时代周刊 疾控中心主任于争议中辞职

CDC head quits amid controversy¹

疾控中人主任于争议中辞职

The Trump² Administration’s appointee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Brenda Fitzgerald,

特朗普政府任命的疾控中心(CDC)主任Brenda Fitzgerald，

resigned on Jan. 31 following a report that she had bought stock in a tobacco company shortly after joining the CDC,

于1月31日辞职，此前有报道称她在加入CDC后不久就在烟草公司购入了股票，

which oversees³ government efforts to curb⁴ smoking.

而负责监督政府遏制吸烟行为的就是CDC。

Ireland to vote on abortion⁵ laws

爱尔兰将对堕胎法展开投票

Ireland will hold a vote this summer on liberalizing its strict abortion laws.

爱尔兰将在今年夏天就放宽其严格的堕胎法进行投票。

Voters in a constitutional referendum will decide whether to relax restrictions⁶,

公投的选民将决定是否放宽该限制，

potentially allowing women to end pregnancies⁷ at up to 12 weeks.

投票或将把妇女终止妊娠的期限延长至12周。

Feds drop charges against Menendez

联邦调查局撤销对梅嫩德斯的指控

The Justice Department said it will not retry Senator Robert Menendez on charges of bribery⁸, fraud and conspiracy⁹,

司法部表示，不会以贿赂，欺诈和阴谋罪名重审参议员罗伯特·梅嫩德斯，

after a first trial ended in a hung jury last year.

去年第一次对他进行审判时陪审团未能做出决定。

The New Jersey¹⁰ Democrat¹¹ denied charges of accepting gifts and donations in exchange for political influence.

新泽西民主党否认收受礼物和捐赠交换政治影响力的指控。

New dinosaur¹² found in Egypt

埃及发现新恐龙

A species of dinosaur discovered in an Egyptian desert has shed new light on beasts that roamed Africa in the Cretaceous period.

在埃及沙漠中发现的一种恐龙，为白垩纪漫步于非洲的野兽提供了新的认识。

The 80 million-year-old herbivore was 33 ft. long and weighed up to 5.5 tons.

这个8000万年前的草食动物身长33英尺（约10米），体重达5.5吨。

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 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。

3 oversees   

v.监督，监视( oversee的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments. 她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Department of Education oversees the federal programs dealing with education. 教育部监管处理教育的联邦程序。 来自互联网

4 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

5 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

6 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

7 pregnancies   

怀孕，妊娠( pregnancy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。
• She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。

8 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

9 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。

10 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

11 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

12 dinosaur   

n.恐龙

参考例句：

• Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击？
• He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。