斯诺登父亲通过互联网联系儿子

 　　MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The father of former U.S. intelligence contractor¹ Edward Snowden had contacted his son via the Internet despite security concerns, Snowden's lawyer said Thursday.

　　"We don't recommend using the Internet for communication, not even via an encrypted channel, even though we understand that Edward is an IT expert," RIA Novosti news agency quoted Anatoly Kucherena as saying.

　　Still, Lon Snowden's fatherly feelings "proved stronger than security awareness," Kucherena said.

　　Earlier media reports said Lon Snowden had contacted his son using encrypted messages. Previously², the father communicated with his son only via his lawyer Kucherena.

　　According to the lawyer, Snowden is taking an adaptation course in a safe place, and "he is missing his family."

　　The former National Security Agency (NSA) leaker's father said Saturday he had secured documents to visit the whistleblower in Russia, where the son has been granted a year's temporary asylum³ after spending almost seven weeks stranded⁴ in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport because Washington revoked⁵ his passport.

　　Snowden faces espionage⁶ charges in the United States after disclosing a classified intelligence surveillance project code-named PRISM.

　　Russia's decision on Aug. 1 to grant him asylum in the face of calls by the the U.S. to return him for a trial has cooled U.S.-Russian relations and prompted President Barack Obama to cancel a scheduled meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin in September.

1 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。

2 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

3 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

4 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

5 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

6 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。