经济学人:孟加拉银行劫案 持续追踪(2)

 　　On the day of the robbery, its security cameras were disabled.

　　在案发当天，银行的监控摄像全部失效了。

　　A number of security protocols¹ need to be met before the SWIFT system authorises a payment: one step, a physical key or dongle, was left plugged in for weeks, rather than locked away.

　　在SWIFT系统授权转账之前，需要满足许多安全协议：其中一步就是物理钥匙或者加密狗忘了插上长达数周，而不是被锁定。

　　Five of the hackers²' 70 messages were accepted as genuine by the New York Fed.

　　黑客发送的70条信息中的5条被纽约联邦政府认证。

　　But for basic slip-ups (some payment instructions, for example, were incomplete) the thieves could have made off with $1bn.

　　但是，由于有一些基本的错误(例如，转账指示不完整)，不然这些盗贼就可以带着十亿美元逃之夭夭。

　　SWIFT has not commented on the investigation³.

　　SWIFT公司方面对这次调查一直没有发表任何言论。

　　Last year Gottfried Leibbrandt, its chief executive, took pains to stress that it was the bank's security, and not SWIFT's, that had been compromised.

　　去年，该公司的执行总裁Gottfried Leibbrandt千方百计地强调，这是银行安全方面的原因，并非SWIFT的过错。

　　Investigators⁴ have been silent in public on the role of Bangladeshi nationals in the crime.

　　调查人员在本案中作为孟加拉国人民，一直在公众面前保持沉默。

　　Reluctance⁵ to expose failings at home may help explain why their findings have yet to be published.

　　不情愿在国家面前暴露自己的不足可能有助于解释为何他们的发现还没有公之于众。

　　The official line is that they do not want to jeopardise ongoing⁶ inquiries⁷.

　　官方说法是，他们不愿破坏持续进行的调查。

　　Bangladesh has recovered only $15m of the $81m wired to the Philippines. (Payments made to Sri Lanka were reversed before they could be withdrawn⁸. )

　　孟加拉国仅仅追回了被转移到菲律宾的8100万美元中的1500万(被转移到斯里兰卡的赃款在能够追回之前就已经被转移)。

　　The main plotters have yet to be traced.

　　本案的主谋仍然不知所踪。

　　1.A number of 若干；一些

　　例句:This equipment has saved the lives of a number of new born children.

　　这套设备已经挽救了许多新生儿的生命。

　　2.chief executive 执行总裁

　　例句:He is to remain in the hot seat as chief executive.

　　他将继续留在公司总经理这个不好坐的位子上。

　　3.Reluctance to 不愿...

　　例句:Carmen's reluctance to fall in with Driver's plans led to trouble.

　　卡门不愿接受德赖弗的计划，由此引来了麻烦。

　　4.took pains to 煞费苦心地...

　　例句:He took pains to make me realize my mistake.

　　他费了很多力气，让我认识到自己的错误。

1 protocols   

n.礼仪( protocol的名词复数 )；（外交条约的）草案；（数据传递的）协议；科学实验报告（或计划）

参考例句：

• There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons. 也有关于核武器试验的协议。 来自辞典例句
• Hardware components and software design of network transport protocols are separately introduced. 介绍系统硬件组成及网络传输协议的软件设计。 来自互联网

2 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 reluctance   

n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿

参考例句：

• The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
• He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。

6 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

7 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• 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》

8 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。