卢浮宫监控系统密码竟就是Louvre

近日，媒体报道称，法国卢浮宫的视频监控系统密码竟然就是“louvre”（即卢浮宫法语拼写）。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Why does the report describe the heist as “brazen”?

A. It occurred during daytime and was highly publicized.

B. The crime involved violence and multiple casualties.

C. The thieves had insider access to museum staff.

D. The thieves acted boldly despite the museum's reputation and security systems.

无注释原文：

Password to Louvre's video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee

From: ABC NEWS

At the time of the brazen heist of $102 million in jewels from the Louvre last month, the password to the world-famous museum's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre," according to a museum employee with knowledge of the system.

The revelation comes as the museum's security measures have come under scrutiny in the wake of the high-profile theft.

During testimony before a French Senate committee last month, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery was facing west and did not cover the window where the thieves used power tools to break in and exit.

In addition, Des Cars said all of the museum's alarms worked, as did its video cameras, but noted a "weakness" in the museum's perimeter security "due to underinvestment."

French investigators said the entire robbery from start to getaway took seven minutes and that the thieves used a truck-mounted mechanical cherry picker to exit the targeted Apollo Gallery.

The Louvre director told French lawmakers, "The security system, as installed in the Apollo Gallery, worked perfectly. The question that arises is how to adapt this system to a new type of attack and modus operandi that we could not have foreseen."

Despite touting the security system within the Louvre as working properly, des Cars added, "Today we are witnessing a terrible failure at the Louvre. The security of the Louvre is one of my top priorities during my term of office, and I repeat that I was appalled by the museum's security situation when I arrived in 2021."

As the investigation into the October heist continues, authorities have still not recovered the missing jewels from the museum, even though four suspects have been charged in connection with the robbery.

In a Franceinfo radio interview Sunday, Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that authorities are still searching for the missing jewels.

"All avenues are being explored," Beccuau said.

She added the four arrests have "led to new searches and the seizure of new objects that are being examined," and "at least one person" involved in the robbery remains at large.

Beccuau said the suspects in custody appear to not be associated with organized crime, as the first two suspects arrested were a taxi driver, 39, and a delivery man and garbage collector, 34, from the northern Parisian suburbs.

Their DNA was recovered at the scene of the crime, and they "partially admitted their involvement" in the robbery, according to Beccuau. The unemployed garbage collector was arrested at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, as he was about to board a one-way flight to Algeria, according to officials.

The other two charged suspects are a man, 37, and his domestic partner, 38, also from the northern regions of Paris.

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含注释全文：

Password to Louvre's video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee

From: ABC NEWS

At the time of the brazen heist of $102 million in jewels from the Louvre last month, the password to the world-famous museum's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre," according to a museum employee with knowledge of the system.

据一位熟悉系统的博物馆员工透露，上个月卢浮宫被盗价值1.02亿美元珠宝时，这座享誉全球的博物馆视频监控系统的密码竟然只是“Louvre”。

brazen /ˈbreɪ.zən/ 表示“厚颜无耻的，无所顾忌的；毫不隐瞒的，明目张胆的”，英文解释为“used to describe a person, or the actions of a person, who is not embarrassed about behaving in a wrong or immoral way”如：brazen cheating 明目张胆的作弊行为。

heist /haɪst/ 表示“抢劫（罪）”，英文解释为“a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person”如：a $2 million jewellery heist 涉案价值200万美元的珠宝抢劫案。

surveillance /sɜːˈveɪləns/ 表示“监视，盯梢”，英文解释为“Surveillance is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.”

The revelation comes as the museum's security measures have come under scrutiny in the wake of the high-profile theft.

这一消息披露之际，卢浮宫的安保措施因这起轰动性盗窃案而受到广泛质疑。

scrutiny /ˈskruːtɪnɪ/表示“细看，仔细审查；监视”，英文解释为“the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it”举个🌰：His private life came under media scrutiny. 他的私生活开始受到媒体的密切关注。

profile /ˈprəʊ.faɪl/ 一词经常出现，1）表示“（有关某人的）简介，概况”，英文解释为“A profile of someone is a short article or programme in which their life and character are described.”举个🌰：A newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives. 一份报纸刊登了候选人妻子们的对比简介。

2）表示“关注度”，英文解释为“If someone has a high profile, people notice them and what they do. If you keep a low profile, you avoid doing things that will make people notice you.”

常用：a high profile 惹人注目/关注；高姿态，a low profile 不惹人注目，低姿态；如：a move that would give Egypt a much higher profile in the upcoming peace talks 会给埃及在即将到来的和平谈判中高关注度的一个行动。

📍如果你把微信语言设置成英文，你就会发现微信官方把头像处理成：Profile Photo，上面的“My Profile”对应的中文则是“个人信息”。

作动词，1）表示“扼要介绍；概述；写简介”，英文解释为“to give or write a description of sb/sth that gives the most important information”举个🌰：His career is profiled in this month's journal.这期月刊概述了他的工作生涯。

2）表示“给……画侧画像；显出……侧面轮廓”，英文解释为“represent in outline from one side”

During testimony before a French Senate committee last month, Laurence des Cars, the president and director of the Louvre, said the only camera installed outside the Apollo Gallery was facing west and did not cover the window where the thieves used power tools to break in and exit.

卢浮宫馆长洛朗斯·德·卡尔斯上月在法国参议院委员会作证时表示，阿波罗画廊外仅安装的一台监控摄像头朝向西侧，没有拍到窃贼用电动工具破窗潜入和离开的那一扇窗。

testimony /ˈtes.tɪ.mən.i/ 表示“证词；证言；口供”，英文解释为“a formal written or spoken statement saying what you know to be true, usually in court”，如：a sworn testimony 宣誓证词。

📍be (a) testimony to sth 表示“清楚地证明”，英文解释为“to be clear proof of something”举个🌰：The reports are testimony to the many hours of research completed by this committee. 这些报告充分表明该委员会花了很多时间进行研究。

install /ɪnˈstɔːl/ 1）表示“安装；安顿，安置；把…安装到计算机上，安装（软件）”，英文解释为“to put furniture, a machine, or a piece of equipment into position and make it ready to use”举个🌰：The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the new washing machine. 水管工明天来安装新的洗衣机。

2）还可以表示“正式任命，使正式就职”，英文解释为“to put someone in an important job or position”举个🌰：She has installed a couple of young academics as her advisers. 她任用几名年轻的大学教师作为顾问。

In addition, Des Cars said all of the museum's alarms worked, as did its video cameras, but noted a "weakness" in the museum's perimeter security "due to underinvestment."

此外，德·卡尔斯称，博物馆的警报系统和摄像设备均正常运行，但承认外围安保存在因投入不足而导致的“短板”。

perimeter /pəˈrɪm.ɪ.tər/ 1）表示“周边，边缘”，英文解释为“the outer edge of an area of land or the border around it”举个🌰：A river runs along one side of the field's perimeter. 一条河沿这片田地的一侧流过。

2）表示“周，周长”，英文解释为“the length of the outer edge of a shape”

French investigators said the entire robbery from start to getaway took seven minutes and that the thieves used a truck-mounted mechanical cherry picker to exit the targeted Apollo Gallery.

法国调查人员表示，从盗窃动手到逃离现场，整个过程仅耗时七分钟，窃贼利用卡车上的机械升降装置从阿波罗画廊逃离。

mount /maʊnt/ 1）表示“准备；安排；组织；开展，发动”，英文解释为“If you mount a campaign or event, you organize it and make it take place.”举个🌰：The National Gallery mounted an exhibition of American painting. 国家美术馆举办了美国画展。

2）表示“逐步增加；增长，上升”，就是increase的高级版，举个🌰：The death toll continues to mount. 死亡人数持续增加。

📍2019年9月，美国电子烟巨头Juul的CEO辞职时，经济学人的文章中用到了As concerns mount这一表达：Juul replaced its chief executive, as concerns mount about the health risks of e-cigarettes.

3）表示“安放，安装；镶嵌；裱贴”，英文解释为“to fix something to a wall, in a frame, etc., so that it can be looked at or used”举个🌰：The surveillance camera is mounted above the main door. 闭路电视的摄像机安装在大门的上方。

4）熟词僻义，作动词，表示“骑上（马、自行车等）”，英文解释为“to get on a horse, bicycle, etc.. in order to ride”举个🌰：She mounted her horse and rode off. 她骑上马走了。

cherry picker /ˈtʃer.i ˌpɪk.ər/ 表示“移动升降台，樱桃夹式起重机”，英文解释为“a machine like a small crane with a platform attached to the end, on which a worker can stand and be lifted to reach high places”举个🌰：A cherry picker was brought in to install decorative lights on the roof. 移动升降台送到了现场，用来安装屋顶上的装饰灯。

The Louvre director told French lawmakers, "The security system, as installed in the Apollo Gallery, worked perfectly. The question that arises is how to adapt this system to a new type of attack and modus operandi that we could not have foreseen."

卢浮宫馆长对法国议员表示：“阿波罗画廊内安装的安保系统运转良好。问题在于，如何让系统适应我们此前无法预料的新型作案手法。”

modus operandi /ˌməʊ.dəs ˌɒp.əˈræn.diː/ 表示“做法，工作方法”，英文解释为“a particular way of doing something”

表示“预见；预知；预料”，英文解释为“to know about something before it happens”举个🌰：I don't foresee any difficulties so long as we keep within budget. 只要我们不超出预算，我看不出会有什么困难。

Despite touting the security system within the Louvre as working properly, des Cars added, "Today we are witnessing a terrible failure at the Louvre. The security of the Louvre is one of my top priorities during my term of office, and I repeat that I was appalled by the museum's security situation when I arrived in 2021."

尽管强调卢浮宫内部的安保系统运行正常，德·卡尔斯仍补充道：“今天我们目睹的是卢浮宫一次可怕的失守。卢浮宫的安全是我任期内的首要任务之一，我再次重申，2021年我上任时对博物馆的安保状况感到震惊。”

tout /taʊt/ 表示“标榜；吹捧；吹嘘”，英文解释为“to try to persuade people that sb/sth is important or valuable by praising them/it”举个🌰：A local car dealership was touting its services/wares on the radio. 一家地方汽车特许经销商正在当地电台作宣传。

🎬电影《大谎言家》（Big Fat Liar）中的台词提到：Big Fat Liar is already being touted as next summer's must-see movie event. 《大谎言家》已被誉为明年夏天必看的电影。

appal /əˈpɑːl/ 作动词，表示“使惊骇；使震惊”，英文解释为“to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval”举个🌰：I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital. 医院里人手之少令我震惊。

As the investigation into the October heist continues, authorities have still not recovered the missing jewels from the museum, even though four suspects have been charged in connection with the robbery.

随着对十月盗窃案的调查持续深入，尽管已有四名嫌疑人被起诉，有关部门尚未追回博物馆失窃的珠宝。

In a Franceinfo radio interview Sunday, Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that authorities are still searching for the missing jewels.

巴黎检察官洛尔·贝库奥周日在接受法国资讯电台采访时表示，有关部门仍在搜寻失踪的珠宝。

public prosecutor /ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈprɒs.ɪ.kjuː.tər/ 表示“公诉人；检察官”，英文解释为“a lawyer who acts for the government against someone accused of a crime in court”

"All avenues are being explored," Beccuau said.

贝库奥表示：“我们不会放过任何调查方向。”

avenue /ˈæv.ə.njuː/ 表示“方法；途径；渠道”，英文解释为“a method or way of doing something”举个🌰：We should pursue every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem. 我们应该尝试一切途径寻求该问题的答案。

区分：

📍venue /ˈven.juː/ 表示“（公共事件的）发生场所，举行地点；会场”，英文解释为“the place where a public event or meeting happens”举个🌰：The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings. 这家酒店是举行会议和商务会谈的理想场所。

She added the four arrests have "led to new searches and the seizure of new objects that are being examined," and "at least one person" involved in the robbery remains at large.

她补充说，四名落网者的供述“带来了新的搜查行动，并查获了一些正在检验的新物品”，同时“至少还有一名涉案人员”仍在逃。

seizure /ˈsiːʒə/ 1）表示“占领，夺取，攫取；查封，没收，充公”，英文解释为“the action of taking something by force or with legal authority”，如：the seizure of power/property/control 对权力/财产/控制权的攫取。

2）表示“心脏病突发”，英文解释为“a sudden failure of the heart”举个🌰： He died of a seizure. 他死于心脏病突发。

也可以泛指疾病的骤发，突发，发作，英文解释：a very sudden attack of an illness in which someone becomes unconscious or develops violent movements，如：an epileptic seizure 癫痫突发。

be at large表示“逍遥法外，尚未捉拿归案”，英文解释为“If someone dangerous is at large, that person is free when they should not be.”举个🌰：Twelve prisoners are at large following a series of escapes. 一连串的越狱事件发生后，12名犯人目前依然逍遥法外。

《新概念英语》里有一篇课文就是A puma at large. 逃遁的美洲狮。在这里，“at large”的意思是“（危险动物或犯人）逍遥在外；未被捕获；自由游荡”。

Beccuau said the suspects in custody appear to not be associated with organized crime, as the first two suspects arrested were a taxi driver, 39, and a delivery man and garbage collector, 34, from the northern Parisian suburbs.

贝库奥表示，目前被捕嫌疑人似乎并非有组织犯罪成员，最早被捕的两人为巴黎北郊的39岁出租车司机和34岁送货员兼垃圾清运工。

custody /ˈkʌs.tə.di/ 1）表示“照管，监护；（尤指对父母离异或去世的孩子的）监护权”，英文解释为“the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died”举个🌰：The court awarded/granted/gave custody of the child to the father. 法庭将孩子的监护权判给了父亲。

2）表示“（尤指等候法庭审判期间的）拘押，拘留，羁押”，英文解释为“the state of being kept in prison, especially while waiting to go to court for trial”举个🌰：The suspect is now in custody. 嫌疑犯正被看押候审。

Their DNA was recovered at the scene of the crime, and they "partially admitted their involvement" in the robbery, according to Beccuau. The unemployed garbage collector was arrested at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, as he was about to board a one-way flight to Algeria, according to officials.

贝库奥称，他们的DNA在案发现场被检出，并“部分承认参与了盗窃”。据官员透露，这名失业的垃圾清运工在巴黎戴高乐机场被捕，当时他正准备登上飞往阿尔及利亚的单程航班。

board作名词，表示“董事会；理事会；委员会”，英文解释为“the group of people who are responsible for controlling and organizing a company or organization”举个🌰：Every decision has to be approved by the board (of directors). 每项决定都必须由董事会通过。

board作动词，表示“（使）上（船、火车或飞机）”，英文解释为“to get onto or allow people to get onto a boat, train, or aircraft”举个🌰：At the airport she boarded a plane to Hangzhou. 在机场她登上了去杭州的飞机。

The other two charged suspects are a man, 37, and his domestic partner, 38, also from the northern regions of Paris.

另外两名被起诉的嫌疑人是37岁的男子及其38岁的同居伴侣，二人同样来自巴黎北部地区。

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