Snowden Granted One Year's Temporary Asylum in Russia

　　U.S intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has received temporary asylum¹ in Russia for one year.

 

　　Marc Cavigli has more.

 

　　Reporter:

 

　　Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena says he has moved to a safe place, though his whereabouts remain a mystery.

 

　　"Regarding his place of residence, he will choose it himself. He can live both at a hotel and at a rented flat. But because he is now the most persecuted² man on earth he will take into account security aspects as well."

 

　　Kucherena says the documents allow Snowden to move freely within Russia.

 

　　The lawyer says Snowden is capable of finding a job in Russia.

 

　　"I have gotten letters from people, from citizens who say they would hire him with pleasure. There's not going to be a problem here. He needs to work. He is not a rich person, and the money that he had he spent on food in the transit³ zone. Of course he knows that going forward he has to work in order to live."

 

　　The Russian Federal Migrant Service has confirmed the temporary asylum.

 

　　Meantime, the US government says it is "extremely disappointed".

 

　　White House spokesman Jay Carney says Washington is evaluating the scheduled presidential summit in September.

 

　　The US government has revoked⁴ the passport of the 30-year-old former American spy agency contractor⁵.

 

　　Snowden has been charged with espionage⁶, theft and unauthorized communication of national defense⁷ and intelligence information.

 

　　He angered the US government early June by disclosing secret phone and Internet surveillance programs of the U.S. National Security Agency.

 

　　But at the same time, Jay Carney says the U.S. and Russia have a relationship that is based on "realism" and the two sides have a wide range of common interests.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Marc Cavigli.

1 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

2 persecuted   

（尤指宗教或政治信仰的）迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 )； 烦扰，困扰或骚扰某人

参考例句：

• Throughout history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. 人们因宗教信仰而受迫害的情况贯穿了整个历史。
• Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。

3 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

4 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

5 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

6 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。