广播电视英语短句 第 60 课：海岸的海盗-3

Somali pirates have attacked more than one hundred twenty ships this year and hijacked almost forty of them. 索马里海盗今年袭击了120多艘轮船并且劫持了其中将近40艘轮船。

The United Nations estimates that pirates have received about thirty million dollars in ransom money for hijacked ships. 联合国估计海盗已经从劫持轮船中得到大约3000万美元赎金。

Kenya's foreign minister says his government believes pirate networks may have earned as much as one hundred fifty million. 而肯尼亚外交部长说肯尼亚政府相信海盗犯罪网络可能已经赚到了差不多1.5亿美元。

There are concerns that some of the money could go to Islamic terrorists in Somalia. 有人担心，这些钱可能会落到索马里境内的伊斯兰恐怖分子手中。

The tanker Sirius Star, at three hundred thirty meters long, is the biggest ship ever known to have been captured by pirates. 天狼星巨型油轮长330米，是迄今为止被海盗劫持的最大船只。