时间:2019-01-30 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(九月)


英语课

By Mil Arcega
Washington, DC
14 September 2006
 
watch HP Chair Resigns


Hewlett-Packard Chairwoman Patricia Dunn says she is stepping down because of a corporate 1 spying scandal. The computer and printer company allegedly conducted an illegal probe into media leaks.  The scandal already has prompted two resignations and company insiders could face criminal charges. 


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Patricia Dunn (File photo)   
  
Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn acknowledged she authorized 2 the private investigation 3 that has plunged 4 her company into turmoil 5.  Dunn defended her actions but apologized for the techniques that were used to determine who was leaking company secrets to the media. 


Wall Street Journal reporter Joann Lublin says investigators 7 hired by H.P. allegedly impersonated board members and reporters to obtain information. "Board members got spied on.  And their phone records were pried 8 loose without their knowledge."


 
Terry Lenzner
  
Using fake identification to obtain information is called "pretexting." Private investigator 6 Terry Lenzner says it should not have been done. "One of the standard rules is, if you get information that you can't use because the methodology you used to obtain it is too revolting to a judge or jury, then don't do it."



Bill Lockyer   
  
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer says, not only is it unethical, it's also illegal.  He warns charges are likely against company insiders and contractors 9. "If it wasn't illegal, it was colossally 10 stupid and I think people are offended."


Dunn said she was angry about leaks of confidential 11 board discussions. She will step down as chairman in January but will remain as a board director.  


 
Rob Enderle 
  
Technology analyst 12 Rob Enderle believes Dunn acted in the best interest for the company. "The end result was the buck 13 stopped at her desk and she did what was best for the company which is, I think, historically consistent with what she's done so far.  She's been one of the board members who drove through the changes that brought H.P. up to the level where it currently is."


A 21-year board member who admitted leaking information to reporters also has resigned.  The probe is expected to widen as federal agents join the investigation.  The California attorney general says it may file charges in about a week.



adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
a.委任的,许可的
  • An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
n.调查,调查研究
  • 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。
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
  • His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
  • The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
n.研究者,调查者,审查者
  • He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
  • The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.打听,刺探(他人的私事)( pry的过去式和过去分词 );撬开
  • We pried open the locked door with an iron bar. 我们用铁棍把锁着的门撬开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • So Tom pried his mouth open and poured down the Pain-killer. 因此汤姆撬开它的嘴,把止痛药灌下去。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
n.(建筑、监造中的)承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
  • We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后,接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • After making all those colossally dumb loans, financial institutions are now punishing you for their sins. 在放出了那些数额巨大的愚蠢的贷款后,现在金融机构正在因为他们的过失而惩罚你。 来自互联网
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
  • He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
  • We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。
n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家
  • 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。
n.雄鹿,雄兔;v.马离地跳跃
  • The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
  • The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。
学英语单词
acidic acidiferous
ACTH-ZN
air-breather
an iron hand
antisymbolic
Arcinae
autocratism
automatically programmed tools
Bacon, John
basic cobol
beak of dental forceps
Bellingshausen Abyssal Plain
bimetal deep-etch process
cellophane
Choerospondias axillaris
chorical
clip dryer
clutter region
coal semi-bituminous
Colibacter
common memory information transfer
curacies
cyclic quaternary compound
Delfin Basin
denitrifying bacteria
discharge spout
distance-regular graph
edible sea urchins
ejected electron
email system
fibro-epithelioma
flag logic function
fund requirement
gadolina reactivity effect
gandy dancer
gefil(l)te fish
general immunization
ginkgolide
h&e stain
hepatoblastoma
hieropyra
high strangeness
high-fat
hurla
hydroxycancrinite
in the very flush of youth
incruciation
indulge oneself in
internucleon coupling
irrigation efficiency
janny
jinkiest
kpetigoes
lateral increase
lectrone
legal case
Maesa ramentacea
manaksite
margo ulnares (digitorum manus)
matromorphic
mean hgih high water
military occupation area
mirabilia
multiple deck station
nication
non-metallic hard material
old world coral snakes
omissive representation
P-hydroxyephedrine
parenchymatous myocarditis
Personal Response System
plonks
potestatem
Praskoveya
pressure control valve (hydraulic)
prethee
prototype sample
rectified coast
regeneration-cutting
regular hand feed
rule conferring rihgt
single roller chain coupling
slizzard
sprags
square nut with collar
stationary distribution
steam circulation
stomidium
strongyloides papillosum
synthetic aperture sona(sas)
transverse escarpment
tributed
underexpand
unreliable observation
utero gestation
vacuum tubes
virotherapy
voice operation demonstrator (voder)
vorticity equation
vulcanized rubber insulated cable
witchweeds
wye -level