A contemporary thriller¹ set in the world of drug trafficking, Traffic is the new film from director Steven Soderbergh. The ensemble² cast is headed by Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Luis Guzman, Dennis Quaid, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Traffic evokes³ the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of which are highly personal and some of which are filled with intrigue⁴ and danger.

contemporary：同时代的，当代的；本片“贩毒网络”是大导演索德伯格的最新反毒影片。
cast：演员表；本片演员阵容强大，奥斯卡影帝麦克尔·道格拉斯，他的新婚妻子泽塔琼斯，老牌影星唐·钱德勒都在影片中有上佳表演。
interrelated：相关的，相互联系的；影片由许多相关的小故事组成，有的感人至深，有的充满了阴谋和危险。

　　Mexican policeman Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro) works on and around the border, with his close friend and fellow policeman Manolo Sanchez (Jacob Vargas), under Mexico’s number one crime fighter, General Salazar (Tomas Milian). Confronted with temptations of power and money, Javier resists them but finds himself - and Manolo - caught in a web of corruption⁵ that leads to an untenable situation.

confront：面对，对抗；墨西哥警官贾维尔与好友桑切斯一起对抗边境的毒贩，他拒绝了金钱和权力的诱惑，但是发现他正身处一个巨大的阴谋之中。
temptation：诱惑。
corruption：腐败。
untenable：站不住脚的，支持不住的。

　　Back in the U.S., Ohio State Supreme⁶ Court Justice Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas) is named by the President as the new anti-drug czar. Collecting information, the uncompromising and conservative Wakefield prepares to supervise the country’s task forces and partner them with Mexico’s. But, at home, he and his wife Barbara (Amy Irving) must deal with their increasingly drug-addicted teenage daughter Caroline (Erika Christensen).

czar：沙皇，大权独揽的人；麦克尔·道格拉斯扮演的是美国新任的反毒官员，他对黑势力决不妥协，希望与墨西哥警方合作共同打击毒贩，但是在家里，他的儿子吸毒成瘾，他和妻子无法面对这个现实。
uncompromising：不让步的，强硬的。
supervise：监督，管理。
drug-addicted：吸毒上瘾的。

　　In San Diego, undercover DEA agents Montel Gordon (Don Cheadle) and Ray Castro (Luis Guzman) work overtime⁷ to help the U.S. government build its case against the infamous⁸ Obregon drug cartel. Their bust⁹ of mid-level drug trafficker Eduardo Ruiz (Miguel Ferrer) pays off when their new prisoner cuts a deal to testify against wealthy drug baron¹⁰ Carlos Ayala (Steven Bauer), who lives in the upscale suburbs. Carlos is arrested, shocking his unknowing and pregnant wife Helena (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Helena and her son are quickly threatened by her husband’s associates and tailed by the DEA agents. Enlisting¹¹ the aid of attorney Arnie Metzger (Dennis Quaid), Helena vows¹² to get Carlos out of jail and keep her children safe - even if it means taking over her husband’s business.

undercover：间谍，便衣；在圣地亚哥，便衣警察格尔登和卡斯特洛把大毒枭阿亚拉送进监狱，而他的妻子（凯瑟琳·泽塔琼斯）则接过他的产业，发誓要把他救出监狱。
drug trafficker：毒品走私贩。
enlist：赞助，支持。

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