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DL086: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil ~ Part 5

February 09, 2017

Part 5 of a "Dangerous Assignment" old-time radio play Lieutenant Samka joins Mitchel in a parachute jump down to the ruins in spite of fears of sabotage. Rivalry: We left Government Agent, Steve Mitchel, diving into the water to dodge a bullet. In this episode, he gets fished out of the water by the Saudi police. Although Lieutenant Samka saved Mitchel's life, he really doesn't trust him. That's pretty typical. We see it in police procedural stories all the time; the police don't like the FBI taking over their investigation. Here, it's not even a higher level of his own government that is "stepping on Lieutenant Samka's toes". It's another country's government agent taking over the investigation. You can understand why he would rather "keep an eye on Mitchel" than cooperate with him! Parachute Jump: Mitchel's head is pounding with pain, but there is no time to nurse it. He has to continue his investigation. He arranges a flight with Dean to the ruins, but since there’s no landing strip, he’ll have to parachute down. He finds out how important it is to inspect his gear before jumping! step on sb.'s toes: to offend someone by moving into their area of responsibility keep an eye on sb.: to watch someone, to keep him/her under surveillance Quizlet: If you're a Chinese speaker, you can go to Quizlet to learn the keywords with English/Chinese flashcards and games.   FREE PDF:  Keywords & Transcript Register and log in to http://www.englishmomentum.com/ to download the free PDF.   Let's Talk: Who do you think was committing sabotage, and what was their motive? Leave your answer in the comments below, or at http://www.englishmomentum.com/dl086.


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