PBS高端访谈:阿姆斯特朗被描述成兴奋剂头目

 　　GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight: a new report that details the doping case against Lance Armstrong.

　　And once again to Ray Suarez.

　　RAY SUAREZ: His performances made him a household name, first among cycling fans, then in a much wider world. For seven consecutive¹ years, cyclist Lance Armstrong was simply the best, winning the Tour de France from 1999 through 2005.

　　But even as he was winning, there were growing allegations, persistent² rumors³ that Armstrong's victories could be tainted⁴ by doping, but he fought back, ferociously⁵.

　　Then, this summer, Armstrong decided⁶ to drop his fight against the charges from the United States Anti-Doping Agency. He still maintains he is innocent.

　　Today, the agency known as USADA issued a long report featuring sworn testimony⁷ from 11 of Armstrong's former teammates. It found there is conclusive⁸ and undeniable proof that Armstrong doped throughout the majority of his professional career through a massive doping scheme.

　　Bill Strickland is editor at large for "Bicycling" magazine and author of "Tour de Lance: The Extraordinary Story of Cycling's Most Controversial Champion."

　　And, Bill, it's a 200-page report. Lance Armstrong has been fighting these charges for years by dismissing them as old stories. Did they present a convincing case today?

　　BILL STRICKLAND, "Bicycling": Well, certainly, a lot of the report is sort of an accumulation of evidence that everyone has already heard, but there's some damning allegations and testimony and corroboration⁹ in this report.

　　RAY SUAREZ: For example?

　　BILL STRICKLAND: Well, there's testimony from 11 teammates, and six of those have never had any public dispute with Armstrong. I think he would have a hard time attacking their credibility in court.

　　RAY SUAREZ: The report paints a portrait of a man who is not just incidentally using drugs in pursuit of professional fame and money, but a ringleader, someone who is the motive¹⁰ force behind his team getting involved in drugs. Tell us more about that part of the story.

　　BILL STRICKLAND: Well, I think that makes sense.

　　Lance was the leader of the team in all ways, not just doping. But in terms of equipment, he always made sure they had the best equipment, in terms of training and motivation and whether that motivation came from cheerleading or berating¹¹.

　　And when it came to doping, which seemed to be what you had to do to win in that era, he naturally took the lead. And, as he did with his cancer, when he fought cancer, he found out everything he could about it, very involved with his doctors, very involved with his treatment.

　　I would think, and this report shows, that he was as involved with his doping program as any of the doctors that were treating them.

　　RAY SUAREZ: For a decade, Armstrong has taken refuge in the fact that he's never failed a drugs test. And this is during a time of tightening¹² testing regimes. That's still true, isn't it?

　　BILL STRICKLAND: Well, that is still true.

　　There are some allegations in the report that -- which we have heard beforethat he's failed drug tests and had them covered up. There was a drug testin his very first Tour de France, he tested positive for a steroid, and there was a prescription¹³ eventually produced that seemed to absolve¹⁴ him.

　　This report alleges¹⁵, not a new allegation, again, that that was a backdated prescription, it was made up. So, you know, it is true he's never failed a test. But neither have George Hincapie, his most loyal teammate, who gives testimony in this report that not only did he dope, but he has eyewitnessan eyewitness¹⁶ account of seeing Lance himself dope.

　　RAY SUAREZ: Along with the testimony of the teammates, there is corroborating¹⁷ evidence of large payments made by wire, e-mails that could be read as incriminating.

　　In the absence of physical evidence, vial, syringes, blood, there is at least a circumstantial case that something was going on, isn't there?

　　BILL STRICKLAND: Right.

　　And, you know, interestingly, this is the first paper trail that's ever been established between Lance and doping. There are I think more than $200,000 in payments from Lance to an Italian doctor, Michele Ferrari, who is a very sought-after trainer and doctor of the time and sort of notorious for dealing¹⁸ in EPO.

　　He sort of said famously EPO is no more dangerous than orange juice. And Ferrari was banned from the sport, and Lance continued working with him, this report shows, after Ferrari was band.

　　RAY SUAREZ: EPO, a performance-enhancing drug.

　　Lance Armstrong's attorney has called this report one-sided, a hatchet¹⁹ job based on pressuring people to testify who were in threat of losing their licenses²⁰ to race, losing previous winnings. Isn't there some truth to that, that the USADA can compel people to testify by holding their careers over their head?

　　BILL STRICKLAND: Oh, yes, absolutely there's some truth to that.

　　It's a messy process. But, you know, to beit's not really a hatchet job. It's more of a chain saw. I mean, it justit sort of just fells the legend of what happened. And, you know, certainly there are people who give testimony in this, Tyler Hamilton and Floyd Landis, who are sort of notorious for their own issues with doping and with telling the truth in the past.

　　But there arethere are riders who give testimony, including Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer, David Zabriskie, and a total of six, I think, who are just sort ofwould be unimpeachable²¹ in court and wouldreally, their credibility would stand up, I believe, under any interrogation.

　　RAY SUAREZ: Bill Strickland from "Bicycling" magazine, thanks for joining us.

1 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

2 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

3 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 tainted   

adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏

参考例句：

• The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
• He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ferociously   

野蛮地，残忍地

参考例句：

• The buck shook his antlers ferociously. 那雄鹿猛烈地摇动他的鹿角。
• At intervals, he gritted his teeth ferociously. 他不时狠狠的轧平。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

8 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

9 corroboration   

n.进一步的证实，进一步的证据

参考例句：

• Without corroboration from forensic tests,it will be difficult to prove that the suspect is guilty. 没有法医化验的确证就很难证明嫌疑犯有罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Definitely more independent corroboration is necessary. 有必要更明确地进一步证实。 来自辞典例句

10 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

11 berating   

v.严厉责备，痛斥( berate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He deserved the berating that the coach gave him. 他活该受到教练的严厉训斥。 来自互联网
• The boss is berating those who were late for work. 老板正在呵斥那些上班迟到的员工。 来自互联网

12 tightening   

上紧，固定，紧密

参考例句：

• Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前，检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
• It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。

13 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

14 absolve   

v.赦免，解除（责任等）

参考例句：

• I absolve you,on the ground of invincible ignorance.鉴于你不可救药的无知，我原谅你。
• They agree to absolve you from your obligation.他们同意免除你的责任。

15 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

16 eyewitness   

n.目击者，见证人

参考例句：

• The police questioned several eyewitness to the murder.警察询问了谋杀案的几位目击者。
• He was the only eyewitness of the robbery.他是那起抢劫案的唯一目击者。

17 corroborating   

v.证实，支持（某种说法、信仰、理论等）( corroborate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Neither can one really conclude much from a neat desk, unless there is further corroborating evidence. 实际上，我们也无法从一张整洁的办公桌中得出什么结论，除非还有其它证据进一步证实。 来自互联网

18 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

19 hatchet   

n.短柄小斧；v.扼杀

参考例句：

• I shall have to take a hatchet to that stump.我得用一把短柄斧来劈这树桩。
• Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.别用斧头拍打朋友额头上的苍蝇。

20 licenses   

n.执照( license的名词复数 )v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Drivers have ten days' grace to renew their licenses. 驾驶员更换执照有10天的宽限期。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Jewish firms couldn't get import or export licenses or raw materials. 犹太人的企业得不到进出口许可证或原料。 来自辞典例句

21 unimpeachable   

adj.无可指责的；adv.无可怀疑地

参考例句：

• He said all five were men of unimpeachable character.他说这五个都是品格完美无缺的人。
• It is the revenge that nature takes on persons of unimpeachable character.这是自然对人品无瑕的人的报复。