VOA慢速英语2018 最高法院提名人称“虚假”指控不会阻碍他

Supreme¹ Court Nominee²: 'False' Assault Accusations⁴ Will Not Stop Him

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh appeared on American television Monday to say he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life.

最高法院提名人布雷特·卡瓦诺（Brett Kavanaugh）周一现身美国电视台，称他从未在高中或一生中的任何时期对任何人进行过性侵犯。

He also said he would not let “false accusations” force him to withdraw as a candidate for a life term as a Supreme Court justice.

他还表示，他不会让诬告迫使他退出最高法院终生任命大法官的候选人。

Two women have accused Kavanaugh of assaulting them in the early 1980s. One woman, Christine Blasey Ford⁵, says Kavanaugh attacked her at a party Both were in high school at the time. She says Kavanaugh held her down on a bed, touched her sexually and tried to take off her clothes. Ford says one of Kavanaugh’s friends was a witness to the attack.

两名女性指控卡瓦诺在上世纪80年代初对她们进行了性侵。其中一位名为克里斯蒂娜·布拉西·福特（Christine Blasey Ford）的女士表示，卡瓦诺在一次聚会上袭击了她。当时两人都在上高中。她说卡诺瓦把她压在床上乱摸她，并且试图脱掉她的衣服。福特称卡诺瓦的一位朋友见证了这次性侵。

In an interview Monday with Fox News, Kavanaugh said it is possible he may have met Ford. But he said they were not friends and did not have similar friend groups. He also said he did not remember being at a party with her.

卡诺瓦周一接受福克斯新闻采访时表示，他可能见过福特，但和她不算朋友，也没有共同的朋友圈。他还表示，他不记得跟她一起参加过聚会。

“I was not at the party described,” Kavanaugh said.

卡诺瓦表示：“我没参加过她说的那次聚会。”

Kavanaugh was asked if he thought there was any chance Ford misunderstood anything that happened between them.

卡诺瓦被问到，他是不是认为福特可能对他们之间发生的任何事情存在误解。

“I have never had any sexual or physical activity with Dr. Ford,” Kavanaugh answered. “I’ve never sexually assaulted anyone, in high school or otherwise.”

卡诺瓦回应道：“我从未跟福特博士有过性或身体接触。我从未在高中或其他时候对任何人进行过性侵犯。”

Both Ford and Kavanaugh plan to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the accusation³ on Thursday. The committee holds confirmation⁶ hearings for Supreme Court nominees⁷.

福特和卡诺瓦都计划周四在参议院司法委员会面前就这次指控作证。该委员会负责为最高法院提名人召开确认提名的听证会。

A second woman, Deborah Ramirez, has accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a party while both were college students at Yale University. Ramirez said in an article published Sunday by The New Yorker magazine that Kavanaugh put his sex organs close to her face, causing her to touch him without her consent.

第二位女士德博拉·拉米雷斯（Deborah Ramirez）指控卡诺瓦在一次聚会上向她裸露自己，当时两人都是耶鲁大学的学生。拉米雷斯在《纽约客》杂志周一发表的一篇文章中表示，卡瓦诺未经她同意将性器官贴近她的脸，导致她碰到了他。

Kavanaugh told Fox reporters, “I never did any such thing.”

卡瓦诺对福克斯新闻的记者表示，“我从没干过这种事情。”

He added, “If such a thing had happened, it would have been the talk of the campus.”

他补充说：“如果发生过这样的事情，一定会在校园里热传。”

It is unusual for nominees to the Supreme Court to speak with reporters during their nomination⁸ period. In fact, judicial⁹ selection expert Russell Wheeler told the Associated Press that he does not know of a similar media interview by a Supreme Court nominee in the past 100 years.

最高法院的被提名人在提名期间接受记者采访是非常罕见的。实际上，司法遴选专家拉塞尔·惠勒（Russell Wheeler）告诉美联社，他不知道过去100年来最高法院提名人有过类似的媒体采访。

President Donald Trump¹⁰ chose Kavanaugh as his nominee in July. Supporters hope that Kavanaugh’s nomination can be confirmed before the start of the court’s next term on October 1.

川普总统在今年7月提名了卡瓦诺。支持者希望卡瓦诺的提名能够在10月1日最高法院下一任期开始前得到确认。

But critics have accused Republicans of not completing a full examination of Kavanaugh. They want the Federal Bureau of Investigation¹¹ to reopen its background investigation on him and look into the sex abuse accusations against him.

但是批评者指责共和党没有完成对卡瓦诺的全面调查。他们希望联邦调查局重新对他进行背景调查，并调查针对他的性侵指控。

Some opponents also accuse Republican lawmakers of treating Ford poorly at a time when victims of sex crimes are speaking out across the country.

一些反对者还指责在全国各地的性犯罪受害者站出来发声这样的时期，共和党议员对待福特态度恶劣。

Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell both say they are determined¹² to get Kavanaugh on the court. They have described the accusations as false and politically influenced.

川普和参议院多数党领袖麦康奈尔都表示他们决心支持卡诺瓦进入最高法院。他们称这些指控都是虚假的，受到了政治影响。

Trump said Monday the accusations were among “the single most unfair, unjust thing to happen to a candidate for anything.”

川普周一表示，这些指控对任何候选人来说都是最不公平、最不公正的事情。

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Words in This Story

assault - v. the crime of trying or threatening to hurt someone physically¹³

interview - n. a meeting between a reporter and another person in order to get information for a news story

otherwise - adv. in a different way or manner

background - n. the experiences, knowledge, education, etc., in a person's past

testify - v. to talk and answer questions about something especially in a court of law while formally promising¹⁴ that what you are saying is true

expose (oneself) - v. to show your sexual organs in public

consent - n. permission for something to happen or be done

campus - n. the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.

determined - adj. having a strong feeling that you are going to do something and that you will not allow anyone or anything to stop you

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

3 accusation   

n.控告，指责，谴责

参考例句：

• I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
• She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。

4 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

5 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

6 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

7 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

8 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

9 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

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 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。

12 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

13 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

14 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。