VOA慢速英语2018 FBI突袭特朗普私人律师办公室

Federal Investigators¹ Raid Office of Trump²'s Lawyer

Federal investigators in the United States have raided the office of President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

美国联邦调查人员搜查了特朗普私人律师迈克尔·科恩的办公室。 

The New York Times reported that agents seized documents,including those related to Trump’s reported sexual relationship with actor and director Stormy Daniels.

《纽约时报》报道，调查人员缴获了一些文件，包括报道所称特朗普与演员兼导演丹妮尔斯的性关系。

Cohen’s lawyer, Stephen Ryan, called the search “completely inappropriate and unnecessary."He said the investigators received legal permission for the search after a referral from special counsel Robert Mueller.

科恩的律师史蒂芬·莱恩称此次搜查是“完全不合理的、不必要的。”他说调查人员在特别顾问穆勒的指导下获得了法律许可进行搜查。

Trump condemned³ the raid, saying that federal agents "broke into" Cohen’s office.Trump also called Mueller’s investigation⁴ "an attack on our country."

特朗普谴责了此次搜查，称联邦调查人员“闯进了”科恩的办公室。并说穆勒的调查是“对我们国家的攻击。”

The Times reported the agents seized communications between Cohen and Trump.

《纽约时报》报道调查人员获取了科恩与特朗普之间的通信。 

Cohen paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 shortly before the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.Daniels says the payment was for her silence about a relationship she says she had with Trump beginning in 2006.

在2016年美国总统大选前不久，科恩支付了丹妮尔斯13万美元。丹尼尔斯称这笔费用是作为2006年以来与特朗普关系一事的封口费。

Trump has said he did not have a sexual relationship with Daniels and that he did not know about the payment.

特朗普称他并未与丹尼尔斯发生性关系，而且对支付一事毫不知情。 

Some legal experts argue that the payment may have been illegal campaign support.

一些法律专家称这笔费用也许作为一笔非法资金用于支持选举活动。

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inappropriate - adj. not right or suited for some purpose or situation : not appropriate or suitable

referral - n. the act of sending someone to another person or place for treatment, help, advice, etc.

1 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》

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 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

4 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。