密歇根新闻广播 对DHHS主管弗林特的指控可能会严重阻碍州政府的决策

 

There's long been the sense that someone should pay for the Flint water debacle — that someone should be held responsible for the decisions that lead to tap water being contaminated by lead and people dying because of a spike¹ in Legionnaires' disease thought to be connected to the water.

State Attorney General Bill Schuette has responded by filing criminal charges against several members of Governor Rick Snyder's administration.

Yesterday, the court proceedings² began with an "involuntary manslaughter" charge against Nick Lyon, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.

"The Attorney General's approach is very much out of line" with past practices, said Richard McLellan, a Republican insider.

The problem with the approach, says McLellan, is that state employees have become very cautious and risk-averse.

"That has a big impact on the rest of us, who rely on public servants to make judgment³ calls and make decisions," he said.

McLellan also argues that the lawsuit⁴ misunderstands who is ultimately responsible for the situation in Flint. He says the crisis was "imputed⁵ to Nick Lyon, who is not even a doctor or an epidemiologist. He's an administrator⁶."

Listen above for the entire conversation with Republican insider Richard McLellan.

1 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

2 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

3 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

4 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

5 imputed   

v.把（错误等）归咎于( impute的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They imputed the accident to the driver's carelessness. 他们把这次车祸归咎于司机的疏忽。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He imputed the failure of his marriage to his wife's shortcomings. 他把婚姻的失败归咎于妻子的缺点。 来自辞典例句

6 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。