「矮子」古茲曼的瘋狂越獄方式：英語精讀講義

Men freeze in place,

男人們僵在原地，

holding pickaxes and shovels at the ready 片語搭配

手裡緊握著十字鎬和鐵鍬，

inside a well-lit tunnel under the Mexican countryside.

待在墨西哥鄉間一條燈火通明的隧道裡。

They can hear the vibrations of a vehicle above them,

他們能聽到上方車輛的震動聲，

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

深怕發出任何可能暴露他們行蹤的聲響，

hold their work as the prison patrol passes overhead.

當監獄巡邏隊在頭頂經過時，他們便停下手邊的工作。

30 ft below the prison's main yard,

在監獄主操場下方30英尺處，

there's little chance of being discovered,

被發現的機率微乎其微，

but after several months of secret tunneling,

但經過幾個月的秘密挖掘，

they can't take any chances, 片語搭配

他們不敢冒任何風險，

especially when they're so close to their goal,

尤其是當他們距離目標如此之近時——

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

墨西哥最惡名昭彰的大毒梟的牢房，

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

華金·「矮子」·古茲曼（Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman）。

For months,

幾個月來，

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

他們僅靠十字鎬和鐵鍬在堅硬的岩石中開鑿隧道，

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

在設備有限的情況下盡可能快地推進，

but with great caution.

但同時也極其小心。

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

如果能使用現代的隧道挖掘設備，

like jackhammers and boring machines,

比如風鑽和隧道鑽掘機，進度會快得多，

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

但那樣不僅會產生噪音而暴露行蹤，

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

還會讓他們的集結地引起極大的關注，

just a mile from the prison perimeter.

這裡距離監獄外圍僅僅一英里。

Prior to tunnel digging,

在開始挖隧道之前，

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

「矮子」強大的販毒集團買下了一小塊地，

as close to the prison as they could get,

盡可能靠近監獄，

and began constructing two small homes

並開始建造兩座小房子，

as a cover for their real intentions. 片語搭配

以此掩蓋他們的真實意圖。

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

儘管這些房子一直只停留在粗糙磚塊外殼的階段，

though, because of course,

但這也是理所當然的，

they would not be inhabited.

因為它們根本就不會住人。

Instead,

相反，

they provided the cover needed to start construction on the tunnel

它們為挖掘那條能讓「矮子」重獲自由的隧道

that would set El Chapo free. 片語搭配

提供了必要的掩護。

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

但挖掘小隊面臨著盡快完工的巨大壓力，

due to his history of escaping from prison

因為他有過越獄

and evading police raids.

和躲避警察突擊搜查的前科。

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

墨西哥當局隨時可能將「矮子」轉移到另一所監獄，

in order to foil any possible escape attempts.

以挫敗任何潛在的越獄企圖。

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

挖掘者們為救出老闆所花費的每一天，

was another day the entire thing could be for nothing, 慣用語

都可能讓整個計畫功虧一簣，

and a new escape attempt in a completely different location

並且不得不在一個完全不同的地方

would have to be devised.

策劃一次新的越獄。

But that's not all. 表達脈絡

但這還不是全部。

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

這些未完工的建築開始引起當地官員

and curious villagers alike.

和好奇村民的注意。

Why would someone start construction on an empty piece of land

為什麼有人在一塊空地上開始施工，

and then suddenly stop

然後卻突然停工，

with only a shell of a home built?

只建了一個房子的空殼？

Time was running out 慣用語

時間所剩無幾，

and pressure was mounting.

壓力也與日俱增。

Inside his cell,

在牢房裡，

El Chapo was the model prisoner. 用詞

「矮子」是個模範囚犯。

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

儘管他曾長期下令製造墨西哥史上最駭人聽聞的暴力事件，

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

但「矮子」對獄警

and fellow inmates.

和獄友們保持著友善甚至和藹的態度。

His conversations over the phone were carefully monitored,

他的電話交談受到了嚴密監控，

his mail checked by prison officials,

他的信件也被監獄官員檢查，

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

但關於正在進行的陰謀，沒有任何線索被洩露。

El Chapo was a true professional by now,

現在的「矮子」是個真正的專業人士，

and patient.

而且極具耐心。

But his patience was running out.

但他的耐心也快耗盡了。

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

隧道挖掘者從一開始就面臨著艱鉅的任務，

and they knew they had to move fast.

他們知道必須行動迅速。

Despite the incredible pressure on them,

儘管承受著難以想像的壓力，

however,

然而，

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

他們不僅設法在任何潛在的監獄轉移之前挖到了「矮子」的下方，

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

甚至還成功打通了「矮子」的牢房，

just 16 months into his prison stay. 文法

而這距離他入獄才僅僅16個月。

The tunnel they constructed was sophisticated,

他們建造的隧道非常精密，

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

讓後來的官員都驚嘆不已，他們表示這麼大規模的隧道

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

本該需要18個月到兩年的時間才能建成。

Its walls were reinforced when needed,

它的牆壁在需要的地方都用

with wooden paneling,

木板進行了加固，

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

還有一台發電機透過一英里長的通風系統泵入新鮮空氣，

to keep the tunnel oxygenated.

以保持隧道內的氧氣充足。

On the ground,

在地面上，

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

挖掘者們鋪設了軌道，並用一輛摩托車往返運送兩輛小車，

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

這兩輛車在礦坑中裝滿了泥土來回穿梭。

Once El Chapo was reached,

一旦挖到了「矮子」那裡，

he would ride on that same motorcycle

他就會騎上那輛摩托車，

and quickly shuttle the mile distance to freedom.

迅速穿過這一英里的距離奔向自由。

All that dirt, though,

不過，所有那些泥土

had to go somewhere,

總得有個去處，

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

於是挖掘者巧妙地將它們轉移到隧道口，

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

其他人會在外面的田地裡將泥土攤開，

rather than dump it in giant piles,

而不是堆成巨大的土堆，

which would no doubt draw attention.

那毫無疑問會引起注意。

Still,

儘管如此，

the presence of fresh dirt littering acres of empty fields

幾英畝空地上散落的新鮮泥土，

was sure to eventually draw attention 文法

肯定遲早會引起注意，

and questions that would not be easy to answer

並引發一些對於地面的假施工隊來說

for the fake construction crew above ground.

難以回答的質疑。

Suddenly, though,

然而突然間，

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」牢房的淋浴間裡傳出了金屬摩擦的聲音。

Moments later,

片刻之後，

the ceramic bottom of the shower popped free,

淋浴間的陶瓷底部砰地一聲彈開了，

and a friendly face greeted the imprisoned drug lord,

一張友好的面孔問候了這位被囚禁的毒梟，

beckoning him into the darkness below.

召喚他進入下方的黑暗中。

Wasting no time, 片語搭配

毫不耽擱，

El Chapo ducked into the secret tunnel,

「矮子」鑽進了這條秘密隧道，

climbing down 30 ft

往下爬了30英尺，

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

進入了一條只夠一人寬，

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

但高度剛好能讓「矮子」直立行走的隧道。

Often derided for his short stature by his enemies,

他經常被敵人嘲笑身材矮小，

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

但隧道挖掘者確保了隧道有足夠的高度，

so the boss wouldn't have to hunch

讓老闆不必彎腰駝背，

as he walked along it.

就能在裡面行走。

A classy prison escape,

如果真有高等級的越獄，

if we ever heard of one. 慣用語

這絕對算一個。

A few feet into the mouth of the tunnel, 慣用語

剛進入隧道口幾英尺，

El Chapo boarded a small motorcycle,

「矮子」就跨上了一輛小摩托車，

which had been affixed to metal tracks.

它被固定在金屬軌道上。

The carts full of dirt

裝滿泥土的小車

that they had pushed along for months now were gone,

——他們推了幾個月的那些——現在不見了，

and just moments after leaving his cell,

離開牢房僅僅片刻之後，

El Chapo was cruising along the well-lit tunnel

「矮子」就在燈火通明的隧道裡馳騁，

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

就像在遊樂園裡玩耍的孩子一樣。

2 minutes later,

2分鐘後，

El Chapo ended his joy ride by climbing up wooden steps

「矮子」爬上木台階，結束了他的兜風，

and popping up into the empty shell of a home

並猛然出現在一間空蕩蕩的房子外殼裡，

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

這裡是他的手下秘密工作了一年半的地方。

Changing into clean clothes,

換上乾淨的衣服後，

El Chapo then climbed into a truck

「矮子」爬上了一輛卡車，

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

消失在黑夜中，

leaving behind an incredible mile-long secret tunnel

留下了令人難以置信的長達一英里的秘密隧道，

and completely frustrated prison system and Mexican government both.

還有徹底抓狂的監獄系統和墨西哥政府。

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

然而僅僅在越獄幾個月後，「矮子」就再次落網，

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

因為他最新的安全屋在他到達的幾週前就暴露了，

by careless gunmen who were spotted by locals.

原因是粗心大意的槍手被當地人發現了。

Responding to reports of heavily armed men,

接到有重武裝人員的報告後，

Mexican officials put the house under surveillance 片語搭配

墨西哥官員對這棟房子進行了監視，

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

並攔截了通訊，內容是說奶奶或姑姑要來拜訪。

Realizing this had to be a high-value target,

意識到這一定是個高價值目標，

officials waited for their chance to strike.

官員們等待著出擊的時機。

1 month later,

1個月後，

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

墨西哥特種部隊士兵突襲了這所房屋，擊斃了幾名保鏢，

but El Chapo and one of his most senior lieutenants

但「矮子」和他的一個高級副手

escaped via you guessed it, 語氣意圖

逃脫了，你猜得沒錯，

a secret tunnel.

透過一條秘密隧道。

Popping up a mile from the home,

在距離房子一英里外探出頭來，

the two stole a vehicle at gunpoint, 片語搭配

兩人持槍搶劫了一輛汽車，

though the driver immediately reported it to the police.

儘管司機立刻向警方報了案。

After issuing an alert for the stolen vehicle,

在發布被盜車輛的警報後，

the federal police officers discovered the stolen car

聯邦警察發現了那輛被盜的汽車，

and placed the two fugitives under arrest. 片語搭配

並逮捕了這兩名逃犯。

El Chapo,

「矮子」

however,

然而，

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

怎麼可能不至少嘗試一下買回自己的自由呢，

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

因為他清楚以前的政府官員有多容易被腐蝕。

El Chapo bribed the police officers,

「矮子」賄賂了警察，

offering them money, homes,

給他們提供金錢、豪宅，

and even lucrative jobs if they let him go.

甚至承諾只要放他走，就給他們豐厚的工作。

Little did the desperate kingpin know, 文法

這個絕望的毒梟殊不知，

however,

然而，

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

他面對的是一批全新面貌的墨西哥警察，

one not as easily corrupted as his predecessors.

他們不像前任那樣容易被收買。

All four officers refused El Chapo,

四名警官全部拒絕了「矮子」，

after which his offers of honey turned into vinegar. 講解

隨後他的甜言蜜語變成了惡語相向，

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

告訴警察們他們全都死定了。

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

四名警官將「矮子」的照片發給上級，

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

卻接到警告說，警方收到線報，

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

40名全副武裝的殺手正在趕來營救「矮子」的路上。

With friendly forces still tied up at the compound,

由於友軍仍被牽制在那個大院裡，

the officers were ordered to a nearby motel

這些警官被命令前往附近的一家汽車旅館，

on the outskirts of town,

位於城鎮的郊區，

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

他們在一個空房間裡隱蔽起來，

and prepared for a possible shootout for their lives.

準備為了生存可能發生的一場槍戰。

All the while,

與此同時，

El Chapo laughed, echoing his previous threats.

「矮子」卻在大笑，重複著他之前的威脅。

Suddenly,

突然，

a convoy of vehicles lit up the roadside,

一支車隊照亮了路邊，

clearly headed for the lonely motel.

顯然是衝著這家偏僻的汽車旅館來的。

The officers armed with M-16 assault rifles and pistols

警官們裝備著M-16突擊步槍和手槍，

prepared for what was surely their last stand. 慣用語

為這注定是他們最後的陣地戰做好了準備。

El Chapo taunted them,

「矮子」嘲弄他們，

telling them they were about to face death,

告訴他們死期將至，

and after them,

而在他們之後，

their families.

將輪到他們的家人。

Yet the officers held their ground, 慣用語

然而警官們堅守陣地，

ready to die for duty's sake,

隨時準備為職責而死，

if need be. 慣用語

如果有必要的話。

As the vehicles began to turn into the parking lot,

當那些車輛開始拐進停車場時，

however,

然而，

El Chapo's taunts died in his throat. 慣用語

「矮子」的嘲弄卡在了喉嚨裡。

Once the glare of the headlights faded,

當大燈的刺眼光芒退去，

the barricaded officers could see military trucks full of Mexican Marines

設障防禦的警官們可以看到滿載墨西哥海軍陸戰隊士兵的軍用卡車，

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

他們正迅速在汽車旅館周圍佔據防禦陣地。

Minutes later,

幾分鐘後，

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

一個徹底戰敗、神情沮喪的「矮子」被拖進了一輛SUV，

and rushed off to an airfield.

並被匆匆送往一個機場。

El Chapo would not escape from Mexican prison again,

「矮子」再也無法從墨西哥的監獄中逃脫了，

and 2 years later,

2年後，

any hope of ever escaping again 慣用語

再次越獄的任何希望

would be extinguished

均徹底破滅，

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

因為墨西哥批准了將他引渡到美國的請求。

Safely in US custody,

在美國的安全拘押下，

El Chapo faces life in prison,

「矮子」面臨著終身監禁，

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

儘管他或許曾是最致命的人物之一，

in Mexico's history,

在墨西哥歷史上，

the drug kingpin would ultimately be remembered 文法

這個大毒梟最終留在人們記憶中的形象，

as nothing more than a sobbing mess

只不過是一個痛哭流涕的可憐蟲，

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

當他乞求美國司法官員寬大處理時，

which they would not grant.

而他們並未恩准。

If you made it all the way to the end,

如果你一直看完了整個影片，

we suggest you check out our other video,

我們建議你去看看我們的另一個影片：

"The Most Insane Ways Men Escaped from Prison".

《男人們越獄的最瘋狂方式》。

See you tomorrow.

我們明天見。