夏说英语新闻晨读 第41期:告诉你一个真实的间谍故事

 本期内容：

A public inquiry¹ in London reported that Alexander Litvinenko, an ex-KGB officer, was murdered in 2006 by two men working for Russia’s security service, “probably” on Vladimir Putin’s orders. Russia dismissed the report. Mr Litvinenko, a British citizen, helped British and Spanish intelligence investigate Kremlin links to organised crime; he was poisoned with polonium, administered in a cup of tea.

词义解析:

Inquiry: 调查
KGB: 克科勃
Dismiss: 驳回
Polonium：钋

1 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。