夏说英语新闻晨读 第191期:朴槿惠闺蜜门后续

 本期内容：
South Korea's parliament voted to impeach¹ the president, Park Geun-hye, following an influence-peddling scandal that engulfed² the country's biggest chaebol. Senior businessmen at Hyundai, Samsung and other firms were hauled in front of a parliamentary committee to answer questions about donations to a foundation controlled by a friend of the president. Samsung's offices were recently searched by prosecutors³ investigating the allegations.

Impeach: 弹劾
Influence-peddling：渎职
Scandal：丑闻
Engulf：严重影响
Chaebol：韩国财阀
Haul：拖拽
Prosecutor：检察官

1 impeach   

v.弹劾；检举

参考例句：

• We must impeach the judge for taking bribes.我们一定要检举法官收受贿赂。
• The committee decided to impeach the President.委员会决定弹劾总统。

2 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。