72 秘鲁前情报局长官被捕

72 秘鲁前情报局长官被捕

Peru's Ex-Spy Chief Returns
Sharon Stevenson
Lima
26 Jun 2001 06:04 UTC

Peru's 1)disgraced spy chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, returned to Peru Monday after an eight-month 2)odyssey that ended with his 3)capture in Venezuela. With local radio reporters doing an excited play by play narration¹, Mr. Montesinos arrived in the Peruvian city of Iquitos, and then was taken by police transport plane to Lima's main airport.
Mr. Montesinos, who is 4)accused of leading a power structure 5)unmatched for corruption³ in Peruvian history, was finally 6)deposited in a dark, 7)dank holding cell in the basement of the main court building in downtown Lima. Mr. Montesinos has been named in almost 50 criminal cases, and the 8)attorney general's office is working on 91 more. He is charged with drug-trafficking, 9)money-laundering, arms dealing⁴ and 10)masterminding death squads⁵.
The evidence against Mr. Montesinos includes 2,400 videotapes he had made, showing corrupt² activities involving over 500 11)suspects, 61 of whom have been arrested. Investigators⁶ have pointed⁷ to $240 million in illegal funds uncovered in banks throughout the world, and have landed scores of high military officers and ministers in the courts.
President Valentin Paniagua says Mr. Montesino's capture shows that with 12)patriotic determination and a 13)moral compass, the truth can be achieved, and 14)impunity 15)avoided. The president says this capture should be a necessary and severe lesson for future generations, and a point of 16)departure for a new way of managing things in Peru.
President Panigua says Peru had what he calls important help from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation⁸ in capturing Mr. Montesinos. The former spy chief had been considered a U.S. ally in anti-drug efforts in Peru, and his links to the U.S. 17)Central Intelligence Agency are now being questioned in the American Congress.
The Peruvian government says Mr. Montesinos will be treated as a common criminal and, since he is considered a head of a 18)criminal organization, he will not be granted 19)plea-20)bargaining 21)concessions. Authorities are still trying to work out where they will house Mr. Montesinos, since the court has ordered that he be kept in absolute isolation⁹ in a maximum-security installation.

(1) disgrace[dIs5^reIs]n.耻辱,丢脸的人(或事)v.玷污
(2) odyssey n. -seys 长期的冒险旅行
(3) capture[5kAptFE(r)]n.捕获, 战利品vt.俘获, 捕获, 夺取
(4) accuse[E5kju:z]vt.控告, 谴责, 非难
(5) unmatched[Qn5mAtFt]adj.无比的, 无匹敌的, 不相配的
(6) deposit[dI5pRzIt]n.存款, 押金, 存放物vt.存放, 堆积vi.沉淀
(7) dank[dANk]adj.透水的, 潮湿的, 阴湿寒冷的
(8) attorney[E5t:nI]n.律师, (业务或法律事务上的)代理人
(9) money-laundering 洗钱
(10) mastermind[5mB:stEmaInd]v.策划
(11) suspect[5sQspekt]n.嫌疑犯adj.令人怀疑的v.怀疑, 对...有所觉察
(12) patriotic[pAtrI5RtIk; (?@) 5peIt-]adj.爱国的, 有爱国心的
(13) moral[5mRr(E)l; (?@) 5mC:rEl]adj.道德(上)的, 精神的n.道德
(14) impunity[Im5pju:nItI]n.不受惩罚, 免罚, 无患
(15) avoid[E5vCId]vt.避免, 消除
(16) departure[dI5pB:tFE(r)]n.启程, 出发, 离开
(17) Central Intelligence Agency n.美国中央情报局(=CIA)
(18) criminal[5krImIn(E)l]n.罪犯, 犯罪者adj.犯罪的, 罪恶的
(19) plea[pli:]n.恳求, 请求, 辩解, 藉口
(20) bargaining[`bB:^InIN]n.议价, 讨价, 商讨, 商谈, 交易, 交涉
(21) concession[kEn5seF(E)n]n.让步

 

1 narration   

n.讲述，叙述；故事；记叙体

参考例句：

• The richness of his novel comes from his narration of it.他小说的丰富多采得益于他的叙述。
• Narration should become a basic approach to preschool education.叙事应是幼儿教育的基本途径。

2 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 squads   

n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍

参考例句：

• Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
• Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句

6 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

8 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。

9 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。