澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) FBI前代理局长爆料称曾讨论过罢免特朗普

The former acting¹ head of the FBI says conversations took place about using the 25th Amendment² of the US Constitution to remove Donald Trump³ from office. Andrew McCabe, who was fired from the Trump administration, made the extraordinary revelations in an interview with US network CBS. Mr McCabe has also suggested that a senior official offered to wear a wire while around the president.

美国联邦调查局前代理局长表示，美国官员曾讨论过利用美国宪法第二十五条修正案罢免唐纳德·特朗普。被特朗普政府解雇的安德鲁·麦凯布在接受美国哥伦比亚广播公司的采访时曝出这一惊天大料。麦凯布还表示，有高级官员曾提议在与总统会谈时佩戴窃听器。

Pauline Hanson's chief of staff James Ashby is demanding a fair hearing, before any further disciplinary action over a brawl⁴ in parliament. Senate president Scott Ryan revoked⁵ Mr Ashby's security pass following an altercation⁶ between him and former One Nation senator Brian Burston. Mr Ashby says he accepts action taken, but is seeking a thorough investigation⁷ into claims made against both senator Burston and the One Nation leader.

宝琳·韩森的办公室主任詹姆斯·阿什比要求先举行公平的听证会，再对澳大利亚议会发生的争吵事件进行惩戒。参议院议长斯科特·瑞安撤销了阿什比的通行证，因为他和前一国党参议员布莱恩·伯斯顿发生了口角。阿什比表示，他接受议长采取这一措施的决定，但是他将寻求对参议员伯斯顿和一国党领袖面临的指控进行彻底调查。

Senator Michaelia Cash is expected to give evidence to the federal court this morning about raids on the offices of the Australian Workers Union in 2017. A civil trial is underway in Melbourne in which the union is seeking to shut down an investigation by the Registered Organisations Commission into donations the AWU made to activist⁸ group Getup! The court has heard information was leaked to the media about the raids by staffers working for senator Cash and the-then Justice minister Michael Keenan.

今天上午，澳大利亚参议员蜜雪莉雅·凯什将在联邦法庭作证，就澳大利亚工人联盟办公室在2017年遭搜查一事进行说明。一项民事审讯正在墨尔本进行，因为工人联盟正在寻求结束注册机构委员会就其向活动组织Getup！捐款展开的调查。法庭得知，参议员凯什和时任司法部部长迈克尔·基南的工作人员将搜查行动泄露给了媒体。

1 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。

2 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

3 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。

4 brawl   

n.大声争吵，喧嚷；v.吵架，对骂

参考例句：

• They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
• I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。

5 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

6 altercation   

n.争吵，争论

参考例句：

• Throughout the entire altercation,not one sensible word was uttered.争了半天，没有一句话是切合实际的。
• The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。

7 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。

8 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。