CNN 2010-07-10

The FBI, Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Louisiana Police Department, the St. Louis County Police Department, continue to work together very closely, we have not stopped since it's started, and we will not stop until we catch the individual that abducted¹ Alisa.

 

She's going to be a scared little girl for a while. And I hope that, you know, she'll get the help she needs. I'm so glad, I was so happy, it's, it's....

I can't find words. It's unbelievable, God was watching over that baby.

 

As 76 years old, there is no way he can be able to deal with that, and, I'm afraid if it’s the goal of the French government, I'm afraid he will die in jail. But it would be their responsibility, not ours.

 

What is your next step? are you going to now appeal?

 

We have to talk about the next step with him, because it's his life and it would be his decision to see if we have to make an appeal.

 

When you meant to mention how remote it is, triple canopy² jungle hidden in marshland. So, you don't only have the triple canopy jungle, you have marshland. And it was, you could put the Empire State Building sideways underneath³ that triple canopy jungle and not find it. It costs 4 million dollars to manufacture. That's just the cost. The complex where it was built, which is a dry dock clandestine⁴ complex, housed at least 50 people. So, this organization without going into specific details, has the wherewithal and has the resources to invest in maritime⁵ drug trafficking. Estimates from the Ecuadorian national police are anywhere between 6 and 10 metric tons of cocaine

1 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

2 canopy   

n.天篷，遮篷

参考例句：

• The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
• They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。

3 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。

4 clandestine   

adj.秘密的，暗中从事的

参考例句：

• She is the director of clandestine operations of the CIA.她是中央情报局秘密行动的负责人。
• The early Christians held clandestine meetings in caves.早期的基督徒在洞穴中秘密聚会。

5 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。