学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3309 redact

 今天我们要学的词是 redact.

 

Redact 是指在报告公开之前编篡、编辑，特指隐去某些不该公开的信息。The Justice Department said that it plans to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on alleged¹ Russian collusion related to the 2016 Trump² campaign. 美国司法部表示将公布特别特别检察官穆勒调查报告的编辑版本，该调查是针对2016年大选期间有关特朗普团队与俄罗斯相通的指控。

 

Attorney General William Barr has been working with special counsel Mueller on the report redactions to protect grand jury testimony³, ongoing⁴ investigations⁵, and damaging information about people who were not ultimately charged with a crime. 司法部长巴尔一直与特别检察官穆勒一起对报告进行编辑，以保护大陪审团的证词、正在进行的调查以及对最终未受到犯罪指控的人的不利信息。

 

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 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。

3 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

4 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。

5 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。