英语新闻听写 美国联邦法院刑事指控保罗·马纳福特事件的新进展

 

Friends of embattled former Donald Trump¹ campaign manager Paul Manafort have launched a legal defense² fund, saying he's struggling to pay his legal bills.

唐纳德·特朗普备受抨击的前竞选经理保罗·马纳福特的朋友们成立了一个法律辩护基金，称马纳福特难以支付自己的法律费用。

According to his lawyer, Manafort hasn't been able to access several financial accounts since Robert Mueller's special counsel's office filed charges against him last year.

据马纳福特的律师说，自从罗伯特·米勒的特别法律顾问办公室去年对他提出指控以来，马纳福特一直无法使用几个财务账户。

Manafort is currently facing criminal charges in U.S. federal courts in connection with his past work for the Ukrainian government.

马纳福特目前正面临美国联邦法院的刑事指控，与他过去为乌克兰政府工作有关。

The charges include allegations Manafort conspired³ to launder⁴ money earned from that work and that he failed to register as an agent for a foreign entity⁵.

这些指控包括马纳福特密谋洗从该工作中挣得的钱财，以及未能注册为一家外国实体的代理人。

1 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。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 conspired   

密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
• Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。

4 launder   

v.洗涤；洗黑钱（把来路可疑的钱弄得似乎合法）

参考例句：

• She wore a freshly laundered and starched white shirt.她穿一件刚刚浆洗熨烫过的白色衬衣。
• The gang launders the steal money through their chain of restaurants.这帮匪徒通过他们的连锁饭店洗赃款。

5 entity   

n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物

参考例句：

• The country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
• As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。