美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-08-08

 Good evening, everyone. Tonight, look at what Nancy Guide Company, another alleged¹ doper speaking out. The question is will the Yankee’s Alex Rodriguez fess up or keep fighting. Also tonight, Al-Qaeda’s topman sends a message and America goes on higher alert, the latest on how real the threat actually may be. Plus an exclusive and chilling look through the eyes of an assassin, one who lost track of how many he has murdered. This is an American teen, an American teen takes us inside the ruthless drug cartel that he killed for starting when he was just 15 years old. 

 

We begin, though with the biggest sports doping story since Lance Armstrong. New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez is the highest paid Major Leaguer ever - number five on the all-time home run list, signing autographs at the ballpark(棒球场) in Chicago today. He once denied ever using steroid then denied using them after 2003. 

 

Now he is suspended for allegedly using them since then, accused of doping and having ties to a South Florida anti-aging clinic Bio-Genesis. A ride drew him a 211-game suspension without pay. Lead today’s Sport Reporters.

 

I’m fighting for my life. I have to defende myself. And about on defend myself no one else will. 

 

Now, the suspension takes effect Thursday. He can play during his appeal. He is playing tonight in Chicago where Jason Carol joined us and a Bristol, Connecticut ESPJ acquaintance has been really the league reporter on the story that’s developed over the past few weeks. 

 

Jason, a pretty rough day for Alex Rodriguez and for Major League baseball. 

 

Absolutely without question, And when we saw Alex Rodriguez walking into the room just about an hour or so ago, Anderson, he seemed unmeasured, he seemed to be holding back emotion just a bit. But he was also evasive in terms of answering specific questions, specificly about whether or not he used performance enhancing drugs. He has denied it before. He was asked about it again tonight. He said he wasn’t gonna get into it. He didn’t want to disrupt the process that was going on. What he did talk about, Anderson, is what this entire ordeal² has been like for him. 

 

The last seven months has been a nightmare; has been, you know, probably the worst time of my life for sure. I am thrilled and humbled⁴ to have opportunity to put on this uniform again and to play Major League Baseball again. 

 

Well, as humble³ as he is, Major League Baseball was very clear about why they handed up this suspension. They released a statement where they spelt out some of the details saying that the suspension “is based on his use, Rodriguez’s use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing sustances, including testosterone and human growth hormone⁵, over the course of multiple years.” 

 

They went on in the statement that Rodriguez attempted to cover up the violations⁶, Anderson, and also obstructed⁷ their investigation⁸. Rodriguez once again has repeatedly said he did not use performance-enhancing drugs. He wants everyone to, quote, “take a deap breath and have a time out,” so the ordeal can play itself out.

1 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

2 ordeal   

n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验

参考例句：

• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
• Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

3 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

4 humbled   

adj. 卑下的，谦逊的，粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑下，贬低

参考例句：

• The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
• I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。

5 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

6 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

7 obstructed   

阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• Tall trees obstructed his view of the road. 有大树挡着，他看不到道路。
• The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed. 爱尔兰海峡和布里斯托尔海峡或遭受封锁，或受到了严重阻碍。

8 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。