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Thousands of ancient objects stolen from Iraqi archeological sites were recently returned to Iraq. Smuggle.
数千件从伊拉克考古遗址被盗的古代文物最近被归还给伊拉克。走私。
Many objects came from the ancient city of Irisagrig.
许多文物来自古老的伊里萨格里格城。
Steve Green, an American businessman, bought them in 2010.
美国商人史蒂夫·格林在2010年买下了它们。
But an investigation by U.S. officials in 2016 proved the objects were smuggled into the United States.
但美国官员在2016年的一项调查证明,这些物品是走私到美国的。
To smuggle means to move someone or something from one country into another illegally.
“走私”是指非法将某人或某物从一个国家转移到另一个国家。
It can also mean simply to bring or take something secretly.
它也可以简单地表示偷偷地带来或拿走某物。