美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普前律师科恩被判入狱三年 梅赢得党内不信任投票

 

We're starting with news that a former lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump¹ has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. Last month, Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to lying to Congress. There's an ongoing² investigation³ involving Russia and the 2016 U.S. Presidential election and Cohen admitted he misled Congress about a proposal to build a Trump property in Russia.

Cohen originally said that discussions about that ended in January of 2016, when they had actually continued through the spring. But that wasn't the only crime that Cohen committed. In August, he pleaded guilty to eight Federal charges in a separate investigation. Those included five counts of tax fraud, one count of lying to a bank and two counts of breaking campaign finance rules. Those last two counts might have involved President Trump because Cohen says Trump directed him to break those rules.

The President says no crime was committed because campaign finance funds weren't used the way prosecutors⁴ say they were. The judge who sentenced Cohen says his crimes were, quote "a veritable smorgasbord of fraudulent conduct." Cohen said he took full responsibility for his actions and he criticized the President. The lawyer said quote "ti?me and time again, I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds." Earlier this month, President Trump said Cohen lied to get a reduced prison term and should serve a full and complete sentence. Meanwhile, the Special Counsel investigation continues into alleged⁵ Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom, unease over the Brexit from the European Union hangs in the air.

But for Prime Minister Teresa May, there was some good news that broke last night. She won a confidence vote from her own political party. Here's what that means. Prime Minister May can continue in her job as Britain's leader. The vote tally⁶ was 200 to 117 with a majority of conservative party members indicating they do have confidence in Prime Minister May. Before the vote, she said she would not run for re-election in 2022. And as a result of the vote she'll get at least another 12 months before her party could even hold another confidence vote but she still has a difficult job ahead of her.

Britain's parliament has to approve any final deal on Brexit. There's a lot of opposition⁷ in parliament to the Brexit Deal that the May administration negotiated with the European Union and the EU says it's not going to renegotiate that deal. So the British leader's still caught between a rock and a hard place. But while one of her rivals called on Prime Minister May to resign, she says she's going to get on with the job of delivering Brexit and building a better future for her country.

1 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。

2 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

3 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。

4 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

5 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

6 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。