美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-06-21

We are on conformation tonight the scandalinvolving the IRS could be widely beyond the targeting conservative politicalgroups. Those groups of course seeking taxes and statues. CNN has learned atleast one former air marshal one publically criticized then suit the U.S.government has been interviewed by the IRS spectator general's office. Why?Because she was suddenly audited² by the IRS after speaking against managementin the politics in federal agency. Keep them in the honest could mean theinvestigation into the IRS as extending to how the agency treated not just teamparty groups but other individuals who spoke⁴ out against the government. Hereis an investigated correspondence Drew Griffin with the 360 exclusive.

Jeff Black is a former federal air marshalwho spoke out and eventually became a well-known government whistle-bloweragainst the federal air marshal service and department of homeland security. Heeven testified closed doors before congress, but it is what happened after heretired in June of 2010. That he came to believe someone in the federal marshalservice or department of homeland security or the Obama administration itselfwas using the IRS to retaliate⁵ against him.

We boarded the aircraft before thepassengers. That was one of the flaws in the boarding procedures. Jeff Black appeared in this documentarymovie. In title please remove your shoes a scathing⁶ spoof⁷ of the TSA's securityprocedures. Its debut⁸ in Washington D.C. came on June 30, 2010. That same day,Jeff Black found out he was under investigation³ by the IRS.

Almost to the hour that the movie started,there was an IRS agency knocked at my door at home. You don't think anywaythat's a coincidence. I think the IRS is going to claim it's a coincidence.

He was being audited a 24,000 dollar lienquietly was placed on his home and a year long intensive investigation into his taxes was under way. But in the end the federal government actually owed him8,300 dollars and Black owed the IRS a mere⁹ 480 dollars. Black had to pay that 480 dollars but because the IRS decided¹⁰ to statute¹¹ of limitation has run. Thegovernment did Black a dime¹². And now the treasury¹³ department inspector¹⁴ generalis launching its own investigation, trying to find out if anyone in the federalgovernment used the IRS to punish Jeff Black. They want to know the history of my whistle-blowing, me testifying before congress, they wanted to get a wholehistory of my appointment with the federal marshal service. They also wanted to find out the origin of audits¹⁵. They were very concerned with finding out who actually bushed¹⁶ the button to start the audit¹. Meanwhile, in a sign that scrutiny¹⁷ of the IRS is growing, a spokesperson for House Ways and Means Committee told CNN it is using the committee website to solicit¹⁸ from the individuals who believe theywere targeted for political police while its early in this investigation to determine what all of the facts are, the spokesperson told CNN, some reportsreceived by the committee support claims the IRS was targeting taxpayers¹⁹ for their beliefs.

1 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

2 audited   

v.审计，查账( audit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors. 这些账目必须由一家外聘审计员的公司来稽查。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• E. g. few if any charities collection publishes audited accounts. 例如很少义款收集有公布经过查核的帐目。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 retaliate   

v.报复，反击

参考例句：

• He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
• It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。

6 scathing   

adj.（言词、文章）严厉的，尖刻的；不留情的adv.严厉地，尖刻地v.伤害，损害（尤指使之枯萎）( scathe的现在分词)

参考例句：

• a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
• Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 spoof   

n.诳骗，愚弄，戏弄

参考例句：

• The show was a spoof of college life.那戏是对大学生活的讽刺。
• That is Tim Robbins's spoof documentary about a presidential campaign.那是蒂姆·罗宾斯关于总统选举的讽刺纪录片。

8 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

9 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

10 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。

11 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

12 dime   

n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角

参考例句：

• A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
• The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。

13 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

14 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

15 audits   

n.审计，查账( audit的名词复数 )v.审计，查账( audit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Requires that use of all bond funds is subject to independent audits. 需要使用的所有债券基金是受独立审计。 来自互联网
• Support the locations during customer-visits, audits and quality-improvement programs. 支持客户参观，稽核和提高品质等项目。 来自互联网

16 bushed   

adj.疲倦的

参考例句：

• I'm bushed.Let's call it a day.我很疲倦，今天到此为止吧！
• I'm bushed.I'm going to bed.我太累了，我要睡觉了。

17 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

18 solicit   

vi.勾引；乞求；vt.请求，乞求；招揽(生意)

参考例句：

• Beggars are not allowed to solicit in public places.乞丐不得在公共场所乞讨。
• We should often solicit opinions from the masses.我们应该经常征求群众意见。

19 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。