访谈录 2010-02-05&2010-02-08 美国传教士诱拐海地儿童

A judge in Haiti filed charges today against all ten of the American missionaries¹, who tried to take almost three dozen Haitian children out of that country. The suspects, including a young 18-year-old girl, say the kids were orphans² and that they were trying to rescue them. But they didn't have permission, didn't have proper documents and since the arrest, a number of Haitians have stepped forward claiming to be the parents of those kids. And now the judge has charged the

Baptist missionaries with kidnapping and criminal association, in essence, conspiracy³.
Jonathan Hunt joins us from our newsroom in New York. Jonathan there was a moment of hope today, when the prosecutor⁴ first said that they might free, all but one in the group. But the judge makes the decisions here."

"Well, yeah, this we know, this was actually came from a lawyer representing the group who was based in the Dominican Republic. He told the Associated Press, as the court proceedings⁵ were wrapping up in Haiti, that he believed that prosecutor was about to free nine of the ten and just hold the leader of the group. Laura Silsby, the Associated Press, published that report, turned out it wasn't true, minutes later the proceedings wrapped up with the prosecutor formally charging all ten of them with kidnapping, sending them back, Shepard (主持人名字), to the jail where they have been since Friday and that's where they'll stay.

So what happens to the next, Jonathan?
Well, now it goes to what is called in the Haitians' legal system, an investigating judge, he has the power to free them or the power to put them on trial. And we're hearing late tonight that he is unlikely to make a decision for as much as three months, so there is every possibility they could be languishing⁶ in that Haitian jail where conditions are very poor indeed for up to three months. The State Department by the way says it is working looking at other legal avenues whatever that may mean, Shepard.

You know, in many ways this case has overshadowed the larger problems in Haiti. What's the latest with the aid efforts there?

Well, the aid effort is picking up but it is still a logistical nightmare getting the much needed food and medical supplies to the millions of Haitians who need them. Former President Bill Clinton will make his second visit to Haiti tomorrow to try to publicize the aid effort and keep the international effort going as best he can. But clearly, the Haitian prime minister himself is annoyed that this whole American missionary⁷ story has become a distraction⁸ as he put it when the real suffering is going on still on the streets of Haiti in Port-au-Prince in particular, Shepard.

Jonathan Hunt on the Baptists held in Haiti tonight. Jonathan thank you.

 

1 missionaries   

n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

3 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

4 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

5 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

6 languishing   

a. 衰弱下去的

参考例句：

• He is languishing for home. 他苦思家乡。
• How long will she go on languishing for her red-haired boy? 为想见到她的红头发的儿子，她还将为此烦恼多久呢？

7 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。

8 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。