万花筒 2012-11-14&11-17 美中情局局长因婚外情辞职

 It was a shock today when we learned that the general who symbolized¹ the disciple² and honor of the American military, the man entrusted³ with the vital secrets of the CIA, general David Petraeus resigned, citing an extra-marital⁴ affair. The first CIA director in history to resign this way and the story is still breaking, so we go straight to ABC senior foreign affairs correspondent Marsa Raddatz right now, Marsa. 

Diane, I've known David Petraeus for close to a decade and this news is truly stunning⁵. There is no one in the military who is viewed as more disciplined and frankly⁶ more concerned with his own image and own career. But the seriousness of having a CIA director involved in an extra marital affair cannot be overplayed. 

As CIA director, Petraeus held all of the nation抯 secrets, but was keeping a big one of his own. Today in a statement to the CIA employees, the man considered a national hero by some acknowledged the affair and what he calls his extremely poor judgment⁷. Such behavior is unacceptable, the statement said, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. Petraeus went to the White House yesterday to turn in his resignation, the same place he has so frequently been called upon to serve. 

It抯 a great privilege to serve 

Today in a statement president Obama praised Petraeus?dedication⁸ and patriotism⁹ and said his thoughts and prayers are with Dave and Holly¹⁰ Petraeus. Holly and Dave Petraeus have been married 38 years, she was the daughter of the commando of West Point during Petraeus?years at the military academy. Petraeus went on to a distinguished¹¹ military career in Iraq under George Bush抯 tenure¹²

General David Petraeus was asked to do a very difficult job and he did it with distinction and honor. 

And then for President Obama into Afghanistan, and then the CIA. But that is why this is so troubling, certainly others have been involved in extra-marital affairs in congress and elsewhere, but having the director of Central Intelligence involved in an illicit¹³ affair with world leaders?friend and foe¹⁴ watching his every move and almost certainly looking for vulnerabilities and possibilities for blackmail¹⁵. 

Petraeus did not reveal why he chose now to resign, but ABC News has learned that the FBI was investigating Petraeus?biographer, Paula Broadwell, for strange activity on the internet, when some emails were discovered that raised concerns. Broadwell抯 biography of Petraeus is called ALL IN, the education of general David Patraeus, a book she spoke¹⁶ about on John Stewart earlier this year. 

I have been working on this project as my dissertation¹⁷ and when he went to Afghanistan in the summer of 2010, I decided¹⁸ to turn it into a book and I shot him an email and said I抦 gonna go for it and I抦 not sure he took me seriously, but I showed up in Afghanistan, and sent him an email said I抦 doing this, and he said I was showing hardship with the troops, and said go for it. So, but as you know, my background is the mili-band. 

He trusted you (I think so)a little bit more.

I spoke to a friend of Petraeus?this evening who had been in touch with the director today, he said Petraeus does not blame anyone but himself. Diane.

Marsa Raddatz reporting and now we go to ABC抯 White House correspondent Jake Tapper,  here to tell us whether the White House is saying tonight, Jake. 

Well, Diane, senior White House officials tell me that the overwhelming emotion here is surprise and of course sorrow for a colleague and his family. The White House officials were told about this on Wednesday, the day after President Obama was re-elected, they were told by the director of national intelligence James Clamper on Thursday. President Obama was informed about the situation, the entire situation, the FBI investigation¹⁹ as well as the affair, general Petraeus called the national security advisor²⁰ Tom Dalen said he wanted to talk with the president. At that meeting yesterday he offered to resign, President Obama thought about it, conferred with ayes. And today called Petraeus and accepted that resignation, the new acting²¹ director of the CIA will be the No. 2, the deputy director Mike Mural with whom president Obama has worked closely during the Osama Bin²² Laden²³ raid planning for instance, and he has the inside track. But this does come in at an awkward time for the CIA, they are going to be called to congress next week to talk about what went wrong at Benghazi, and of course, the CIA is under constant pressure because of the threat of terrorist attack, Diane.

1 symbolized   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• For Tigress, Joy symbolized the best a woman could expect from life. 在她看，小福子就足代表女人所应有的享受。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• A car symbolized distinction and achievement, and he was proud. 汽车象征着荣誉和成功，所以他很自豪。 来自辞典例句

2 disciple   

n.信徒，门徒，追随者

参考例句：

• Your disciple failed to welcome you.你的徒弟没能迎接你。
• He was an ardent disciple of Gandhi.他是甘地的忠实信徒。

3 entrusted   

v.委托，托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He entrusted the task to his nephew. 他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
• She was entrusted with the direction of the project. 她受委托负责这项计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 marital   

adj.婚姻的，夫妻的

参考例句：

• Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
• I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。

5 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

6 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

7 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

8 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。

9 patriotism   

n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

10 holly   

n.[植]冬青属灌木

参考例句：

• I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
• People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。

11 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

12 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

13 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

14 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

15 blackmail   

n.讹诈，敲诈，勒索，胁迫，恫吓

参考例句：

• She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
• The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。

16 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。

17 dissertation   

n.（博士学位）论文，学术演讲，专题论文

参考例句：

• He is currently writing a dissertation on the Somali civil war.他目前正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。
• He was involved in writing his doctoral dissertation.他在聚精会神地写他的博士论文。

18 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。

19 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。

20 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

21 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。

22 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

23 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。