新奇事件簿 沙特记者失踪 疑点重重

The disappearance¹ of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is descending² into greater mystery. Mr Khashoggi was last seen at the Saudi Arabian consulate⁴ in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2. He went there to process documents for his upcoming marriage. In the latest move, Turkish investigators⁵ have searched the Saudi consulate looking for clues. The Saudi consul³ left Turkey earlier this week as pressure is growing on Saudi Arabia to give a full explanation as to what happened to Mr Khashoggi. It is widely reported that the journalist spent eleven hours in the consulate. Turkish officials believe Mr Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi agents who flew to Turkey earlier this month. The Saudis deny this.

沙特阿拉伯记者贾马尔·哈苏吉失踪案陷入巨大谜团。哈苏吉最后一次被看到是在10月2日土耳其伊斯坦布尔的沙特阿拉伯领事馆。他前往领事馆处理结婚文件。在最近一次行动中，土耳其调查员进入沙特领事馆寻找线索。随着要求沙特阿拉伯就哈苏吉的失踪做出全面解释的压力剧增，沙特领事于本周初离开了土耳其。报道普遍认为这名记者在领事馆内呆了11个小时。土耳其官员认为哈苏吉被本月初期飞来土耳其的沙特间谍谋杀。沙特予以否认。

The disappearance has sparked an international outcry. US President Donald Trump⁶ threatened "severe punishment" if Saudi Arabia was involved in any wrongdoing. President Trump spoke⁷ to Saudi's Crown Prince Salman on the phone earlier this week. He said Prince Salman strongly denied any knowledge of whatever may have happened to Mr Khashoggi. Mr Trump said the prince's denial was "very strong" and suggested that "rogue⁸ killers⁹" may be behind Mr Khashoggi's possible death. Turkey's President Erdogan spoke about the investigation¹⁰ in the Turkish parliament. He said: "My hope is that we can reach conclusions...as soon as possible because the investigation is looking into many things."

失踪案激起国际社会强烈谴责。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普威胁，如果沙特阿拉伯参与其中，那么将面临严重惩罚。特朗普总统本周初与沙特王储萨尔曼通电话。他表示萨尔曼王子极力否认知晓哈苏吉失踪细节。特朗普称王子的否认‘非常强烈’并暗示哈苏吉的死亡可能是‘流氓杀手’所为。土耳其的埃尔多安总统在土耳其国会谈及该案调查。他说：“我希望我们可以尽快得出结论，因为此次调查涉及很多方面。”

1 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

2 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

3 consul   

n.领事；执政官

参考例句：

• A consul's duty is to help his own nationals.领事的职责是帮助自己的同胞。
• He'll hold the post of consul general for the United States at Shanghai.他将就任美国驻上海总领事(的职务)。

4 consulate   

n.领事馆

参考例句：

• The Spanish consulate is the large white building opposite the bank.西班牙领事馆是银行对面的那栋高大的白色建筑物。
• The American consulate was a magnificent edifice in the centre of Bordeaux.美国领事馆是位于波尔多市中心的一座宏伟的大厦。

5 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》

6 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。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

9 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

10 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。