万花筒 2011-05-17&05-19 国际货币基金组织总裁卡恩被正式起诉

 It was in Room 2806, at $3000 a night luxury suite¹ at this hotel behind me where the alleged² incident took place Saturday. Arraignment³ set later this morning for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man who just 2 days ago was in charge of the world's most powerful financial institution, this morning, instead of navigating⁴ through Europe debt crisis, he will be trying to navigate⁵ through the US court system. 

 

Once seen as a legitimate⁶ contender to be France's next president, Dominique Strauss-Kahn wore a skull⁷ and new handcuffs last night, charged with 3 crimes: 

 

Attempted rape⁸, criminal sex act and unlawful imprisonment⁹. 

 

As he was driven to a New York hospital for forensic¹⁰ testing. His attorneys addressed the charges. 

 

He intends to vigorously defend these charges and he denies any wrongdoing.

 

Hours earlier, he was identified in a police lineup by a hotel housekeeper¹¹ who says he sexually assaulted her Saturday afternoon inside this hotel suite. Police say at 1 p.m. Saturday, a hotel housekeeper entered Room 2806 of the Sofitel, Manhattan. A luxury $3000 per-night multi-room suite. Inside, 62-year-old Strauss-Kahn allegedly came out of the bathroom, naked, chased her through those rooms, forced her to perform sex act and tried to tear off her underwear. She escaped and notified hotel staff who immediately called the police. In the room, police found his cellphone. He left in a hurry but called the hotel, asking for the phone to be brought to him at JFK. The New York Police Department gave that information to Port Authority police of JFK Airport. And just as doors were closing for takeoff,they boarded the plane and arrested him. Strauss-Kahn lives with his American-born wife, Anne Sinclair, his third wife at this home in Washington. She is one of France's most prominent television journalists. And it's not the first time allegations of sexual escapades have surfaced. In 2002, a French journalist claimed she had to fight him off while interviewing him for a book she was writing. 

 

Here she says, it ended really badly because we got into a fight. And it ended quite violently because I clearly told him, but real violent, you know, not just a slap in the face. We really actually fought each other. I kicked him and he unhooked my bra. He tried unzipping my jeans. 

 

And in 2008, the married father of four had an affair with a fellow economist¹², earning him the nickname: the great seducer¹³. 

 

Today his wife is standing¹⁴ by her man. In a statement, she says she doesn't believe the accusations¹⁵ and that  "I have no doubt his innocence¹⁶ will be established."

 

Incidentally Strauss-Kahn's wife came to his defence, following the revelation of that affair with a subordinate back in 2008. George, we hear she is on her way to New York from their home in Paris to once again stand by her man.

1 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

2 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

3 arraignment   

n.提问，传讯，责难

参考例句：

• She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。 来自互联网
• Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。 来自互联网

4 navigating   

v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的现在分词 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃

参考例句：

• These can also be very useful when navigating time-based documents, such as video and audio. 它对于和时间有关的文档非常有用，比如视频和音频文档。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Vehicles slowed to a crawl on city roads, navigating slushy snow. 汽车在市区路上行驶缓慢，穿越泥泞的雪地。 来自互联网

5 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。

6 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

7 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

8 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

9 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

10 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

11 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

12 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

13 seducer   

n.诱惑者,骗子,玩弄女性的人

参考例句：

• Shvitzer - Yiddish: someone who sweats a lot, especially a nervous seducer. 依地语：一个汗如雨下的人，尤指一个紧张的玩弄女人者。
• The dream of flight is the dream a seductive seducer. 飞翔的梦就是引诱者的引诱之梦。

14 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

15 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

16 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。