巴西:美国间谍案“解释不够”

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo said on Wednesday that U.S. State Secretary John Kerry's explanations on the surveillance programs carried out by intelligence agencies in Brazil are insufficient¹.

　　"We are not happy with the clarifications provided. We will take the case to international organs, probably the UN," Bernardo said during a Senate hearing.

　　Bernardo showed dissatisfaction over Kerry's statements on the matter made on Tuesday after his meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota in Brasilia.

　　Kerry said the surveillance programs were approved by U.S. laws and necessary to protect the U.S. population, adding the programs were adopted after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001 in order to prevent terror attacks and help other countries as well. And Kerry said that the intelligence programs will be maintained.

　　Bernardo argued "This surveillance is not just to fight terrorism. It involves matters of industrial, trade and diplomatic espionage²."

　　It is a problem that goes beyond bilateral³ relations, he said.

1 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

2 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。