2006年VOA标准英语-Director of CIA Resigns

By VOA News
05 May 2006

Porter Goss, left, with President Bush in the Oval Office, May 5, 2006   
  
The head of the Central Intelligence Agency, Porter Goss, has resigned.

Announcing the move Friday, President Bush thanked the spy chief for what he called his integrity and for running the agency during a period of transition. The president did not name a successor.

Goss held the top CIA job for the past two years. The position was somewhat diminished last year, when it came under the supervision¹ of the newly-created post of Director of National Intelligence, currently held by John Negroponte.

Goss replaced George Tenet, who was blamed by many in the administration for faulty pre-war intelligence concerning Iraq.

While Goss did not appear to have the political liability of Tenet, under his tenure² there had been little public evidence that intelligence forces were closer to capturing al-Qaida leader Osama bin³ Laden⁴.

Mr. Bush today praised Goss for bringing what he called a sense of professionalism to the agency and helping⁵ integrate the CIA with other intelligence agencies. The president said he was confident that Goss's unnamed successor would continue the former director's plan of bringing in more analysts⁶ and operatives to the agency.

Some information for this report was provided by AP .

1 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

2 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

3 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

4 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

5 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。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。