英伦广角 2010-09-26 揭秘英军情六局

From its earliest days at land and on sea, MI6 ventured around the world. Tales from the book include how this boat was used to insert spies into Russia during the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, and how one MI6 officer used it to sink a Russian warship¹. A far cry from the days surrounding that one of the first MI6 headquarters now a hotel opposite the Ministry² of Defense³. During WWII, Churchill used to oversee⁴ operations from the cabinet war rooms. He took delight in some of the equipment his spies were using. The cameras disguised these matchboxes, ultramodern militarized transmitters and "this a, you know, the stubby pen. It isn't really a pen at all. It actually fires a tear-gas bullet into the face of anybody who was some captured the agent. At first, it would survive an initial search, but the agent knew that he was armed. His capture didn't."Spies were flown into occupied France in a lie sender. This robust⁵ aircraft had a very short take-off and landing to carry out the three agents. On one occasion, a spy brought back newspapers. He landed in England, the papers landed on Churchill's desk with a note. "You'll be interested to receive tomorrow's Paris newspapers. ""I was able to use the Paris to the person. I send up my details a local factory where part of the new seeker weapon would be stored."The bookends is in the immediate⁶ post-war years with the Berlin Airlift and MI6 tried to take on the Soviet⁷ Union. It also details the agency's work surrounding the creation of the state of Israel. All in the spirit of the first had MI6 Mansfield Cumming, who signed all his documents 'C'. Each subsequent chief was known a 'C' and used the signature. These days that means John Sawyers from the new MI6 headquarters on the tents. The secrets contained inside here may not come out for another 50 years.

1 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。

5 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

6 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

7 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。