NPR边听边练53:丰田汽车因未向美监管机构报告而被罚款

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　The government _1_ Toyota more than $17 million for failing once again to quickly report problems to federal regulators and for denying a safety recall. The National Traffic Safety Administration says this is the fourth fine against Toyota in the past two years for similar infractions. The latest stems from a June recall of floor mats in some Lexus vehicles that caused gas pedals to stick.

　　由于丰田汽车又一次没有及时向美国联邦监管机构报告产品存在问题且否认安全召回而被处以1700万美元的罚款。国家交通安全管理局表示，这是两年内对丰田汽车违反类似规定的第四次罚款。最近一次丰田汽车的召回是由于一些豪华车的脚垫会卡住油门而造成的。

　　The woman, whose affair with the former CIA Director David Petraeus _2_ his resignation, will not _3_ with cyberstalking. NPR's Tom Bowman reports Paula Broadwell's alleged² threatening emails to another woman, brought the scandal to light.

　　和前中央情报局局长大卫?佩特拉尔斯有染并导致其辞职的情妇将不会被起诉网络威胁罪。NPR记者汤姆?鲍曼报道，宝拉?博德维对另一名女性发送恐吓邮件，最终揭露了这一丑闻。

　　U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill in Florida told Broadwell's lawyer, she will not face federal charges related to email she sent Jill Kelley, a Tampa socialite and friend of Petraeus. Kelley complained to the FBI about those emails and that's what started the investigation³. Broadwell's a West Point graduate, an armyreservist who wrote a biography of Petraeus. Her security clearance⁴ _4_ and federal investigators⁵ are still looking into other _5_ of the case. Among the issues, did Broadwell improperly⁶ receive classified information from Petraeus when he was commander in Afghanistan. Tom Bowman, NPR News, Washington.

　　佛罗里达州检察官罗伯特?奥尼尔告知博德维的律师，博德维将不会因发给吉尔?凯利恐吓邮件而受到联邦控诉。吉尔?凯利是坦帕市的社交名媛，同时也是佩特拉尔斯的朋友。凯利向FBI投诉恐吓邮件引起了警方的注意。博德维毕业于西点军校，是陆军预备役，她曾为佩特拉尔斯写过自传。她正在接受忠诚度调查，并且将接受联邦警方对案件其他方面的调查。其中一项是，博德维是否在佩特拉尔斯任职阿富汗指挥期间通过不当途径获取过机密情报。记者汤姆?鲍曼报道，NPR新闻华盛顿消息。

　　A jury recently found that some Samsung phones illegally used Apple technology ordering it to pay Apple more than $1 billion. But a federal judge now _6_ Apple's demands that Samsung stops selling those models in the U.S. The battle involves three older generation smartphones. Samsung argues that Apple was trying to (tie) up Samsung in courts around the world rather than competing with it head-on.

　　一名陪审员发现三星违法盗用苹果技术，并要求三星支付苹果超过10亿美元罚金。但一名联邦法官拒绝了苹果“停止三星在美国销售特定机型”的要求。这场纷争涉及三代较老的智能手机。三星则称苹果是在试图利用法律抑制三星发展，而拒绝与三星进行正面竞争。

　　词汇解析：

　　1、infraction¹ n. 违反

　　..an infraction of school rules.

　　..一次对校规的违犯。

　　2、threatening email 威胁邮件

　　扩展：blackmail⁷. vt.勒索，敲诈；勒索所得之款

　　Then you blackmail her into keeping on doing it with you.

　　从那以后，你一直要挟她，逼着她继续同你干那种事。

　　3、classified information 机密情报

　　4、tie up 缚牢，阻碍

　　That'll not only tie up my money but also increase my cost.

　　那不仅会冻结我的资金而且会增加我的成本。

　　5、head-on adv. 迎头，头朝前地，正面针对地

　　We sent veteran soldiers and able officers to meet the enemy head-on.

　　我们派出精兵强将迎战敌人。

　　1 has fined 2 led to 3 be charged 4 was suspended 5 aspects 6 has rejected on.

1 infraction   

n.违反；违法

参考例句：

• He was criticized for his infraction of the discipline.他因违反纪律而受到了批评。
• Parking at the bus stop is illegal,Motorists committing this infraction are heavily fined.在公交站停车是违法的，触犯此条的司机将受重罚。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 clearance   

n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理

参考例句：

• There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
• The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。

5 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 improperly   

不正确地，不适当地

参考例句：

• Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛！
• He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。

7 blackmail   

n.讹诈，敲诈，勒索，胁迫，恫吓

参考例句：

• She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
• The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。