纪录片《深入暗网》 第36期 百万交易

Silk Road was a global drugs marketplace

丝绸之路是一个全球性的毒品市场

which brought together anonymous¹ buyers and sellers

因此这里集结了全世界的

from around the world.

匿名买家和卖家

And what they found was

他们发现

people aren't just buying one or two instances of designer drugs

人们并不是在买小剂量毒品

but they're buying massive quantity wholesale².

而是在进行大规模的批发经营

In London, the tech community was watching closely.

在伦敦 技术人员正密切关注着它

Thomas Olofsson was one of many interested

汤马斯·奥洛夫森同很多人一样

in how much money the site was making.

好奇这个网站到底有多少盈利

Well, in Silk Road, they have something called an "Escrow" System

在丝绸之路里 有一个第三方保管账户系统

so if you want to buy drugs, you pay money into Silk Road

如果想买毒品 你要把钱付给丝绸之路

as a facilitator

作为交易促进者

and they keep the money in escrow until you sign off

在你签字确认收货之前

that you have had your drugs delivered.

钱会由第三方保管

They will then release your money to the drug dealer³.

之后他们才会将你的钱转给毒贩

We're talking about several millions a day in trade.

这里面涉及到的可是每天数以百万的交易

The extraordinary success of Silk Road

丝绸之路的巨大成功

attracted new customers to new illegal sites.

吸引了新客户来到新的非法网站

1 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

2 wholesale   

n.批发；adv.以批发方式；vt.批发，成批出售

参考例句：

• The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物，以零售价卖出。
• Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。

3 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。