学个词Learn a Word 第815期 Trafficker

今天我们要学的词是trafficker。 Trafficker指从事非法行当的商贩。"A child trafficker was sentenced to 20 years in prison," 一个拐卖儿童的人口贩子被判处20年徒刑。"A Syrian arms trafficker was arrested as he tried to sell missiles to undercover U.S. agents," 一名叙利亚武器走私商因为向美国卧底探员推销导弹被捕。

美国前政府官员透露，"Drug traffickers are helping¹ international terrorists trying to penetrate² U.S. borders," 试图向美国境内渗透的国际恐怖分子得到了毒品走私贩的帮助。好的，今天我们学习的词是trafficker...

 

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 penetrate   

v.透(渗)入；刺入，刺穿；洞察，了解

参考例句：

• Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East.西方观念逐渐传入东方。
• The sunshine could not penetrate where the trees were thickest.阳光不能透入树木最浓密的地方。