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Britain is considering imposing¹ a cash deposit on visitors if they come from what the UK believes as a high risk nation. British deputy leader Nick Clegg says under the proposal on bill today, immigrants would only _1_ get their money back when they leave the UK. And foreigners would forfeit² the deposit if they overstay their visas. It is uncertain how much the deposit would be or which nationalities would be targeted.
英国正在考虑向来自高风险国家的游客征收保证金。今天，英国副首相尼克·克莱格表示，根据条例草案的建议，移民者只有在离开英国时才能拿回这笔费用。如果外国人超过签证期限仍滞留英国，那这笔保证金将会被没收。目前尚不清楚保证金的数额以及保证金针对的国家。
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is under investigation³ for allegedly exploiting the impaired⁴ state of the world's richest woman. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports Sarkozy _2_ of taking illegal campaign contributions from L'Oreal heiress, Liliane Bettencourt.
法国前总统尼古拉·萨科奇因涉嫌利用世界女首富心智糊涂的弱点谋取私利，目前正在接受调查。据NPR新闻的埃莉诺·比尔兹利报道，萨科齐涉嫌从欧莱雅集团女继承人莉莉亚娜·贝当古那里收受非法竞选捐款。
The long running scandal stems from the 2007 presidential race. Sarkozy is suspected of accepting cash _3_ envelope from the frail⁵ and aging Liliane Bettencourt. A French judge and two examining magistrates⁶ decided⁷ to formally charge Sarkozy after interrogating⁸ him for 12 hours on the matter last November. Under French law preliminary charges mean the investigating judge has reason to believe wrongdoing _4_ but allows more time to investigate. The charges may later be dropped or could lead to a trial. But the charges are politically devastating⁹ to the 58-year-old former president, who's believed to _5_ a combat for the 2017 French presidential race. Sarkozy has denied any wrongdoing.His lawyer says he will appeal the ruling. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
这个长时间存在的竞选丑闻始于2007年的总统选举。萨科齐涉嫌接受了年老体弱的莉莉亚娜·贝当古装有现金的信封。去年11月，一名法国法官和两名预审法官就这个问题询问了萨科齐12个小时，之后三名法官决定正式对萨科齐提出指控。根据法国法律，初步指控意味着调查法官有理由相信嫌疑人有不当行为，只是允许更多时间进行调查。之后，指控可能被取消，也可能进行审判。但是指控对于这位58岁前总统的政治生涯将造成毁灭性的影响，据悉，萨科齐此前计划参加2017年法国总统大选。萨科齐否认有任何不当行为。他的律师表示，他将对指控提出上诉。NPR新闻，莉莉亚娜·贝当古巴黎报道。
词汇解析：
1. forfeit
vt.（因违反协议、犯规、受罚等）丧失，失去，被没收；
eg. He was ordered to forfeit more than ?1.5m in profits.
下令没收了他 150 多万英镑的盈利。
eg. He argues that murderers forfeit their own right to life.
他辩称杀人犯本身已经丧失了生存的权利。
2. interrogate¹⁰
vt.询问，审问；提出问题；[计]询问
vi.审问；质问
eg. I interrogated¹¹ everyone even slightly involved.
我讯问了每个人，甚至连稍有关联的人都没放过。
eg. A nation at war can detain the enemy without lawyers or civilian¹² trials and interrogate them for information to prevent future attacks.
一个处于战争状态的国家可以不经律师或民事审判直接羁押敌人，并对他们进行审讯，从而获得信息以阻止未来的袭击事件。
参考答案：
1、be able to 2、is suspected 3、stuffed
4、was committed 5、be planning

1 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

2 forfeit   

vt.丧失；n.罚金，罚款，没收物

参考例句：

• If you continue to tell lies,you will forfeit the good opinion of everyone.你如果继续撒谎，就会失掉大家对你的好感。
• Please pay for the forfeit before you borrow book.在你借书之前请先付清罚款。

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 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 frail   

adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的

参考例句：

• Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
• She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。

6 magistrates   

地方法官，治安官( magistrate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to come up before the magistrates 在地方法院出庭
• He was summoned to appear before the magistrates. 他被传唤在地方法院出庭。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 interrogating   

n.询问技术v.询问( interrogate的现在分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• She was no longer interrogating but lecturing. 她已经不是在审问而是在教训人了。 来自辞典例句
• His face remained blank, interrogating, slightly helpless. 他的面部仍然没有表情，只带有询问的意思，还有点无可奈何。 来自辞典例句

9 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

10 interrogate   

vt.讯问，审问，盘问

参考例句：

• The lawyer took a long time to interrogate the witness fully.律师花了很长时间仔细询问目击者。
• We will interrogate the two suspects separately.我们要对这两个嫌疑人单独进行审讯。

11 interrogated   

v.询问( interrogate的过去式和过去分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 他被警察审问了12个多小时。
• Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing. 与杀人案有关的两名嫌疑犯正在接受审讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。