VOA标准英语2010年-Recent Russian Spy Case Good Fit for S

The International Spy Museum in Washington is hoping to add to its collection of espionage¹ materials following the recent spy swap² between the United States and Russia. The exchange was the largest between the two nations since the end of the Cold War. The case against as many as 12 Russians reads like a spy caper³, with 10 of them already exchanged for four prisoners in Russia.

The museum is no more than ten kilometers from where three of the Russian agents lived just outside Washington. And near the entrance to the exhibit are photos of uncovered Soviet⁴ spies.  In a separate room is what is called the Spy School.

There is a car from a James Bond movie.  On a normal day it would be a hit of the exhibit, as would the pistol made to look like a lipstick⁵ and a lethal⁶ umbrella.  In light of the spy scandal, perhaps the most popular display is an unremarkable piece of paper.  It contains a hidden message.  Historian Mark Stawt says this method of passing on data was used by the recently deported⁷ Russian agents.

"In this particular case, we have a purchase order. Then, underneath⁸ it, we have a secret message hidden, which comes out under ultraviolet light. There are many different ways of doing this but this is a very traditional technique that has been around for a century and the Russians used it in this recent case," he said. 

 

Taking a few steps to the side, our camera crew finds itself under observation.  As it turns out, it's not only our cameraman who records everything that is happening around us.  There is the camera hidden in a pair of glasses.  Next to a dummy⁹ is a suitcase.  Anyone who tries to appropriate it will be dealt a high-voltage shock. 

Stawt demonstrates elaborate devices developed by the CIA and KGB. "One example that I particularly like is the shoe - a concealed¹⁰ device - like you see here used by KGB in the 1980s.   Concealed devices basically could be any every day object, in which you hide incriminating materials. So typically film, but it could be communications equipment," he said.  

A vodka bottle, as well as a jar of face cream, were used to transport microfilm.  And a crest¹¹ was given to the American ambassador by Soviet pioneers.  Only six years later Embassy employees discovered that it had an electronic bug¹² built in.   Seen against a background of modern computer technologies, the museum exhibits look more like props¹³ for filming spy movies.  But some of them are still used by real spies.
 

1 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

2 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

3 caper   

v.雀跃，欢蹦；n.雀跃，跳跃；续随子，刺山柑花蕾；嬉戏

参考例句：

• The children cut a caper in the yard.孩子们在院子里兴高采烈地乱蹦乱跳。
• The girl's caper cost her a twisted ankle.小姑娘又蹦又跳，结果扭伤了脚踝。

4 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

5 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

6 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

7 deported   

v.将…驱逐出境( deport的过去式和过去分词 )；举止

参考例句：

• They stripped me of my citizenship and deported me. 他们剥夺我的公民资格，将我驱逐出境。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The convicts were deported to a deserted island. 罪犯们被流放到一个荒岛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

9 dummy   

n.假的东西；(哄婴儿的)橡皮奶头

参考例句：

• The police suspect that the device is not a real bomb but a dummy.警方怀疑那个装置不是真炸弹，只是一个假货。
• The boys played soldier with dummy swords made of wood.男孩们用木头做的假木剑玩打仗游戏。

10 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。

11 crest   

n.顶点；饰章；羽冠；vt.达到顶点；vi.形成浪尖

参考例句：

• The rooster bristled his crest.公鸡竖起了鸡冠。
• He reached the crest of the hill before dawn.他于黎明前到达山顶。

12 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。

13 props   

小道具； 支柱( prop的名词复数 )； 支持者； 道具； （橄榄球中的）支柱前锋

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The government props up the prices of farm products to support farmers' incomes. 政府保持农产品价格不变以保障农民们的收入。