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One of Australia's most senior tax officials may have unwittingly helped an elaborate tax fraud syndicate. ATO deputy commissioner¹ Michael Cranston will be charged with abusing his position as a public official after his son and daughter were charged with allegedly being part of a crime syndicate that defrauded³ the tax office of 165 million dollars. Mr Cranston is not believed to be a conspirator⁴.

澳大利亚其中一名最资深的税务官员可能无意中为一起精心策划的税务欺诈大案提供了帮助。澳大利亚税务局（ATO）副局长迈克尔·克兰斯顿将以滥用公职人员职权的罪名被起诉，此前他的儿子和女儿已因涉嫌参与犯罪团伙被起诉，这个团伙诈骗了税务局1.65亿美元。克兰斯顿被排除同谋嫌疑。

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is being released from prison in the UK. Harris is on trial at London's Southwark Crown court, where he has pleaded not guilty to four counts of indecent assault relating to three teenage girls in the 1970s and '80s. The 87 year-old appeared in court via video link from prison.

澳大利亚艺人罗尔夫·哈里斯将从英国监狱获释。哈里斯在伦敦南华克法庭受审，他因涉嫌在上世纪70年代至80年代猥亵三名少女被控4项罪名，哈里斯在法庭上否认了这些罪名。现年87岁的哈里斯在监狱通过视频连线的方式受审。

Donald Trump⁵ has welcomed the appointment of a special prosecutor⁶ to investigate Russia's alleged² interference in last year's US election. The probe will be led by former FBI boss Robert Mueller. There has been mounting calls for a 'special counsel' since president Trump sacked the FBI director James Comey.

唐纳德·特朗普对任命一名特别检察官调查俄罗斯干预去年美国总统大选的决定表示欢迎。这项调查将由前联邦调查局局长罗伯特·穆勒领导。特朗普总统解雇了联邦调查局局长詹姆斯·科米以后，任命特别检察官的呼声日益高涨。

Police in Perth are looking for a man who fatally stabbed a dog in a suburban⁷ park. A young woman was walking her two dogs in Mirrabooka when the man attacked one of them. The dog later died in a veterinary hospital.

珀斯警方正在寻找在郊区公园刺死一只狗的男子。一名年轻女性带着两只狗在米拉布卡遛弯时，一名男子袭击了其中一只狗。这只狗在兽医院不治身亡。

1 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• 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

3 defrauded   

v.诈取，骗取( defraud的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He defrauded his employers of thousands of dollars. 他诈取了他的雇主一大笔钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He defrauded them of their money. 他骗走了他们的钱。 来自辞典例句

4 conspirator   

n.阴谋者，谋叛者

参考例句：

• We started abusing him,one conspirator after another adding his bitter words.我们这几个预谋者一个接一个地咒骂他，恶狠狠地骂个不停。
• A conspirator is not of the stuff to bear surprises.谋反者是经不起惊吓的。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

7 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。