英语新闻听写 《绝望主妇》女星认罪

CNN reports that actress Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty on Monday to paying $15,000

CNN报道称，女演员菲丽西提·霍夫曼于周一承认向一虚假慈善机构

to a fake charity that facilitated cheating when her daughter took the SAT exam.

支付15000美元用于帮助她的女儿在SAT考试中作弊。

Huffman appeared in federal court in Boston, where prosecutors¹ recommended a sentence of four months in prison.

霍夫曼现身波士顿联邦法院，该法院检察官建议判处她4个月的监禁。

The scam charity was associated with Rick Singer, who has confessed to helping² wealthy parents cheat on standardized³ tests for their children.

该诈骗慈善机构和里克·辛格有关，辛格承认帮助富有家庭在孩子的标准化考试中作弊。

Huffman agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy⁴ to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud in April. Sentencing is scheduled for September 13.

四月，霍夫曼承认犯有串谋邮件诈骗罪和诚实服务邮件诈骗罪。量刑定于9月13日进行。

1 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 standardized   

adj.标准化的

参考例句：

• We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
• The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。

4 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。