2006年VOA标准英语-US Senate Confirms Hayden as CIA Director
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Deborah Tate
Capitol Hill
26 May 2006
General Michael Hayden (file photo)
The U.S. Senate has confirmed General Michael Hayden as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, despite concerns about a surveillance program he led while head of another agency.
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The Senate action was immediately praised by President Bush, who called General Hayden a patriot 1, saying his broad experience, dedication 2 and expertise 3 make him the right person to lead the CIA.
Senator Pat Roberts, the Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which approved the nomination 4 earlier this week, had similar comments about Hayden during floor debate.
"He is eminently 5 qualified 6 for this position," said Mr. Roberts. "He is a distinguished 7 public servant, as has been noted 8, who has given more than 35 years of service to his country."
Hayden is a four star general who last served as deputy to National Intelligence Director John Negroponte.
He was confirmed on a 78-15 vote, despite concerns about a National Security Agency surveillance program he led between 1999 and 2005. Critics, including Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat 9, have questioned the legality of the program.
"Information has come to light that has raised serious questions about whether the general is the right person to lead the CIA: serious questions about whether the general will continue to be an administration cheerleader, serious questions about his credibility, serious questions about his understanding of and respect for constitutional checks and balances, and the important accountability in government that they create," he said.
The controversial program, which the Bush administration maintains is legal and a necessary tool in the fight against terrorism, monitors phone calls between people in the United States and suspected terrorists overseas. It bypasses a special federal court that had been set up to approve domestic wiretapping operations.
During his confirmation 10 hearings, Hayden sought to assure lawmakers who were concerned about a military general leading a civilian 11 spy agency that he would be independent of the Pentagon.
He also vowed 12 to improve morale 13 at the CIA, shaken by intelligence failures leading up to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, and the run up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Hayden succeeds Porter Goss, whose year-and-a-half tenure 14 at the CIA was marked by the departure of several senior intelligence officers.
- He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
- He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。
- We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
- Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。
- We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
- You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- She seems eminently suitable for the job. 她看来非常适合这个工作。
- It was an eminently respectable boarding school. 这是所非常好的寄宿学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
- We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
- Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
- A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- 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。
- We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
- We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。