Unlike the villain in James Bond's Quantum of Solace who hatched a secret plot to monopolize Bolivia's fresh-water supply, the real water barons cannot be reduced to a simple archetype.

不同于詹姆斯·邦德量子危机(Quantum of Solace)中那个密谋控制玻利维亚淡水供应只有一个恶人，现实中控制淡水的巨鳄不可能像电影原型中那样只有一个。

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This film's plot of secret Russian agents planted deep in U. s. soil gets increasingly preposterous despite its echo of recent events.

这部电影中策划安放俄罗斯特工在美国这片土地上，结果变得越来越深厚荒谬，不管最近发生的事件回声。

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Becky, an artist in her 30s, nodded slowly, hanging on every word as though she was learning of a secret plot to end the world.

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