英语听力：自然百科 国家地理：钻石：黑暗的一面—11

 They decided¹ to cover a journey of almost 200 kilometers by foot, to Samlh Ossaily's childhood home of Quiou Town, the heart of Sierra leone's diamond country. But mining and war have changed what was familiar territory beyond recognition.-When I saw the house where I was grown up, it was destroyed, no roof. It was leaning, was not straight, because it was mine already under. 

What was once a family home had been reduced to a shell. Gaping² holes were digging walls and floor in a desperate hunt for diamonds.

-This was destroyed totally. It was very sad.

But the illegal trader hadn't come for reminisce. He wanted to buy his rough diamonds and get away as quickly as possible. The stones that were filling murder, rape³, mutilation were represented to him. One spectacular example stood out from all the rest.

-He said the t** was nothing. He said he had four or five of this kind.

Samlh Ossaily handled over 45,000 dollars for the first parcel and asked to see more. He was told to be patient and then treated to a guided tour of the mines where his beloved stones come from. It was a vision of cruelty, a kind of slave pit.

-People forced, used their slave, children, women, forced to go and mine. They did mine at c* point. AK47 are pointed⁴ on them.

But morals didn't count in the corrupt⁵ trade of blood diamonds.

-If I didn't buy it, somebody else would buy it. I'm a businessman.

The black market businessman returned to his room, waiting for the promised parcel of diamonds that failed to materialize.

-I said, listen, this is not what I'm coming for. I came here for you to give me a whole parcel. I waited some three, four, five days.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 gaping   

adj.口的；张口的；敞口的；多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

4 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

5 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。