美国一警长宣称奥巴马出生证造假

 　　Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, announced last Thursday that his six-month investigation¹ had found that "probable cause exists indicating that forgery² and fraud may have been committed in the release of President Obama's long-form birth certificate."

　　美国亚利桑那州马里科帕县警长乔·阿尔帕约上周四宣布，经过半年的调查，他发现“有足够证据证实奥巴马的出生证明系伪造和欺诈。”

　　The publicity-hungry Arpaio, a strong opponent of illegal immigration who calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," said the evidence gathered by his investigators³ suggests Mr. Obama's birth certificate and selective service registration⁴ card are fakes.

　　这位渴望出名的警长乔·阿尔帕约还是一位非法移民的强烈反对者。他称自己是“美国最冷酷的警长”，并表示是通过调查收集的证据，以表明奥巴马总统的出生证明和义务兵役登记卡全是伪造的。

　　美国一警长宣称

　　"Based on all of the evidence, I cannot in good faith report to you these documents are authentic," Arpaio said at a press conference, adding that his "investigators believe that the long form birth certificate was manufactured electronically and that it did not originate in the paper format⁵ as presented by the White House."

　　阿尔帕约在一场新闻发布会上表示：“基于所有的证据，我无法诚实的告诉你们这些文件都是真的”，此外他还表示，自己的“调查确认奥巴马的出生证明是电脑合成的，它和白宫提供的原档格式不同。”

　　Arpaio became Maricopa County sheriff in 1993, and has been elected five times.

　　阿尔帕约自1993年起出任马里科帕县警长，并连任了5届。

　　He said the investigation, undertaken by his five-member volunteer "Cold Case Posse", did not involve any cost to taxpayers⁶.

　　他表示，此次调查是由他手下的5位志愿者“疑案调查队”负责进行的，并未使用纳税人的钱。

1 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。

2 forgery   

n.伪造的文件等，赝品，伪造（行为）

参考例句：

• The painting was a forgery.这张画是赝品。
• He was sent to prison for forgery.他因伪造罪而被关进监狱。

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

5 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

6 taxpayers   

纳税人，纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
• She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。