VOA常速英语2008年-Viktor Bout, Shadowy International Gunrunner, D

By Jela De Franceschi
Washington
26 March 2008
 

Russian gunrunner Viktor Bout¹ was recently arrested under a warrant issued by the United States, which accuses him of supplying weapons to the Colombian rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).  

VOA's Jela de Franceschi looks at the groups and powerful actors Bout dealt with during his notorious arms trade career.

1 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。