CNN 2012-08-05

 Well, in addition to Brian Terry, two "Fast and Furious" guns were found at a crime scene in Mexico where a law enforcement official's brother was killed. The congressional report alleged¹ the ATF's Phoenix² office sought to hush³ up the "Fast and Furious" connection. Cites the e-mail from Agent Tanya English to Agent Hobe MacAllister, and their boss, David Voth. 

 

 

 

Quote, "My thought," Agent English writes, "is not to release any information." The following month when Brian Terry was killed Voth e-mailed back, "Ugh, things will most likely get ugly." 

 

 

 

And it certainly has. Republicans have accused the Justice Department of stonewalling. Attorney General Holder⁴ has refused to turn over documents, the House cited him for contempt. William Newell denies there ever was a plan or tactic⁵ to walk guns. And a recent investigation⁶ by "Fortune" magazine concurs⁷. That account, though, sharply disputed. As for today's report, well, the Justice Department calls it a reiteration⁸ of distortions and debunk(拆穿、暴露) conspiracy⁹ theories that its co-author, Congressman¹⁰ Darrell Issa, has been advancing for the last year and a half. 

 

 

 

Joining us now is a member of Congress, Congressman Issa's House Oversight¹¹ Committee, Utah Republican Jason Chafettz. 

 

 

 

(没有停顿，一大恶习) Congressman, thanks for being with us. The five individuals this report claims are primarily responsible for the failures of "Fast and Furious." Was it more their actions and choices that led to the failures of the program, or a larger systematic¹² problem within the ATF and the Department of Justice. 

 

 

 

I think it's a larger, more systemic problem because part of what the report cites is the lack of communication between ATF, the DEA, the FBI and certainly the Department of Justice and also Homeland Security, because ICE was also heavily involved in this. (句间不停顿，句中反而停顿，英美人群的坏习惯)So, what we're doing is, this is the report, first report out of three. We're also looking at the Department of justice and how they acted and then certainly the cover-up that after we got this bogus letter of February 4th, 2011 from the Department of Justice. So, …  

 

 

 

But investigators¹³ are saying right now the investigation in this report is based on what they say this is the best information available as of now(迄今为止). Do you anticipate you'll ever know the full details of this operation? 

 

 

 

Well, remember, that the House held Attorney General Holder, the Department of Justice, in contempt. It wasn't about him personally. It was the fact that there were 140,000 documents. We've received less than 7,000 of those documents. So we're here to not only investigate what happened in this botched plan but also to make sure that it never, ever happens again. And that's what we're trying to get to the bottom of, Anderson. That's why we issued this report. 

 

 

 

I want to read what the Justice Department said. They responded earlier this afternoon through their spokesperson, saying the report finally acknowledges what Attorney General Eric Holder has been saying, that flaws in the operations had their origins in the field in Arizona and occurred in part due to weak oversight by ATF leadership. 

 

 

 

They went on to say that the report, and I quote, "Reiterates¹⁴ many of the distortions and now debunked¹⁵ conspiracy theories that Representative Issa has been advancing for year and a half including the fiction that the flawed tactics used in "Fast and Furious" were somehow the brainchild of the current administration as opposed to the reality that the pattern of flawed tactics dates back to 2006 and the prior administration." Your response? 

 

 

 

Well, just because the Bush administration did it and did it poorly doesn't mean they have an excuse to continue to do it. That's part of our point here is, look, we've always wanted to get to the bottom of this no matter where it leads. Since, so I think Chairman Issa has been doing a fabulous¹⁶ job in putting this together it. The department of justice, though, their fingerprints¹⁷ are on this. I mean one of the things that brother me personally is you have the acting¹⁸ director of the ATF, Kenneth Melson, in almost 2 1/2 years that he was there, he met with his boss, the attorney general, Attorney General Holder, one time. And so you look at this lack of leadership, this coordination¹⁹, and it's above and beyond(大于、多于、远于). Certainly there were flaws within the ATF. But you've got to look also at the Department of Justice and the interagency, interactions or the lack of interaction that led to this flawed program. 

 

 

 

Well. Representative Chaffetz, I appreciate you being on, thank you so much. 

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

3 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！

4 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

5 tactic   

n.战略，策略；adj.战术的，有策略的

参考例句：

• Reducing prices is a common sales tactic.降价是常用的销售策略。
• She had often used the tactic of threatening to resign.她惯用以辞职相威胁的手法。

6 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。

7 concurs   

同意（concur的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Gilardi concurs that the newly compiled data is a powerful tool. 吉拉迪认同新汇集的数据是一个强有力的工具。
• Curtin concurs that it's been a blessing and a reward. 柯廷也同意这是一种祝福和奖励。

8 reiteration   

n. 重覆, 反覆, 重说

参考例句：

• The reiteration of this figure, more than anything else, wrecked the conservative chance of coming back. 重申这数字，比其它任何事情更能打消保守党重新上台的机会。
• The final statement is just a reiteration of U.S. policy on Taiwan. 艾瑞里？最后一个声明只是重复宣读美国对台政策。

9 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

10 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

11 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

12 systematic   

adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的

参考例句：

• The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
• The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。

13 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》

14 reiterates   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The Chinese government reiterates that the question of Taiwan is China's internal affair. 中国政府重申，台湾问题是中国的内政。 来自汉英非文学 - 汉英文件
• Wang Jianzhou reiterates a fact and a viewpoint in Davos. 王建宙在达沃斯重申一个事实和一个观点。

15 debunked   

v.揭穿真相，暴露( debunk的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His theories have been debunked by recent research. 最近的研究揭穿了他的理论的真相。
• Some advertising slogans should be debunked. 某些夸大的广告用语应予揭露。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。

17 fingerprints   

n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
• They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

19 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。