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The pillaging didn't die with my uncle.　
军火并没有因为狄米奇的死而消失。
After The Wall came down　　
自从墙倒塌后。
$32 billion billion dollars worth of arms　
价值3200亿的军火。
were stolen and resold from Ukraine alone,　　
被盗然后从乌克兰被买走。
one of the greatest heists of the 20th Century.　　
这是20世纪最高的纪录。
The primary market was Africa.　　
非洲是最主要的市场。
Eleven major conflicts involving　　　
在10年里。
thirty-two countries in less than a decade...　
有11场战斗，23个国家参与。
A gunrunner's wet dream.　　　
这是军火走私商的天堂。
At the time, the West couldn't care less.　　
现在，西方并不关心这些。
They had a white war in what was left of Yugoslavia.　　
他们在南斯拉夫有一场白人的战争要打。
I did the bulk of my business in Liberia...　
我最主要在利比里做我的生意。
"Land of the Free." 　　　
自由之地。
Originally established as a homeland for freed American slaves,　
一开始这里是黑人奴隶的自由之地。
it's been enslaved by one dictator　　　
但是从那之后这些奴隶还是被这个。
or another ever since.　　
或者另一个人统治着。
The latest was American-educated,　　
最新的统治者是受过美国教育的。
self declared president, Andre Baptiste.　
自封为总统的安德烈·巴特思。

妙语佳句
1.come down
下来，降落；流传下来；倒塌；落魄，失势
If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
你如果是神的儿子，就从十字架上下来吧。
2.heist
vt. 抢劫，拦劫；强夺
n. 抢劫；强夺
vi. 抢劫
Because of the over-glamorous heists portrayed by Hollywood, most people assume that, in reality, crimes are almost impossible to get away with it.
好莱坞充满戏剧化的盗窃题材大片，让人们觉得想要在现实中犯罪并全身而退是不可能的事情。
3.Yugoslavia
n. 南斯拉夫
All of these efforts were ultimately unsuccessful and led to Yugoslavia being ousted from the UN in 1992.
所有的这些军事行动最终并未成功，导致了在1992年南斯拉夫被驱逐出联合国。
4.established
adj. 确定的；已制定的，已建立的
The company established itself firmly in business.
这家公司已在商界牢固地确立了自己的地位。
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翻译
1.他们在南斯拉夫有一场白人的战争要打。 　
2.一开始这里是黑人奴隶的自由之地。　　
上期答案
1.It's lonely without you here.　
2.Just wanted to call and hear your voice.