丁丁从埃及到了阿拉伯，又来到了印度，不断追踪跨国贩毒组织。这个全球性的贩毒网络中，英国殖民者的势力若隐若现。19世纪末，英法国殖民者，将种植罂粟的技术，带到了东南亚。
下面让我们看一下p13-p44的地道表达
1. just happen to be passing
2. I'm dying to=hoping to do
3. it suits you and matches your eyes
4. you end up with all sorts of of useless junk
5. you're setting up shops?
6. it's the middle of nowhere
不毛之地
7. clean as a whistle
干干净净，没有任何污点
Eg：Jen is a bit of a neat freak. She keeps her desk clean as a whistle.
8. that's salesmanship for you
salesmanship: skills in selling
9. a cake of soap
量词， 一块
10. my master Sheik XX will have you flogged
flog: to beat or hit
11. infidel dog
Infidel: a nasty way of referring to someone who does not follow the same religion you do.
12. I have read of your exploits.
exploit：a heroic act or notable deed.(n)
eg: The King Arthur legends are full of stories of the exploits of the Knights of the Round Table
13. my humble tent
humble=modest
14. may you travel safely
15. what a little publicity will do for you.
16. brute =ruffian
a person who is as ferocious as a wild animal.
17. I've barged in on a film
barge in:enter uninvited
18. deserve to be/sth
19. wreck my scene=ruin
20. have little tiff with sb
= have a little argument with sb
21. mess up your film
22. thinking nothing of it=forget it
23. all these crates are packed with ammunition.
24. it's like an arsenal down here.
An arsenal is a storehouse for weapons. It wouldn't be wise to let your enemies get a hold of the keys to your arsenal.
25. machine-guns and rifles,under an old tarpaulin.
26. it didn't cross my mind
万万没想到
27. if you've given me away
give away :make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
28. be short of weapens
29. make a dash for it
冲过去 move quickly
30. coming alongside with a bit of a bump
并排走
31. drug- smuggling,gun-running,inciting to rebellion
incite: eg: Violent words can incite violent actions which, in turn, might incite public outcry against violence.
32. put up my hands
33. slip out/away =bolt=escape
34. it’s going to take more than that to catch me
35. they ship grenades without explosive
An explosive is a substance that can be made to explode by being hit or lit on fire.
Eg: You might use an explosive to create a tunnel through a mountain
36. they bolt like a couple of rabbits
37. the fuse went”phut”
38. don’t let’s hang around here
Eg: If you've got a half hour between classes, you might hang around talking to friends or eating the apple from your lunch.
39. head for the camp
40. there was a plot to get rid of you
（贬）阴谋诡计
41. must be delayed action
42. whoever it was took to his heels
= bolt = escape
43. we’re in luck
44. mirage ahead
mirage：That enticing pool of water you see far away in the distance may be a mirage, or an optical illusion.
45. we rejoinced too soon
（v）= be happy
46. we tripped ourselves up
trip up:cause to stumble 绊倒
47.we were disguised as Arabs
48. refuse to enlist
enlist: to voluntarily join the military
49. 4 days confined to barracks
barrack: a building where military personnel live.
confine: If you are confined to the house, it means you can't leave it.
50. I was getting to the bottom of the mystery.
了解底细
51. I am in a jam
= in trouble
52. the sentence will be communicated to the prisoner forthwith.
forthwith: without delay or hesitation = at once
53. help is at head
54. his disguise
55. attach importance to his disappearance
56. be condemned to death
to是介词 被判死刑
57. the execution was carried out
58. keep your mouth shut if you value your life
59. the rifles would be loaded with blanks
blank:Something that's blank is empty or undercorated.
装载空弹
60. we shall be slaughtered
Slaughter : the killing of large numbers of animals or people.
61. break down the door
62. that speck on the horizon
speck: a very small spot
63. by any means
用任何方法，无论如何
64. run low on fuel
65. no sign for a clearing
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
66. you’re running a temperature
67. a good dose of
68. cure my fever
69. slip away
= escape= bolt= take to his heels
70. pick up their language
71. I'm travelling incognito
go incognito — hiding your true identity.
72. go out of his mind = go berserk = go mad
73.the superintendent is a friend of mine
the overseer of an organization.
74. take it as a bad omens
Eg: It’s believed to be a bad omen if a black cat crosses your path or if it rains on your wedding day.
75. don't be alarmed,it's only the wind
= be afraid
76. lose the trail
77. on the right track
78. get tangled in the creeper
79. my dagger
80. shame on you
81. need hypnotising
82. what a jolly game=happy
83. no use going after him
no use doing/no hope of doing/in the hope of doing
84. let's have the cards on the table
开门见山的说吧
85. he gave orders for you to be liquidated
If you liquidate something, you get rid of it.
86. they are merciless to traitors
87. just a few formalities
eg: Even though you knew your request for time off at work would be approved, you still went through the formality of filling out all the required paperwork.
88. orderly,look after these gentlemen
护理员
89. trick him into entering a cell,rather than force him
trick sb into doing
90. copy his writing,and substituted another letter
eg: You may be sent into a game as substitute for an injured player, or you might substitute chocolate chips for blueberries in a pancake recipe.
