France Reels After Louvre Jewellery Heist

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

investigator: 수사관, 조사관
The Louvre in Paris has been closed to visitors today as 60 investigators try to find members of a gang who stole crown jewels from the museum.

raid: 습격
The raid was over in just seven minutes.

reignite: 재점화되다
It has reignited a debate about security levels at French museums.

mill around: 서성거리다
spectacle: 구경거리
The crowds still milling around as if drawn by the spectacle of a crime scene.

turbulent: 격동의
lavish: 풍성한
Priceless jewels, each linked to the country’s turbulent history from an era when royals were sent to the guillotine and emperors stepped into their lavish shoes and commissioned new crowns.

breakthrough: 돌파구
For now, a huge police investigation continues with no hint yet of any breakthrough into the break-in at the Louvre.

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