美国将继续全球监控计划

 　　美国将继续全球监控计划

       The United States says it will continue to gather information for security purposes despite protests by countries it has spied on.

　　State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki says the U.S. is reviewing its surveillance activities in the wake of the disclosure that the U.S. monitored phone conversations of 35 world leaders.

　　Pkaski adds the U.S. will work to find a balance between security and privacy concerns in the future.

　　"Going forward, we will, of course continue to gather the information we need to keep ourselves and our allies safe. We, of course, will factor in the views of our friends and partners as we have those discussions with them and we'll continue to balance our security needs with privacy concerns."

　　Psaki acknowledges the disclosure by whistleblower Edward Snowden has weakened relations with some key allies, chiefly, Germany, Italy and France.

　　The spokesperson says Washington is having discussions with those allies on the surveillance issue.

　　Germany is expected to send its top intelligence chiefs to Washington next week to seek answers from the White House on allegations that U.S. security officials tapped the mobile phone of Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel.

　　Merkel has demanded action from President Barack Obama, not just apologetic words, following the accusations².

　　The White House has denied the United States is bugging³ Merkel, but Washington officials have refused to say whether it did so in the past.

　　Meanwhile, members of the European Parliament's civil liberties committee say they will also fly to Washington for talks on Monday and explore "possible legal remedies for EU citizens".

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 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。

3 bugging   

[法] 窃听

参考例句：

• Okay, then let's get the show on the road and I'll stop bugging you. 好，那么让我们开始动起来，我将不再惹你生气。 来自辞典例句
• Go fly a kite and stop bugging me. 走开，别烦我。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语