堪德拉·利维失踪案

68 堪德拉·利维失踪案

DATE=7-14-01
TITLE=IN THE NEWS #489 - Chandra Levy¹ Case
BYLINE=George Grow

(Start at 01'07") This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. 
The American (1)media is closely following the case of a missing young woman.  Chandra Levy (2)disappeared in Washington, D-C, two months ago.  New (3)information about the (4)investigation² of her disappearance³ is reported by the media almost daily. 
Chandra Levy was last seen April Thirtieth in Washington.  She had just completed a (5)temporary job as an (6)intern⁴ with the (7)Federal Bureau of Prisons.  Mizz Levy was preparing to return home to (8)California when she disappeared.  She is twenty-four years old.
Almost one-hundred thousand people are listed as missing in the United States now.  The media interest in the Chandra Levy case is so (9)intense because she had told family members she was having a (10)relationship with a (11)Congressman⁵, Gary Condit.  The fifty-three year old Congressman is married and has two children.  He (12)represents an area in central California where the Levy family lives. 
The Congressman's spokesmen (13)denied reports of the relationship.  Mister Condit said Mizz Levy was a good friend.  Yet, news reports said Mister Condit (14)admitted to police he had a sexual relationship with the young woman.  Mister Condit has denied any knowledge of what happened to Mizz Levy.  And he has offered reward money for information about her.
Police working on the case have (15)questioned about one-hundred people.  The police say Mister Condit is not a (16)suspect in the case.  His lawyers say he has agreed to help with the investigation.  Earlier this week, Mister Condit (17)permitted police to search his Washington home.
Chandra Levy's disappearance has increased public interest in the interns⁶ who work in Washington each year.  Most interns are college students who work for no pay or very little pay.  An internship⁷ offers a chance to experience the excitement of the nation's capital.  Some students are considering employment with the government or a public interest group.
Almost every large (18)organization in Washington has interns.  Interns work hard to be successful because they hope to be offered full-time⁸ employment.  Many do work like opening mail and answering telephones that no one else wants to do.  Yet their work can put young interns close to powerful people.  And experts say that being close to power can (19)influence a person's (20)judgement.
For some interns, the Washington experience can lead to trouble.  The most famous intern in the Nineteen-Nineties was Monica Lewinsky.  While she was working at the White House, she became sexually (21)involved with President Bill Clinton. 
Critics say some people in power (22)misuse interns.  But others say interns are adults who can make their own decisions.  And most of the thousands of interns in Washington each year praise their experience.
This VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS, was written by George Grow.  This is Steve Ember.

(1)media [ 5mi:djE ]n.媒体
(2)disappear [ 7disE5piE ]vi.失踪
(3)information [ 7infE5meiFEn ]n.消息,信息
(4)investigation [ in7vesti5^eiFEn ]n.调查, 研究
(5)temporary [ 5tempErEri ]adj.临时的, 临时性
(6)intern [ in5tE:n ]n.实习医师
(7)Federal Bureau of Prisons n.联邦监狱
(8)California [ kAli5fC:njE ]n.加利福尼亚, 加州
(9)intense [ in5tens ]adj.强烈的
(10)relationship [ ri5leiFEnFip ]n.关系, 关联
(11)congressman [5kRN^resmEn]n.国会议员, 众议院议员
(12)represent [ 7ri:pri5zent ]vt.代表
(13)deny [ di5nai ]v.否认
(14)admit [ Ed5mit ]v.承认
(15)question [ 5kwestFEn ] v.怀疑
(16)suspect [ sEs5pekt ]n.嫌疑犯
(17)permit [ pE(:)5mit ]v.允许, 准许
(18)organization [ 7C:^Enai5zeiFEn ]n.组织, 机构, 团体
(19)influence [ 5influEns ] vt.影响
(20)judgement [ 5dVQdVmEnt ]n.判断力
(21)involved [ in5vClvd ]adj.有关的
(22)misuse [ 5mis5ju:z ]v.虐待

1 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

2 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。

3 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。

4 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

5 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

6 interns   

n.住院实习医生( intern的名词复数 )v.拘留，关押( intern的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Our interns also greet our guests when they arrive in our studios. 我们的实习生也会在嘉宾抵达演播室的时候向他们致以问候。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• The interns work alongside experienced civil engineers and receive training in the different work sectors. 实习生陪同有经验的国内工程师工作，接受不同工作部门的相关培训。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

7 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

8 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。