The Biggest Jewelry Raid in France

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French police are hunting for four thieves who carried out the biggest jewelry raid the country has ever seen.  Seventeen million pounds worth of rings and necklaces and other gems were stolen when the four stormed into one of Paris’s most prestigious stores and swept the jewelry into sacks.  The same store had been raided just last year.  Jon Brain joins us from Paris now.  Jon.   Sharm, this raid was breathtaking, not only for its size, but for its sheer audacity.  It happened just around the corner from the Champs d’Elysees, in an area packed with Christmas shoppers.  Four men came here.  At least two of them were wearing wigs and women’s clothes.  They burst into this store and took virtually everything.  It was all over in less than 15 minutes.   The Paris branch of Harry Winston, shopkeepers to the very rich and the very famous, today, standing forlorn and emptied of its precious contents.  The raid was planned to the last detail.  The robbers, who were brandishing guns, even knew the names of the staff.  They certainly knew exactly what they were looking for. “We didn’t see anything,” says this woman, who works in a shop next door.  “It’s difficult to imagine something like this could happen in broad daylight.” Harry Winston is a byword for opulence, selling some of the most expensive jewelry on the market.  Its customers include royalty and film stars.  The police are now playing catch- up, trying to even identify the men behind this heist, let alone apprehend them.  “It was an open attack that took place in the middle of the day,” he says. “Those who carried it out showed a lot of calm and daring.”   This is just the latest in a series of high-profile jewel heists.  In February 2003, crooks in Belgium emptied vaults full of diamonds worth 86 million pounds.  The following year, two diamonds worth 10 million pounds were stolen from a show at the Louvre in Paris, and last year the same Harry Winston store in Paris was robbed, thieves taking just over eight and a half million  pounds worth. The goods taken that time still haven’t been recovered. The police say it’s too early to say if there’s a link between the two raids. Well, the question being asked this evening is how do you get rid of 17 million pounds worth of jewels?  Well, one theory being worked on is that the robbers have already taken them to Eastern Europe.  Sharm.  John, thanks very much.  Jon Brain, from Paris.

carry out : 수행하다, 실행하다 jewelry  : 보석류(jewels)   raid : 급습 , 기습 , 공습 (=air raid), ( 경찰의 ) 현장 급습 , 불시 단속 , 급 습 [ 공습 ] 하다 , < 경찰이 > 불시 단속하다 / by the military or police officers * bust : ( 현행범으로 ) 체포하다 , < 경찰이 > 급습하다 , 현장을 덮치다 , 체포 , ( 경찰의 ) 습격 / by police officers   gem : 보 석 storm : 큰 비[눈, 천둥, 우박], 폭풍(우), 폭풍이 불다, ~ 을 급습하 다, 돌격[돌진]하다, [질문 따위를] ~ 에게 퍼붓다 ex. storm into an office 사무실로 난입하다 * storm a person with questions 남에게 질문 공세를 펴다. prestigious : 고급의, 일류의, 이름이 난, 세상에 알려진 / admired and respected by people breathtaking : 아슬아슬한, 숨막히는, 손에 땀을 쥐게 하는, 깜짝 놀라게 하는 ex. a breathtaking stock car race 손에 땀을 쥐게 하는 자동차 경주 sheer : 완전한, 순전한, 얇은, <직물이> 올 사이가 비쳐 보 이는, <낭떠러지 등이> 깎아지른 듯한, 가파른 / 1. [only before noun] used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something: ex. Maya succeeded through sheer hard work. ex. the sheer size/volume etc of something: We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work. ex. (by) sheer luck/coincidence: By sheer coincidence, we ended up working for the same organization. 2. sheer cloth is very thin ex. sheer stockings 얇은 스타킹 3. extremely steep audacity : 대담함, 뻔뻔스러움, 대담한[뻔뻔스러운] 짓 / the confidence to say or do what you want, despite difficulties, risks, or the negative attitudes of other people ex. He had the audacity to ask me such a question. 뻔뻔스럽게도 그는 내게 그러한 질문을 했다. * audacious : 대담한(bold), 뻔뻔스러운, 넉살좋은 around the corner : 모퉁이를 도는 곳에, 머지 않은 곳에 (not far away) , 임박하여 (coming very soon) ex. Spring is just around the corner. pack : 꾸러미, 보따리, 일당, 한패, (사냥개 이리 등의) 떼, 무리, (담배의) 한 갑, (짐을) 꾸리다, 싸다, (~ 으로) 꽉 채우다, (총 등을) 휴대하다, (위력 등을) 갖추고 있다, (강타 충격 등을) 가할 수가 있다 / If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect. * packed : 꽉 찬, 만원의 ex. a packed train 만원 열차 ex. one of them was packing a gun. wig : 가발 , 가발을 씌우다 * wig out : 몹시 흥분시키다 [ 하다 ], 자제력을 잃게 하다 [ 잃다 ] / To make or become wildly excited, enthusiastic, or crazy burst : 파열하다, 폭발하다, 파열[폭발]시키다,  갑자기 (들어)오다[나가다], 파열, 폭 발, 돌발, (감정의)격발 ex. a burst of applause 별안간 터지는 박수 갈채 * the bubble bursts : If the bubble bursts, a very happy, pleasant or successful time suddenly ends ex. Three years into her marriage, the bubble burst. * burst into ~ :  갑자기~ 하기 시작하다   * burst into tears/song/laughter: ex. Terri burst into tears for no reason. ex. The audience burst into wild applause. ex. Their helicopter burst into flames after hitting a power line. virtually : 사실상, 거의   * virtual : 사실상의, 실질상의, 가상의 ex. The company had created a virtual monopoly. * virtual reality 가상현실 shopkeeper : 가게 주인, 가게 매니저 / one who owns or manages a shop. forlorn : 버림받은(forsaken), 외로운, 쓸쓸한 precious : 귀중한, 값비싼, 고귀한, 존경할 만한 ex. Time is very precious when studying for exams. content : [보통 pl.] 내용물, [보통 pl.] 목차, 함유량, 만족하는, 만 족(감), 만족을 주다, 만족시키다 (n. contentment 만족) ex. When I last saw her, she seemed quite content. to the last detail : 아주 사소한[마지막] 세부에 이르기까지, 사소한 일까지 상세히    brandish : <칼.창 등을> 휘두르다, 과시 하다 / to wave a weapon or other object around in your hand so that other people can see it in broad daylight : 대낮에, 백주에 byword for ~ : ~의 대명사이다 / a person or thing that is a well-known or typical example of a particular quality   ex. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance. 샤넬이라는 이름은 우아함의 대명사가 되었다. opulence : 부(富)(wealth), 부유, (물질의) 풍부(abundance) royalty : 로열티, 특허권 사용료, 저작권 사용료, 인세(印稅), 《집합적》 왕실 사람들, 왕족, 왕의 신분 catch-up : (스포츠 경기·생산 따위에서) 따라잡기 위한 노력, 뒤진 것을 만회하기 * play catch-up :  1. (점수 차이를 극복하려고) 필사적으로 싸우다 2. (뒤 진 것[불리한 것]을 극복하려고) 분투하다 heist : 강도, 절도, 강도질하다, 강탈하다 / A heist is a robbery, especially one in which money, jewellery, or art is stolen. (JOURNALISM) let alone : ~ 는 말 할 것도 없고, ~ 는 물론 / used for saying that something is even less likely to happen than another unlikely thing ex. I hardly have time to think these days, let alone relax. apprehend : <범인을> 체포하다, <의미를> 파악하다, 이해하다, 깨닫다 ex. The thief was apprehended. 도둑은 체포되었다. ex. I apprehended that the situation was serious. 사태가 심각함을 깨달았다.   calm : <바다.날씨 등이> 고요한, 잔잔한, <마음.기분 등 이> 평온한, 차분한 vt., vi. 가라앉히다, 가라앉다, 무풍, 잔잔함, 고요, 차분함, 침착 ex. the calm before the storm 폭풍우 전의 고요 daring : 대담한, 용감한, 대담함 high-profile : 눈에 잘 띄는, 세간의 이목을 끄는 / often seen in public, mentioned in newspapers, or appearing on television ex. a high-profile campaign/company/politician * high profile 눈에 잘 띄는 행동이나 태도 * low profile : 눈에 잘 띄지 않는 행동이나 태도/ the state of not drawing attention to oneself or one's actions ( adj. low-profile) * keep [maintain] a low [a high] profile 눈에 띄지 않게 [띄게] 행동하 다. crook : <팔·손가락 등을> (갈고리 모양으로) 구부리다, 구부러진 갈고리, 악한, 도둑(a criminal, especially one who steals money)   vault : 지하실, 저장실, 금고실 link : 고리, 결합시키는 사람 [것], 연결, 유대, 관련 (between), 연결하다 ex. link the human heart with nature 인간의 마음과 자연을 이어주다 / ex. Police suspect that the two murder cases are linked. * be linked to/with something: Rock music has often been linked with the drug culture. * a link between A and B : A 와 B 사이의 관련 (성) ex. Research has established a link between smoking and lung cancer. 흡연과 폐암 사이의 관련성은 연구로 입증되었다. get rid of : ~ 을 제거하다 theory : 이론, 학설, 설, 추측, (…이라는) 억측, (개인적인) 의견, 생각/ an idea that you believe is true although you have no proof * theory about: ex. I have my own theory about why he resigned. * theory that: ex. There is a theory that her death was an accident. work on : to spend time producing or improving something ex. He'll have to work on getting fit before the game. / ex. He is working hard on a new poem. / ex. He is working on a thesis. * work on someone : to try to influence someone