夏说英语新闻晨读 第68期:大众公司丑闻仍旧余波不断

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The Volkswagen emissions-test scandal smouldered on. German prosecutors¹ expanded the number of employees under investigation² to 17, though they have yet to find firm evidence that senior executives knew about the rigged software in diesel³ cars that yielded false test readings. French authorities opened a formal inquiry⁴ into “aggravated fraud”. Michael Horn, VW’s chief in America, where the scandal started, resigned.

词义解析:

Emission: 排放
Scandal：丑闻
Smoulder：闷然
Prosecutor：检方
Rigged：被操纵的
Diesel：柴油
Aggravated fraud：严重诈骗

1 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 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。

3 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

4 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。