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A so-called “taxi-boat” was boarded by French officers on 17 January on the Aa canal in Gravelines, which is on the Channel coast above Calais.
It follows a change of tactics agreed in November following growing pressure from the UK government to step up interventions.
A photograph of the aftermath of the operation obtained by the BBC shows a number of men — apparently people-smugglers — on an inflatable dinghy with the police launch alongside.
The inflatable is then towed to the dockside.
The French maritime prefecture declined to comment to the BBC, saying only that there was “an ongoing judicial investigation” regarding the small boat.
France agreed to the new tactics at a summit in the UK last July between President Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer.
Until then French police had only intervened to stop small boats as they were being prepared for launch on beaches.
Intervening at sea was judged to be too dangerous.
But smugglers’ gangs learned to avoid police by using “taxi-boats”, which enter the water some distance away and then travel along the coast picking up groups of migrants who themselves enter the water to get aboard.
According to an official French document, this method was proving extremely effective, with an 81% success rate in 2025.
The number of migrants who reached the UK from France rose last year from 36, 566 in 2024 to 41, 472, but it was lower than the peak of 45, 774 in 2022.
带着问题听讲解
- 法国过去没有在海上拦截非法移民小船的主要原因是什么？
- 走私团伙为了躲避法国警方拦截想出了什么办法？
- 如何理解文中的 prefecture 一词？
讲解
重点词汇
make
/meɪk/
v. 制造；采取，实施
- 搭配短语：make an arrest搭配短语：make a decision搭配短语：make an announcement
interception
/ˌɪn.tɚˈsep.ʃən/
n. 拦截；截获
- 词性拓展：intercept（拦截；截获）
- 搭配短语：intercept a missile
- 搭配短语：intercept communications
- 搭配短语：intercept a vehicle
crossing
/ˈkrɔː.sɪŋ/
n. 过马路；横渡
- 搭配短语：a river crossing搭配短语：small boat crossings（非法移民乘坐小船穿越英吉利海峡前往英国的行为）
migrant
/ˈmaɪ.ɡrənt/
n. 移民；候鸟
- 相关词汇：immigrant（n. 外来的移民）相关词汇：emigrant（n. 移居国外的移民）搭配短语：migrant birds搭配短语：migrant workers
board
/bɔːrd/
v. 登上（船、飞机、火车等）
- 搭配短语：boarding gate搭配短语：boarding pass
tactic
/ˈtæk.tɪk/
n. 策略；手段；战术
- 例句：The strategy remains the same, but the tactics have changed.
intervention
/ˌɪn.tɚˈven.ʃən/
n. 干预；介入；调停
- 搭配短语：military intervention搭配短语：government intervention
aftermath
/ˈæf.tɚ.mæθ/
n. 后果；余波
- 搭配短语：the aftermath of the earthquake搭配短语：the aftermath of the war搭配短语：the aftermath of the scandal
obtain
/əbˈteɪn/
v. 获得；得到
- 例句：I obtained a search warrant.
people-smuggler
n. 人口走私者
- 相关词汇：smuggle（v. 走私）搭配短语：drug smuggler搭配短语：arms smuggler词义辨析：people smuggling, human trafficking
- People smuggling 通常指协助自愿的人非法越境，一旦过了边境，交易通常就结束了。Human trafficking（人口贩运）则性质更恶劣，通常涉及强迫劳动、性剥削，是对人权的持续侵犯。
inflatable
/ɪnˈfleɪ.t̬ə.bəl/
adj. 可充气的
- 搭配短语：inflatable mattress搭配短语：inflatable castle
dinghy
/ˈdɪŋ.i/
n. 小艇；救生艇
launch
/lɔːntʃ/
n. 摩托艇，汽艇
alongside
/əˌlɔːŋˈsaɪd/
prep. 在…旁边；与…一起
- 例句：A boat comes alongside.
tow
/toʊ/
v. 拖；牵引
dockside
/ˈdɑːk.saɪd/
n. 码头边；靠码头的一侧
maritime
/ˈmer.ə.taɪm/
adj. 海的；海事的；海运的
- 搭配短语：maritime law搭配短语：maritime museum搭配短语：maritime power词义辨析：marine 更偏向于生物或军事如 marine biology 海洋生物学，US Marines 海军陆战队。
prefecture
/ˈpre.fek.tʃɚ/
n. 行政区；省（尤指日本、法国）
judicial
/dʒuˈdɪʃ.əl/
adj. 法院的；司法的；审判的
- 搭配短语：judicial system搭配短语：judicial review
summit
/ˈsʌm.ɪt/
n. 峰会；顶点
- 搭配短语：the summit of Mount Everest搭配短语：G7 Summit
gang
/ɡæŋ/
n. 团伙；一群人
- 派生词：gangster（n. 黑帮分子）搭配短语：gang violence
peak
/piːk/
n. 顶点；最高点；山峰
- 搭配短语：peak hours搭配短语：peak season搭配短语：reach a peak
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