人物:吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦被指控

Ghislaine Maxwell Charged

吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦被指控

The longtime companion of financier Jeffrey Epstein faces multiple federal charges for allegedly helping¹ to recruit and groom² underage girls for sex with him and other powerful men, say authorities.

美国当局称，金融家杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的长期伴侣面临多项联邦指控，据称她帮助招募和诱骗未成年女孩，并与爱泼斯坦和其他有权势的男性发生性关系。

In the early morning of July 2, FBI agents stormed the $1million Bradford, N.H.,

美国纽约南区代理律师奥黛丽·施特劳斯说，7月2日凌晨，

estate where British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell had been quietly living and took her into custody³,

美国联邦调查局特工冲进了英国社交名媛吉斯莱恩·麦克斯韦在新罕布什尔州布拉德福德一处价值100万美元的家中，并将其拘留，

says acting⁴ U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss.

麦克斯韦一直悄悄住在这里。

Arrested and charged with six counts—including conspiracy⁵ to entice⁶ minors⁸ to travel to engage in illegal sex acts and perjury—the heiress, 58, “participated” in the abuse of minor⁷ girls herself, the indictment⁹ says.

这名58岁的女继承人被逮捕并被指控6项罪名——包括引诱未成年人旅行从事非法的性行为的阴谋和伪证——起诉书说，她自己也“参与”了对未成年女孩的虐待。

Her arrest comes nearly a year after Epstein, 66, a former associate of prominent figures including Prince Andrew and Presidents Trump¹⁰ and Clinton,

在她被捕近一年前，66岁的爱泼斯坦于2019年8月10日在曼哈顿的一间监狱里死于明显的自杀，当时他正在等待联邦性交易指控的审判，

died by apparent suicide on Aug. 10, 2019, in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.

爱泼斯坦曾与安德鲁王子、特朗普总统和克林顿等知名人物有过交往。

Though Maxwell hadn’t been seen publicly in nearly a year, Feds “recently learned she had slithered away” to New Hampshire

联邦调查局纽约副局长比尔·斯威尼说，尽管麦克斯韦已近一年没有公开露面，但联邦调查局“最近得知她逃到了”新罕布什尔州，

and was “continuing to live a life of privilege, while her victims live with the trauma¹¹ inflicted¹² upon them years ago,” FBI New York Asst. Director Bill Sweeney said.

“继续过着优越的生活，而她的受害者们却生活在多年前的创伤中。”

Maxwell, who has long denied wrongdoing, has not yet entered a plea.

麦克斯韦一直否认自己有不当行为，目前尚未提出抗辩。

Her attorney did not respond to requests for comment.

她的律师没有回复记者的置评请求。

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

3 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 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。

6 entice   

v.诱骗，引诱，怂恿

参考例句：

• Nothing will entice the children from television.没有任何东西能把孩子们从电视机前诱开。
• I don't see why the English should want to entice us away from our native land.我不明白，为什英国人要引诱我们离开自己的国土。

7 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

8 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

10 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

11 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

12 inflicted   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
• Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。