经济学人:俄罗斯干涉美国大选 各自为战(2)

 　　Some of the loudest voices in conservative media, including Sean Hannity of Fox News and Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House, have peddled¹ a conspiracy² theory  福克斯新闻的Sean Hannity和美国众议院议长Newt Gingrich这些保守派媒体散布了一个阴谋论：

　　that the hacking³ of Democratic Party e-mails during the election might have been the work of a young staffer at the Democratic National Committee,  民主党在大选期间的“邮件门”事件有可能是民主党全国委员会职员Seth Rich造成的。但就在邮件泄露的前几天，

　　Seth Rich, who was later murdered in what the police suspect was a botched robbery. Seth Rich被谋杀了，警方怀疑这是一起“不专业”的抢劫案。

　　Mr Hannity and Mr Gingrich speculated that Mr Rich might have been the victim of a political assassination⁴, citing, among other things, a report by Fox News, which was later retracted⁵. Hannity和Gingrich在福克斯新闻的一篇报道中指出，里奇是一场政治谋杀的牺牲品，该文章后来被撤回。

　　Mr Rich's parents published an appeal in the Washington Post for people to stop spreading inventions about their son, calling this “unspeakably cruel”. Rich的父母在《华盛顿邮报》上发声恳求大众不要妄加猜测自己儿子的死亡原因，因为这样做是“难以言说的残忍”。

　　That is a fact on which all should be able to agree. 所有人应该在这个事实上达成一致.。

　　Yet once circulated, conspiracy theories are notoriously hard to knock down. 但是阴谋论一旦传播，其影响就很难消除。

　　In that sense, Mr Hannity and Mr Gingrich have already done their work. 从这层意义来看，Hannity先生和Gingrich先生已经成功了。

　　Some solid points may be grasped amid the murk. 冥冥之中总能找一些蛛丝马迹。

　　There is a bipartisan desire to hear more from Michael Flynn, the former general who briefly⁶ served as Mr Trump's first national security adviser⁷, notably⁸ about his contacts with Russian officials. 两党都希望能迈克尔·弗林能多透露一点信息，弗林曾经短暂地担任过特朗普的国家首席安全顾问，他与俄国官员的关系已经引起了人们的关注。

　　Mr Flynn refused one subpoena⁹ from the Senate intelligence committee, pleading his right to avoid self-incrimination. 但Michael Flynn行使“美国宪法第五修正案”的权力（避免自证其罪），拒绝了参议员情报委员会的传唤。

　　That prompted fresh Senate subpoenas¹⁰ aimed at consultancy businesses that he founded. 这样的话参议员会进一步向Michael Flynn创办的咨询公司发出传票。

　　House subpoenas may be next. 接下来众议院也会向其发出传票。

　　If nothing else, lawyers will be busy. 如果没有其他情况的话，律师们将会有的忙了。

1 peddled   

（沿街）叫卖( peddle的过去式和过去分词 )； 兜售； 宣传； 散播

参考例句：

• He has peddled the myth that he is supporting the local population. 他散布说他支持当地群众。
• The farmer peddled his fruit from house to house. 那个农民挨家挨户兜售他的水果。

2 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。

3 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

4 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

5 retracted   

v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 )；拒绝执行或遵守；缩回；拉回

参考例句：

• He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
• A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句

6 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

7 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

8 notably   

adv.值得注意地，显著地，尤其地，特别地

参考例句：

• Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
• A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。

9 subpoena   

n.（法律）传票；v.传讯

参考例句：

• He was brought up to court with a subpoena.他接到传讯，来到法庭上。
• Select committees have the power to subpoena witnesses.特别委员会有权传唤证人。

10 subpoenas   

n.（传唤出庭的）传票( subpoena的名词复数 )v.（用传票）传唤（某人）( subpoena的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• My company has complied with committee subpoenas by supplying documents confirming all that I have said. 本公司按照委员会的要求，提供了能够证实我刚才发言的文件。 来自辞典例句
• Congressional Investigations: Subpoenas and Contempt Power. Report for Congress April 2, 2003. 金灿荣：《美国国会的监督功能》，载《教学与研究》2003年第2期。 来自互联网