Chevron Execs Barred From Leaving Brazil

 　　A Brazilian court has barred 17 executives from U.S. oil giant Chevron¹ and its drilling contractor² Transocean from leaving Brazil while it considers criminal charges against them in connection with an oil spill late last year.

　　George Buck³, chief operating officer for Chevron's Brazilian division, was among those targeted in the order Saturday.

　　Prosecutors⁴ say charges are expected to be filed Tuesday or Wednesday.

　　A Chevron spokesman says the company has not been received a formal notification of the order.

　　Chevron is also facing an $11 billion civil lawsuit⁵ from the 3,000-barrel spill in November in the Frade Field, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.

　　On Thursday, Chevron reported a minor⁶ spill in the same area, which caused the the oil company to stop production there.

　　Chevron said it would conduct a comprehensive technical study and prepare a complementary study to better understand the geological features of the area.

1 chevron   

n.V形臂章；V形图案

参考例句：

• He wore shoulderstrap rank slides with sergeant's chevrons.他佩戴标示级别的肩章，上面有中士的V形标志。
• The chevron or arrow road sign indicates a sharp bend to the left or right.V形或箭头路标表示有向左或向右的急转弯。

2 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

3 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

4 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

5 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

6 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。