VOA常速英语2008年-Former Yankees Pitcher Clemens Tells US Congres

By Jim Stevenson
Washington
13 February 2008

Major League Baseball great Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer have given conflicting testimony¹ to a U.S. Congressional Comittee about claims the pitcher² used performance enhancing drugs. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the testimony.

Roger Clemens is among 80 current or former players accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. The claims were first made public in December with the release of the Mitchell Report, Major League Baseball's doping investigation³ headed by former Senator George Mitchell.

On Wednesday in front of the House Committee on Oversight⁴ and Government Reform, Clemens made an emphatic⁵ denial to lawmakers that he had ever used steriods or human growth hormone⁶. "I am not saying Senator Mitchell's report is entirely⁷ wrong. I am saying Brian McNamee's statements about me are wrong. Let me be clear. I have never taken steroids or HGH," he said.

Brian McNamee was a personal trainer for Clemens. He told lawmakers he had personally injected Clemens numerous times with human growth hormone and steroids between 1998 and 2001. McNamee, who sat at the same table with Clemens during the hearing, has said he also provided human growth hormone to Clemens' good friend and former teammate, pitcher Andy Pettitte, as well as another player, Chuck Knoblauch. Both players have confirmed McNamee's claim.

"I am not proud of what I have done. And I am not proud to testify against the man I once admired. To those who have suggested that I take some personal satisfaction in bringing down Roger Clemens, let me assure you nothing could be further from the truth. I take responsibility for my actions in the hopes that others may learn from my mistakes," he said.

After the hearing, Republican representative Tom Davis of Virginia said Clemens chose, but was not required to testify in person. "He insisted on coming before to clear his name, at some risk as well. We will let history decide this. Obviously Roger Clemens walks into the room as someone who has been generous to the community, who has been an All-Star and does not have the history on this issue that Mr. McNamee does. But there are other inconsistencies both ways. You are going to have to judge in parse," he said.

McNamee and Clemens gave conflicting statements during depositions⁸ last week. If the committee believes they made false statements under oath, it could ask the Justice Department to open an investigation.

1 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

2 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

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 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

5 emphatic   

adj.强调的，着重的；无可置疑的，明显的

参考例句：

• Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
• He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。

6 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

7 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

8 depositions   

沉积（物）( deposition的名词复数 )； （在法庭上的）宣誓作证； 处置； 罢免

参考例句：

• The safety problems are more severe for low-pressure depositions because the processes often use concentrated gases. 对于低压淀积来说安全性问题更为突出，因为这种工艺通常使用高浓度的气体。
• The chief method is to take depositions of parties and witnesses. 主要的方法是录取当事人和证人的宣誓证言。 来自口语例句