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Cardinal¹ George Pell has withdrawn² his bail³ application plan this afternoon. Cardinal Pell is in Melbourne county court for his pre-sentence hearing after being convicted on child sex offenses⁴. The withdrawal⁵ of the bail application means the 77-year-old is likely to be remained in custody⁶ ahead of his sentencing next month.

今天下午，红衣主教乔治·佩尔撤回保释申请计划。红衣主教佩尔在墨尔本地方法院出席量刑听证会，此前他已被裁定性侵儿童罪名成立。取消保释申请意味着，现年77岁的佩尔很可能在下个月宣判前继续被关押。

Church officials have confirmed Cardinal Pell is no longer the economy minister for the Vatican, but notes he hasn't been sacked. Pell took indefinite leave from the post when he returned to Australia to fight the charges against him. His five-year term expired on Sunday, and it was unclear if he was still technically⁷ in the position. The Vatican's confirmed that Pell's no longer the secretariat for the economy.

教会官员证实，红衣主教佩尔已不再担任梵蒂冈经济秘书处处长一职，不过官员同时指出他未被解雇。佩尔在返回澳大利亚应对指控时无限期离开该岗位。他的五年任期于周日到期，并不清楚从技术上来讲他是否仍在任职。而梵蒂冈证实，佩尔已不再担任经济秘书处处长职位。

US president Donald Trump⁸ and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have both arrived in Hanoi in Vietnam for their second meeting. The pair will have a private dinner tonight and further talks tomorrow. They're expected to discuss what progress Pyongyang has made on denuclearization — a promise made during their first summit in Singapore last year.

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和朝鲜领导人金正恩相继抵达越南河内，准备举行第二次金特会。两国元首今晚将共进私人晚宴，随后于明天举行进一步会谈。预计两国领导人将就朝鲜去核化进程进行讨论，去核化是去年在新加坡举行的首次金特会上做出的承诺。

And the telecommunications industry says it's making changes to ensure consumers aren't sold phone plans they can't afford. An investigation⁹ by the industry ombudsman has revealed many consumers are being signed up to unaffordable contracts. It makes several recommendations, including more thorough credit checks for customers.

澳大利亚电信行业宣布将做出改变，以确保消费者不再被推销他们无法承受的资费方案。该行业申诉专员进行的调查揭示，许多消费者签署了无法负担的合同。调查提出了多项建议，包括对消费者进行更为全面的信用检查。

1 cardinal   

n.(天主教的)红衣主教；adj.首要的，基本的

参考例句：

• This is a matter of cardinal significance.这是非常重要的事。
• The Cardinal coloured with vexation. 红衣主教感到恼火，脸涨得通红。

2 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

3 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• 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。

4 offenses   

n.进攻( offense的名词复数 )；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势

参考例句：

• It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

5 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

6 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

7 technically   

adv.专门地，技术上地

参考例句：

• Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说，这是最先进的设备。
• The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说，西红柿是一种水果，尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。

8 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。

9 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• 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。