里驰骋，

like a kid on an amusement park ride. 表達脈絡

就像在游乐园里玩耍的孩子一样。

2 minutes later,

2分钟后，

El Chapo ended his joy ride by climbing up wooden steps

“矮子”爬上木台阶，结束了他的兜风，

and popping up into the empty shell of a home

并猛然出现在一间空荡荡的房子外壳里，

his crew had been secretly working from for a year and a half.

这里是他的手下秘密工作了一年半的地方。

Changing into clean clothes,

换上干净的衣服后，

El Chapo then climbed into a truck

“矮子”爬上了一辆卡车，

and whisked away into the dark of the night, 短語動詞

消失在黑夜中，

leaving behind an incredible mile-long secret tunnel

留下了一条令人难以置信的长达一英里的秘密隧道，

and completely frustrated prison system and Mexican government both.

还有彻底抓狂的监狱系统和墨西哥政府。

El Chapo would be caught again just months after his escape,

然而仅仅在越狱几个月后，“矮子”就再次落网，

after his newest safe house was given away weeks before his arrival 用詞

因为他最新的安全屋在他到达的几周前就暴露了，

by careless gunmen who were spotted by locals.

原因是粗心大意的枪手被当地人发现了。

Responding to reports of heavily armed men,

接到有重武装人员的报告后，

Mexican officials put the house under surveillance 短語搭配

墨西哥官员对这栋房子进行了监视，

and intercepted communication saying that grandma or aunt was coming to visit. 文化背景

并拦截了通讯，内容是说奶奶或姑姑要来拜访。

Realizing this had to be a high-value target,

意识到这一定是个高价值目标，

officials waited for their chance to strike.

官员们等待着出击的时机。

1 month later,

1个月后，

Mexican special forces soldiers raided the home and killed several bodyguards,

墨西哥特种部队士兵突袭了这所房屋，击毙了几名保镖，

but El Chapo and one of his most senior lieutenants

但“矮子”和他的一个高级副手

escaped via you guessed it, 語氣意圖

逃脱了，你猜得没错，

a secret tunnel.

通过一条秘密隧道。

Popping up a mile from the home,

在距离房子一英里外探出头来，

the two stole a vehicle at gunpoint, 短語搭配

两人持枪抢劫了一辆汽车，

though the driver immediately reported it to the police.

尽管司机立刻向警方报了案。

After issuing an alert for the stolen vehicle,

在发布被盗车辆的警报后，

the federal police officers discovered the stolen car

联邦警察发现了那辆被盗的汽车，

and placed the two fugitives under arrest. 短語搭配

并逮捕了这两名逃犯。

El Chapo,

“矮子”

however,

然而，

wouldn't go without at least trying to buy his freedom, 習語

怎么可能不至少尝试一下买回自己的自由呢，

knowing how easily corruptible public officials had been in the past.

因为他清楚以前的政府官员有多容易被腐蚀。

El Chapo bribed the police officers,

“矮子”贿赂了警察，

offering them money, homes,

给他们提供金钱、豪宅，

and even lucrative jobs if they let him go.

甚至承诺只要放他走，就给他们丰厚的工作。

Little did the desperate kingpin know, 語法

这个绝望的毒枭殊不知，

however,

然而，

that he was dealing with a brand new brand of Mexican police officer,

他面对的是一批全新面貌的墨西哥警察，

one not as easily corrupted as his predecessors.

他们不像前任那样容易被收买。

All four officers refused El Chapo,

四名警官全部拒绝了“矮子”，

after which his offers of honey turned into vinegar. 講解

随后他的甜言蜜语变成了恶语相向，

Telling the police officers that they were all going to die.

告诉警察们他们全都死定了。

The four officers sent pictures of El Chapo to their superiors,

四名警官将“矮子”的照片发给上级，

only to be warned that the police had received a tip-off 講解

却接到警告说，警方收到线报，

that 40 heavily armed assassins were on route to free El Chapo.

40名全副武装的杀手正在赶来营救“矮子”的路上。

With friendly forces still tied up at the compound,

由于友军仍被牵制在那个大院里，

the officers were ordered to a nearby motel

这些警官被命令前往附近的一家汽车旅馆，

on the outskirts of town,

位于城镇的郊区，

where they holed themselves up in an empty room 短語動詞

他们在一个空房间里隐蔽起来，

and prepared for a possible shootout for their lives.

准备为了生存可能发生的一场枪战。

All the while,

与此同时，

El Chapo laughed, echoing his previous threats.

“矮子”却在大笑，重复着他之前的威胁。

Suddenly,

突然，

a convoy of vehicles lit up the roadside,

一支车队照亮了路边，

clearly headed for the lonely motel.

显然是冲着这家偏僻的汽车旅馆来的。

The officers armed with M-16 assault rifles and pistols

警官们装备着M-16突击步枪和手枪，

prepared for what was surely their last stand. 習語

为这注定是他们最后的阵地战做好了准备。

El Chapo taunted them,

“矮子”嘲弄他们，

telling them they were about to face death,

告诉他们死期将至，

and after them,

而在他们之后，

their families.

将轮到他们的家人。

Yet the officers held their ground, 習語

然而警官们坚守阵地，

ready to die for duty's sake,

随时准备为职责而死，

if need be. 習語

如果有必要的话。

As the vehicles began to turn into the parking lot,

当那些车辆开始拐进停车场时，

however,

然而，

El Chapo's taunts died in his throat. 習語

“矮子”的嘲弄卡在了喉咙里。

Once the glare of the headlights faded,

当大灯的刺眼光芒退去，

the barricaded officers could see military trucks full of Mexican Marines

设障防御的警官们可以看到满载墨西哥海军陆战队士兵的军用卡车，

rushing to take up defensive positions around the motel. 短語搭配

他们正迅速在汽车旅馆周围占据防御阵地。

Minutes later,

几分钟后，

a thoroughly defeated and dejected-looking El Chapo was dragged into an SUV

一个彻底战败、神情沮丧的“矮子”被拖进了一辆SUV，

and rushed off to an airfield.

并被匆匆送往一个机场。

El Chapo would not escape from Mexican prison again,

“矮子”再也无法从墨西哥的监狱中逃脱了，

and 2 years later,

2年后，

any hope of ever escaping again 習語

再次越狱的任何希望

would be extinguished

均彻底破灭，

as Mexico approved an extradition request to the United States. 文化背景

因为墨西哥批准了将他引渡到美国的请求。

Safely in US custody,

在美国的安全拘押下，

El Chapo faces life in prison,

“矮子”面临着终身监禁，

and though he may have been one of the deadliest men 語法

尽管他或许曾是最致命的人物之一，

in Mexico's history,

在墨西哥历史上，

the drug kingpin would ultimately be remembered 語法

这个大毒枭最终留在人们记忆中的形象，

as nothing more than a sobbing mess

只不过是一个痛哭流涕的可怜虫，

as he begged US justice officials for leniency, 短語搭配

当他乞求美国司法官员宽大处理时，

which they would not grant.

而他们并未恩准。

If you made it all the way to the end,

如果你一直看完了整个视频，

we suggest you check out our other video,

我们建议你去看看我们的另一个视频：

"The Most Insane Ways Men Escaped from Prison".

《男人们越狱的最疯狂方式》。

See you tomorrow.

我们明天见。