英伦广角 2012-10-20 BBC前主播性虐丑闻升级政府卷入

The allegations emerging around Jimmy Savile are absolutely horrifying¹. My thoughts are with those affected² and their families who have suffered for silence for decades. I believe that it is absolutely right that the BBC asked for the police to first and foremost investigate these allegations, and that they have waited to act - on the advice of the police - before launching their own inquiries³. It is essential that this police inquiry⁴ is not disrupted. The BBC is a globally admired British institution and has a unique place in our cultural life. As such it is imperative⁵ that it behaves in a manner that makes it worthy⁶ of the public’s ongoing⁷ trust and confidence. And both the Prime Minister and I said last week that we believed that the BBC should investigate these very serious allegations. The BBC Trust is there to represent the interests of License⁸ Fee payer and it is they that must investigate these matters and for they to rectify⁹ them to. Following their board meeting on Friday, I called both the Director General and Chair of the Trust to underline how vital it is to have a clear terms of reference in place and for there to be an announcement of who will chair the inquiries as soon as possible. From those conversations I am now confident that both the BBC and the BBC Trust are taking these allegations very seriously indeed. The BBC has launched three separate investigations¹⁰ that the House will be where. The first will look particularly the allegations with regards to the item on Savile which was inappropriately pulled from Newsnight. The second review, to be undertaken when the police advise it is appropriate to do so, will focus on Jimmy Savile himself. And although the BBC’s child protection policy was overhauled¹¹ in 2002, the review will also focus on whether its policy is fit for purpose and what lessons can be learnt and that will be assisted by an independent. There’s also Mr. Speaker an additional piece of work that will look at the very troubling allegations of sexual harassment¹² in the BBC that have come to light in recent weeks as well. And the Director General will give further details of this later in the week.

1 horrifying   

a.令人震惊的，使人毛骨悚然的

参考例句：

• He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

5 imperative   

n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的

参考例句：

• He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
• The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。

6 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

7 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。

8 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

9 rectify   

v.订正，矫正，改正

参考例句：

• The matter will rectify itself in a few days.那件事过几天就会变好。
• You can rectify this fault if you insert a slash.插人一条斜线便可以纠正此错误。

10 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

11 overhauled   

v.彻底检查( overhaul的过去式和过去分词 )；大修；赶上；超越

参考例句：

• Within a year the party had drastically overhauled its structure. 一年内这个政党已大刀阔斧地整顿了结构。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A mechanic overhauled the car's motor with some new parts. 一个修理工对那辆汽车的发动机进行了彻底的检修，换了一些新部件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。