12名俄情报人员被控对民主党进行黑客攻击

12 Russians Accused of Hacking¹ Democrats² in 2016 US Election

The United States Justice Department has announced charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the charges Friday.

The legal action is part of the investigation³ of special counsel Robert Mueller. His team is investigating efforts by Russia to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. That includes any links with the campaign of then candidate Donald Trump⁴.

The Russians are accused of breaking into the computer networks of several organizations of the Democratic Party to steal emails. The affected⁵ groups include the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton.

The Russians also are accused of releasing stolen emails on the internet in the months before the election.

“The internet allows foreign adversaries⁶ to attack Americans in new and unexpected ways,” Rosenstein said.

Before Friday, Mueller’s group had charged 20 people and three companies in its investigation. They include four former Trump campaign and Trump administration aides.

Meuller also has brought charges against 13 Russians or Russian groups. They are accused of taking part in a hidden but powerful social media campaign to influence public opinions in America before the November 2016 elections.

Rosenstein said he had informed Trump about the charges.

He said there was no evidence that the hacking changed any vote count. The charges said that no Americans were knowingly in communication with any of the Russian intelligence officers.

I’m Ashley Thompson.

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hacking –n. to secretly gain access to a computer network to get information or to cause damage

allow - v. to permit (something) : to regard or treat (something) as acceptable

adversaries –n. enemies or opponents

1 hacking   

n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动

参考例句：

• The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
• We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句