英语新闻听写 特朗普或已有诉讼在身

 

Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst¹, the opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.

保罗·卡伦是美国有线电视新闻网络（CNN)的一名法律分析师，在此评论中他表达的仅是个人观点。

Last week the nation witnessed a courtroom spectacle that included President Trump²'s former personal lawyer and "fixer," Michael Cohen,

上周，这个国家见证了一场法庭奇观，就是特朗普总统的前私人律师和“代理人”迈克尔·科恩

begging for mercy at a sentencing hearing while his daughter watched, a crutch³ at her side.

在宣判听证庭上请求宽恕，而他拄拐的女儿则目睹了这一切。

The circumstances surrounding Cohen's guilty pleas suggest that special counsel Robert Mueller

科恩的有罪答辩情况表明，特别检察官罗伯特·米勒

and Southern District of New York federal prosecutors⁴ believe Cohen and Trump broke the law in paying hush⁵ money to former Playboy model Karen McDougal and porn star Stephanie Clifford.

和纽约南区联邦检察官认为科恩和特朗普因向前《花花公子》模特卡伦·麦克道格尔和色情明星斯蒂芬妮·克利福德支付封口费而触犯了法律。

It is even possible that the president already has been indicted⁶ by a federal grand jury in a secret,

甚至有可能联邦大陪审团已经秘密起诉特朗普总统，

sealed indictment⁷ that will be revealed only when he leaves the presidency⁸.

而这项起诉只会在特朗普离任总统后才会揭露。

1 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

2 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。

3 crutch   

n.T字形拐杖；支持，依靠，精神支柱

参考例句：

• Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.约翰死后，她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撑住自己。
• He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence.他缺乏自信心，总把妻子当作主心骨。

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 hush   

int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静

参考例句：

• A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
• Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

6 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

7 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

8 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。