访谈录 NBC明星主播威廉姆斯因杜撰新闻被停职停薪6个月

 Brian Williams has taken himself off the air for the next few days. That network anchor man, citing that controversy¹ over his mistaken claims that his was actually on board a helicopter in Iraq that took on enemy fire. ABC’s David Right is here with the details for us this morning. Good morning, David.

 

Good morning, Paula. Brian Williams broke the news not on his broadcast, but on the internet -- a personal note posted at the NBC News website stating “It has become painfully apparent to me that I’m not too much a part of the news due to my actions.”

 

A word tonight about our colleague Brian Williams -- you may know he’s been under scrutiny² this past week over his recollection of certain stories he’s covered. 

 

“I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago.” 

 

Williams had already apologized on air for a nightly news story that falsely claimed he had come under fire in Iraq. William’s rationalized his mistake this way:

 

“This was a bungled³ attempt by me to thank one special veteran and by extension, our brave military men and women, veterans everywhere…”

 

It did not quiet the critics. Parodies⁴ posted online with the hash tag #Brian Williams misremembers# for making fun of his claims that he misremembered being on a helicopter hit by Iraq propelled grenade, photo shopping Williams like Walter Middy into all sorts of news events he's never covered. 

 

“This is NBC nightly news with Brian Williams.”

 

Now, America's most prominent newsman is having his ever utterance⁵ fact-checked online. The whole ordeal⁶ disappoints many viewers. Among them, one of the flight engineers from that original mission. 

 

“What I don't understand what was the purpose? Who got the most out of that?”

 

On Friday, NBC News launched its own internal investigation⁷, the news division president telling the staff “We're working on what the best next steps are.” Williams insists he'll be back, posting on NBC’s website Saturday: “…Upon my return, I will continue my career-long effort to be worthy⁸ of the trust of those who place their trust in us.”

 

Well, after his on-air apology Wednesday, Williams had sought to move on, business as usual. But it's become crystal clear this is not. It's a voluntary step on his part as managing editor, no return date set. And in the meantime, Lester Holt’s gonna fill in, Paula. 

 

Sensitive story for sure, David, thank you.

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 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。

3 bungled   

v.搞糟，完不成( bungle的过去式和过去分词 )；笨手笨脚地做；失败；完不成

参考例句：

• They bungled the job. 他们把活儿搞糟了。
• John bungled the job. 约翰把事情搞糟了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 parodies   

n.拙劣的模仿( parody的名词复数 )；恶搞；滑稽的模仿诗文；表面上模仿得笨拙但充满了机智用来嘲弄别人作品的作品v.滑稽地模仿，拙劣地模仿( parody的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Later, however, they delight in parodies of nursery rhymes. 可要不了多久，他们便乐于对它进行窜改。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• Most parodies are little more than literary teases. 大多数讽刺的模仿诗文只能算上是文学上的揶揄。 来自辞典例句

5 utterance   

n.用言语表达，话语，言语

参考例句：

• This utterance of his was greeted with bursts of uproarious laughter.他的讲话引起阵阵哄然大笑。
• My voice cleaves to my throat,and sob chokes my utterance.我的噪子哽咽，泣不成声。

6 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

7 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。

8 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。