▍原文 Police say they have dismantled an international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in the past year. In what the Metropolitan Police says is the UK's largest ever operation against phone thefts, 18 suspects have been arrested and more than 2,000 stolen devices discovered. Police believe the gang could be responsible for exporting up to half of all phones stolen in London, where most mobiles are taken in the UK. ▍語言點 1. dismantle /dɪsˈmæntl/ v. 搗毀，瓦解（特指警方對犯罪組織、團夥的徹底打擊） 2. gang /ɡæŋ/ n. 有組織的犯罪團夥 · 近義詞辨析：criminals指的是零散的罪犯。 3. International /ˌɪntərˈnæʃnəl/ adj. （本文）跨境的 4. be suspected of doing something 涉嫌做某事 5. Metropolitan Police 倫敦警察廳（英國首都倫敦的官方警務機構，常簡稱為“the Met”） 6. operation /ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃn/ n. (警方語境中)有組織的執法行動 7. against phone thief 打擊手機盜竊 · against prep. 對抗，打擊 8. be responsible for（本文）涉嫌...