Airport Workers in Peru Find 3,000 Spiders in Dirty Socks

Airport workers in Lima, Peru, noticed something moving inside three suitcases. When they opened the luggage, they found more than 3,000 tarantulas hidden inside dirty socks. Tarantulas are very large, hairy spiders.

noticed something moving= 注意到某物正在移動（感官動詞 + 受詞 + 現在分詞，表示目睹正在進行的動作）

The spiders were being taken to Germany. Officials found spiders of all ages, from tiny eggs and babies to full-grown adults. A wildlife technician explained that inspectors noticed the luggage wriggling during a normal customs check.

were being taken= 正被運往（過去進行式的被動語態，表示過去某個時刻正在被進行的動作）

People can sell these wild spiders in Europe for high prices. Officials said one tarantula can sell for about 500 euros, so all the spiders together could be worth around 1.5 million euros.

Police arrested two German citizens and one Polish citizen. The three travelers now face criminal charges for illegally smuggling protected wildlife.

face criminal charges= 面臨刑事指控（face 在此表示面臨或承擔罪名指控）

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文法整理

句型	意思
noticed something moving	注意到某物正在移動（感官動詞 + 受詞 + 現在分詞，表示目睹正在進行的動作）
were being taken	正被運往（過去進行式的被動語態，表示過去某個時刻正在被進行的動作）
face criminal charges	面臨刑事指控（face 在此表示面臨或承擔罪名指控）

詞彙整理

單字	意思
luggage	旅行時用來裝載衣物及其他隨身物品的箱子、袋子等行李。
wriggling	以扭曲、蠕動的方式移動的。
smuggling	走私；秘密且非法地輸入或輸出違禁品，或逃避關稅而運送貨物。
wildlife	野生動植物的總稱，指未經人類馴養或栽培、自然生長及生活的各種生物（不包括人類）。

延伸學習

•捕鳥蛛在歐洲與北美的特異寵物市場中需求極高，稀有品種往往能賣出高價，因而成為走私集團覬覦的對象。
•秘魯擁有豐富的自然生態與生物多樣性，也因此常成為野生動物非法走私的重災區，海關加強了對此類走私的查緝力度。