英伦广角 2011-04-17 手机窃听门
They’ve said sorry and offered compensation to some, but for News International, the phone hacking 1 scandal isn’t going away. Today, many want to know why the apology didn’t come sooner as police investigation 2 continues to delve 3 into the saga 4.
In the statement, they said “The News International has decided 5 to approach some civil litigants 6 with an unreserved apology and admission of liability in cases meeting specific criteria 7. It’s now apparent that our previous inquiries 8 failed to uncover important evidence and we acknowledge our actions then were not sufficiently 9 robust 10. ”
Lawyers for News International are now dealing 11 with compensation scheme to settle justifiable 12 claims. But there are caveats 13 say it only covers cases from 2004 to 2006. And the paper says they’ll fight any claim it believes lacks merits. It’s understood that at least 8 people are now in line for payment included in those eight are: Tessa Jowell, Sienna Miller 14, Andy Gray, and assistants who worked for John Prescott and Max Clifford.
News International’s announcement yesterday has now opened up the floodgate, they put their hands up. So apart from the 8 people named, who will be looking to get a vast sum of money in compensation. Loads of others will now come out because so many people are outspoken 15 to believe their phones have been hacked 16. Not by News International, many of them, but by other newspapers.
Only this week, Ian Edmondson, the papers’ former news editor, and Neville Thurlbeck, his chief reporter were arrested. They’ve been now released on police bail 17.
As the team in Scotland Yard continues to sift 18 again through thousands of documents, this latest admission raises questions about how far criminal charges could stretch.
“I think what it is important is for individuals who broke the law to be held to account, if the police can prove the people have committed criminal offences. Then we should be seeing more people go to prison.”
John Prescott is among those calling for the takeover of BSkyB by News International’s parent group News Corp to be halted until police have concluded their investigation. There’s bound to be a split reaction to yesterday’s apology. The cynical 19 will question the timing 20 and motive 21. Other victims may be slightly mellowed 22. Either way, it’s not the end of the story.
- The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
- We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
- 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。
- We should not delve too deeply into this painful matter.我们不应该过分深究这件痛苦的事。
- We need to delve more deeply into these questions.这些是我们想进一步了解的。
- The saga of Flight 19 is probably the most repeated story about the Bermuda Triangle.飞行19中队的传说或许是有关百慕大三角最重复的故事。
- The novel depicts the saga of a family.小说描绘了一个家族的传奇故事。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- Litigants of the two parties may reconcile of their own accord. 双方当事人可以自行和解。 来自口语例句
- The litigants may appeal against a judgment or a ruling derived from the retrial. 当事人可就重审案件的判决或裁定进行上诉。 来自口语例句
- The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
- There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。
- He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
- I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- What he has done is hardly justifiable.他的所作所为说不过去。
- Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes.正当防卫不属于犯罪行为。
- I would offer a caveat for those who want to join me in the dual calling. 为防止发生误解，我想对那些想要步我后尘的人提出警告。 来自辞典例句
- As I have written before, that's quite a caveat. 正如我以前所写，那确实是个警告。 来自互联网
- Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
- The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
- He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
- She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
- Sift out the wheat from the chaff.把小麦的壳筛出来。
- Sift sugar on top of the cake.在蛋糕上面撒上糖。
- The enormous difficulty makes him cynical about the feasibility of the idea.由于困难很大，他对这个主意是否可行持怀疑态度。
- He was cynical that any good could come of democracy.他不相信民主会带来什么好处。
- The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
- The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
- The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
- He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。