2006年VOA标准英语-Congressman Jefferson Denies Wrongdoingv
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Dan Robinson
Capital Hill
22 May 2006
A U.S. congressman 1, who is the target of a bribery 2 investigation 3 by federal authorities, says he intends to fight corruption 4 allegations. A long-running federal probe into the activities of Louisiana Democrat 5 William Jefferson led to an unprecedented 6 search this past weekend of his congressional office.
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Over the weekend, agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted an extensive search of Congressman Jefferson's Capitol Hill office.
Court documents made public just after the FBI raid say Jefferson accepted bribes 7 to help a Kentucky-based technology company obtain contracts with U.S. government agencies, and with businesses and governments in West Africa.
The FBI investigation into Jefferson's activities involved a "sting" operation in which his contacts were secretly recorded, including a meeting last year outside a Virginia hotel at which he received a briefcase 8 containing $100,000.
Later, an FBI raid on Congressman Jefferson's home recovered $90,000 in $100 bills stored in frozen food containers and wrapped in aluminum 9 foil, money federal authorities say matched the cash given to Jefferson by a federal informer.
According to a lengthy 10 court affidavit 11, the money was to have been used to pay off a middleman in a scheme to help Jefferson obtain contracts in Nigeria.
William Jefferson
In a news conference Monday on Capitol Hill, Jefferson repeated his contention 12 that has done nothing wrong, but declined to comment further on specifics based on the advice of his attorneys:
"There are two sides to every story," said William Jefferson. "There are certainly two sides to this story. There will be an appropriate time and forum 13 when that can be explained and explicated, but this is not the time, this is not the forum and operating on the advice of counsel I will not get into facts."
A former aide to Jefferson recently pleaded guilty to bribery charges, along with a businessman from the state of Kentucky.
The federal investigation into Jefferson raises significant concerns for minority Democrats 14 who are relying on the issue of ethics 15 as one weapon in their political arsenal 16 leading to mid-term congressional elections this November.
House Democratic leaders have so far not publicly issued any call for Jefferson to resign his House seat, but there has been behind-the-scenes pressure for him to do so.
Ethics controversies 17 have primarily put Majority Republicans in the spotlight 18. They include the bribery admission and conviction of Republican Congressman Randy Cunningham, links between the former House Majority leader Tom DeLay and former disgraced lobbyist Jack 19 Abramoff, and another Republican lawmaker implicated 20 in the Abramoff case.
However, the latest revelations about the federal probe into Jefferson make it easier for majority Republicans to throw the ethics issue back at Democrats.
The search of Jefferson's Capitol Hill office is the first time that has ever happened on Capitol Hill, and has provoked controversy 21, with some lawmakers asking questions about the authority of the FBI to carry out such a search.
Congressman Jefferson Monday questioned the authority with which the FBI searched his Capitol Hill office, calling it in his words, "an outrageous 22 intrusion in the separation of powers between the executive and legislative 23 branches of government."
The Jefferson matter also comes as lawmakers brace 24 for continuing fallout from federal probes into alleged 25 wrongdoing by members of Congress, and as a special House ethics committee, paralyzed by internal politics for 18 months, revives itself and prepares to carry out its own investigations 26.
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
- FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
- He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
- 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。
- 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。
- The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
- About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
- He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
- He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。
- The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
- During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
- The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
- I gave an affidavit to the judge about the accident I witnessed.我向法官提交了一份关于我目击的事故的证词。
- The affidavit was formally read to the court.书面证词正式向出席法庭的人宣读了。
- The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
- The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。
- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
- Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。
- Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
- We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。
- We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
- The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句
- This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
- The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
- These groups are very strongly implicated in the violence. 这些组织与这起暴力事件有着极大的关联。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Having the stolen goods in his possession implicated him in the robbery. 因藏有赃物使他涉有偷盗的嫌疑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
- Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。
- Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
- Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
- My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
- You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。