110 日本要求美国军方交出强奸犯嫌疑人

110  日本要求美国军方交出强奸犯嫌疑人
Japan Asks US Military To Surrender Rape¹ Suspect
Amy Bickers
Tokyo
5 Jul 2001 09:04 UTC

Japan's defense² chief has asked for the United States to quickly  hand-over the US an Air Force 1)sergeant³ accused of 2)rape in Okinawa last Friday. And Japan's defense minister says further delays could fan a 3)backlash against the huge U.S. military presence in the area.
Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani is demanding that the United States turnover⁴ Air Force Sergeant Timothy Woodland without further 4)delay. He made the request during a phone conversation early Thursday with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz.
Police in Okinawa have 5)obtained an arrest warrant for Mr. Woodland's arrest Monday. They say he raped⁵ a local woman last Friday in a 6)parking lot of a tourist area near Kadena Air Base, where he is stationed. Since then, he has been questioned numerous times by Japanese police, but remains⁶ in the custody⁷ of the U.S. military. He has denied the 7)allegations.
According to a spokesman from Japan's Defense Agency, Mr. Nakatani told the U.S. official that further delays could lead to an 8)escalation of emotions in Okinawa against the presence of 26,000 American troops on the island. The incident Friday follows a string of 9)offenses by U.S. military personnel, which has sparked anger from local 10)residents.
Keiichi Inamine, the Governor of Okinawa, is also concerned about a potential backlash. He says that Okinawans are getting more angry and he hopes there will be a solution to this incident as soon as possible. U.S. officials say that turning Mr. Woodland over to Japanese authorities is complex, because his rights must also be considered. Under a bilateral⁸ 11)agreement, U.S. military personnel suspected of committing crimes in Japan need not be turned over until formal charges have been filed.
If Washington complies with Japan's request, Mr. Woodland, would likely be tried in the Japanese court system, which has a 12)conviction rate above 90 percent.

(1) sergeant[5sB:dVEnt]n.警官, 军士
(2) rape[reIp]n.掠夺, 强奸vt.掠夺, 强奸
(3) backlash[5bAklAF]n.反斜线(\), 后座, 后冲
(4) delay[dI5leI]n.v.耽搁, 延迟, 延期, 迟滞
(5) obtained v.获得
(6) parking lot[5pB:kIN]n.停车场
(7) allegation[AlI5^eIF(E)n]n.主张，断言, 辩解
(8) escalation[9eskE`leIFLn]n.扩大, 增加
(9) offense[E5fens]n.进攻
(10) resident[5rezIdEnt]n.居民adj.居住的, 常驻的
(11) agreement[E5^ri:mEnt]n.同意, 一致, 协定, 协议
(12) conviction[kEn5vIkF(E)n]n.深信, 确信, 定罪, 宣告有罪

 

1 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

4 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

5 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。