VOA常速英语2023 黎巴嫩央行行长金融犯罪

黎巴嫩央行行长金融犯罪

　　Lebanon has received an Interpol notice for the country' embattled central bank governor who failed to answer summons and show up in Paris earlier in the week for questioning in a graft¹ case, official said.

　　黎巴嫩官方说，黎巴嫩已收到国际刑警组织对该国陷入困境的央行行长发出的通知。本周早些时候，这位行长未能应召到巴黎，就一起贪污案接受问讯。

　　France, Germany and Luxembourg are investigating the governor and his associates in a myriad² of financial crimes, including illicit³ enrichment and the laundering⁴ of $330 million.

　　法国、德国和卢森堡正在调查这位行长及其同伙的大量金融犯罪，包括非法敛财和洗钱3.3亿美元。

　　A French investigative judge earlier this week issued an international arrest warrant after he did not appear for questioning in Paris.

　　本周早些时候，一名法国调查法官发布了一份国际逮捕令，因为此前他没有出现在巴黎接受讯问。

　　However, Lebanon does not extradite its own citizens.

　　然而，黎巴嫩不引渡本国公民。

　　Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has dialed down his campaign of defiance⁵, saying he would allow a police search of his home over allegations that he was harboring suspects wanted in recent violence during anti-government protests by his supporters.

　　巴基斯坦前总理伊姆兰·汗缓和了他的反抗行动，称他将允许警方搜查他的住所，原因是有人指控他窝藏最近在他的支持者举行的反政府抗议活动中被通缉的暴力嫌疑人。

　　At least 10 people were killed in clashes between his supporters and police across the country.

　　在他全国各地的支持者和警察之间的冲突中，至少有10人丧生。

　　The first challenge has been filed against Montana's new ban against the TikTok social media platform.

　　第一个挑战是针对蒙大拿州对抖音社交媒体平台的新禁令提出的。

　　AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports.

　　美联社记者杰基·奎因报道。

　　Five TikTok content creators who live in Montana filed a lawsuit⁶, saying their state's newly passed ban violates free speech.

　　居住在蒙大拿州的五名抖音内容创作者提起诉讼，称该州新通过的禁令侵犯了言论自由。

　　Not surprising to tech analyst⁷ Roger Entner.

　　科技分析师罗杰·恩特纳对此并不感到意外。

　　He says the ban could be easily circumvented⁸ and not easy to enforce.

　　他说，这项禁令很容易被规避，而且不容易执行。

　　So this is really more of a statement by Montana lawmakers concerned about data going to China.

　　所以这实际上更像是蒙大拿州议员对数据流向中国的担忧。

　　"It tells me that there is a lot of frustration⁹ on a state level to show that they're doing something."

　　“这让我明白，在州这一层级，要表明他们在做实事，有很多挫败感。”

　　The ban would not take effect until January 1 next year.

　　该禁令将于明年1月1日生效。

　　I'm Jackie Quinn.

　　我是杰基·奎因。

1 graft   

n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接

参考例句：

• I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
• The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。

2 myriad   

adj.无数的；n.无数，极大数量

参考例句：

• They offered no solution for all our myriad problems.对于我们数不清的问题他们束手无策。
• I had three weeks to make a myriad of arrangements.我花了三个星期做大量准备工作。

3 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

4 laundering   

n.洗涤（衣等），洗烫（衣等）；洗（钱）v.洗（衣服等），洗烫（衣服等）( launder的现在分词 )；洗（黑钱）（把非法收入改头换面，变为貌似合法的收入）

参考例句：

• Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 defiance   

n.挑战，挑衅，蔑视，违抗

参考例句：

• He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
• He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。

6 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

7 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

8 circumvented   

v.设法克服或避免（某事物），回避( circumvent的过去式和过去分词 )；绕过，绕行，绕道旅行

参考例句：

• By such means the ban against dancing was circumvented. 这样，舞蹈就不至于被禁止。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• It can therefore be circumvented by address manipulation and explicit type conversion. 因而可以通过地址操纵和显式型别转换来绕过此保护功能。 来自互联网

9 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。