VOA慢速英语2105 男子将近5万听啤酒伪装成可乐企图运进沙特

AS IT IS 2015-11-16 Beer Poses as Soda¹ to Get into Saudi Arabia 男子将近5万听啤酒伪装成可乐企图运进沙特

It seemed like a routine transport of soft drinks: 48,000 cans of Pepsi cola.

运送48,000罐百事可乐软饮料，这看起来仅仅是一项常规工作。

But when customs officials in Saudi Arabia looked more closely at the shipment, they found beer instead.

但当沙特阿拉伯海关官员近距离观察这些装载货物时发现，是以啤酒代替。

The officials tore off the Pepsilabels on the cans. Underneath² were Heineken beer labels.

官员们将罐子上百事可乐标签撕下，在其标签下是喜力啤酒标签。

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Saudi Customs' officer cuts open Pepsi labels from cans and finds they are actually beer.

The reason for thetrickery is clear. Alcohol is banned in Saudi Arabia.

其欺骗的原因显而易见，在沙特阿拉伯酒精是被禁止的。

Saudi customs agents made the discovery Thursday near the border with the United Arab Emirates. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

周四在阿拉伯联合酋长国边境附近，沙特海关人员发现了这一现象。

There is no information about what happened to the driver of the truckload of "fake soda."

目前尚不清楚运输这一整车“假苏打水”的司机发生了什么？

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routine – adj. a regular way of doing things in a particular order

label – n. piece of paper, cloth, or similar material that is attached to something to identify or describe it

trickery – n. the use of tricks to deceive or cheat someone

fake – adj. meant to look real or genuine but not real or genuine

1 soda   

n.苏打水；汽水

参考例句：

• She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
• I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。

2 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。