华尔街高级英语Lesson 55

The Editor,
The Sunday Post
Murdock Towers
2525 Marina Highway
42224 Washdon
23 April
Dear Mr Roach,
Our ref: CNS/TW/Sunday Post
    I am writing to you to give you due notice that I have been requested by Ms Annie Peters of 26 Chernobyl l Avenue, Washdon, to act in her interests with regard to an article which appeared in your newspaper in the edition which was published on Sunday ,April 3rd this year.
    “My client¹ holds the view that the article in question, which appeared under the title “From Terrorism to Drug-Smuggling-The Secret Story of the Peters Family”, by Kristi Schmidt, amounted to a personal attack on herself and on other members of her family.
    She claims that the article contains several important errors of fact, and gives the false impression that both she and her late father –had been directly and personally involved in crimes of violence. According to my client, the article further suggests that her late father -whose tragic  loss she still very much regrets - is still alive and in hiding from the authorities².
    My client finally claims that the information on which the article in question is supposed, based was itself obtained under false pretenses³ when Ms Schmidt pretended to be a sympathizer⁴ with Ms Peters’ political views in order to make an appointment to speak with her.
    My client intends to sue⁵ the Sunday Post newspaper for the amount of $250,000 including costs, as well as suing⁶ Ms Schmidt herself. I need hardly remind you of the effect this action will have both on your own and on your newspaper’s public images, in view of which, should you wish to avoid such an unpleasant and time-wasting course of events, I am certain that my client would be prepared to reach an agreement with you out of court for something less than the figure stated above.
    I await⁷ your reply and look forward to discussing any reasonable offers.
    Yours very faithfully,
    Carol M. Smudge

1 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

2 authorities   

n.当局，权力，权威；权威( authority的名词复数 )；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者

参考例句：

• They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
• At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 pretenses   

n.借口（pretense的复数形式）

参考例句：

• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism. 他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He obtained money from her under false pretenses. 他巧立名目从她那儿骗钱。 来自辞典例句

4 sympathizer   

n.同情者；同感者；支持者；赞助者

参考例句：

• Sometimes a sympathizer is one step away from a lover. 有时侯，同情者与情人仅一步之遥。 来自互联网
• It is said that his cousin, a British sympathizer under Howe's command, betrayed him. 据说，海尔之所以被发现，是因为他有一个堂兄弟在豪威的部队里做事，因为同情英国，所以背叛了海尔。 来自互联网

5 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

6 suing   

v.（为要求赔偿损失而）起诉( sue的现在分词 )；控告；请求；要求（尤用于法庭）

参考例句：

• Dr. Bach is now suing the company for slander. 巴赫博士目前正以诽谤罪起诉该公司。 来自辞典例句
• He showed / exercised considerable restraint in not suing for a divorce. 他极力克制自己，不提出离婚诉讼。 来自辞典例句

7 await   

vt.等候，期待；(事情等)降临于

参考例句：

• We await your command.我们等待你的口令。
• We await your decision.我们期待你作出决定。