CNN 2012-06-21

 So, I’m, once we start scratching the surface of things, of this thing, Drew, it just gets deeper and deeper and more shocking. Em, so many of these charities, Drew, that you’ve been investigating where hardly any of the money goes to charity, all of them seem to have this one private fund-raiser taking in all the money and that's Quadriga Art right here in New York. I’d never heard about them. 

 

Me neither. But they are huge, a private company that simply will not speak to us, Anderson, won't even return phone calls except through a public relations firm. But it is this firm that's doing all the collecting and as far as we can tell collecting millions and millions of dollars in donated moneys that the actual donors¹ intend to be gonna in this case animals, in so many other cases, veterans and disabled veterans. 

 

And this is the group that the Senate Finance Committee has opened an investigation² into? 

 

Yes. The Senate Finance Committee says the staffers are now going through the very documents that we have, also documents that were sent in by the DVNF. They're gonna try to determine exactly what's going on here. They're just starting to look at this. We don't really have anything to report other than they're beginning their investigation. 

 

Drew, I mean again, I just appreciate your reporting. We're gonna have another part of this coming up tomorrow. We're gonna look into this other charity which is allegedly helping⁴ animals, pets and veterans, but again it doesn't seem to be. I don't understand how people sleep at night who are raising money allegedly for veterans or homeless animals and the money is not gonna where they're raising the money. I just don’t, I just do not get that. We're gonna continue on this, Drew. Great reporting. Thank you. 

 

Time for the "RidicuList." And tonight we're adding the Miss USA controversy⁵. That's right. There's a new development, a new wrinkle, if you will, in the greatest scandal you forgot existed.

 

But first, for those of you who have not been following this story, and may I say shame on you, let me remind you how we got here. Miss Rhode Island won the Miss USA pageant⁶, which was broadcast on NBC earlier this month. The very next day, another contestant⁷, Miss Pennsylvania, claimed yet another contestant told her that she'd seen a predetermined list of the names of the women who later went on to be finalists. Are you following this? Yeah, me neither frankly⁸. Anyway, that other contestant, Miss Florida, said she was just joking about the list. But Miss Pennsylvania, she's not buying it. 

 

I have many years of psychological training. I know when someone is telling a joke. I know when someone is scared and when someone is serious. And in my opinion, her body language was very serious. And she looked a little bit scared, because she had just seen something that would potentially drastically change the reputation of the Miss Universe organization, and this is a big deal. 

 

It's a big deal, a huge deal. And don't forget: She has years of psychological training. Now, I know what you're thinking. How could a pageant owned by this man possibly be controversial? Pageant officials deny the allegations and say Miss Pennsylvania is just using this so-called list scandal to cover up her real problem with the pageant: the fact that it allows trans-gender contestants⁹. By the way, she dodged¹⁰ that question on "The Today Show." For his part, Donald Trump¹¹ told "Good Morning America" that Miss Pennsylvania is suffering from loser's remorse¹². 

 

I think her primary issue is that she lost and she's angry about losing. And frankly, in my opinion, I saw her for, you know, barely a second. She didn't deserve to be in the top 15. 

 

Trump and Pageant officials also say they are legal, they're gonna take a legal action against Miss Pennsylvania. Just be clear, I, for one, am shocked, shocked that there is a controversy. I mean, the aftermath of beauty pageants¹³ is always so calm and so pleasant. 

 

Larry, you're being inappropriate. You really are. So I'm not gonna talk about that.

 

What? I'm asking him a question. 

 

I’m not, I’m not very, it's completely confidential¹⁴ and you're being inappropriate. 

 

OK.

 

Thanks.

 

All right, Inappropriate King Live continues. Did you hear the question, Carrie? Is she leaving because I asked what motivated the settlement? Did you hear the question? 

 

No, I can't hear you. 

 

You took the mike off. If you put the mike on, we can hear you. 

 

Yes, I think that you are being extremely inappropriate right now, and I'm about to leave your show. 

 

Poor Larry, he did his best that night. Now, back to the new development about Miss USA. A second contestant has reportedly told FOXNews.com a similar story about an alleged³ list of finalists but only on condition of anonymity¹⁵. So what did that leave us? I think we can all agree it's time for an independent council or, at the very least, a blood hound wearing a detective cap. That's how seriously I take this story. He's going to sniff¹⁶ out the truth and get back to us. And in the meantime, we'll keep holding onto the crown on the "RidicuList."

1 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 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

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

6 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

7 contestant   

n.竞争者，参加竞赛者

参考例句：

• The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
• The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。

8 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

9 contestants   

n.竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. 这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 dodged   

v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时，他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 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。

12 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

13 pageants   

n.盛装的游行( pageant的名词复数 )；穿古代服装的游行；再现历史场景的娱乐活动；盛会

参考例句：

• It is young people who favor holding Beauty pageants. 赞成举办选美的是年轻人。 来自互联网
• Others say that there's a fine line between the pageants and sexual exploitation. 其他人说，选美和性剥削之间只有非常细微的界线。 来自互联网

14 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• 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。

15 anonymity   

n.the condition of being anonymous

参考例句：

• Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity. 为了姓名保密，书中的人用的都是化名。
• Our company promises to preserve the anonymity of all its clients. 我们公司承诺不公开客户的姓名。

16 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。