VOA常速英语2016--海伦米伦支持归还纳粹掠走艺术品法案

海伦米伦支持归还纳粹掠走艺术品法案

Helen Mirren got interested in the subject during the making of the movie “Woman in Gold,”in which she portrayed² a Jewish woman who fought successfully to reclaim³ a piece of art that was stolen from her family during the Holocaust⁴.

在拍摄电影《金衣女人》时，海伦?米伦对这一问题产生了兴趣，她在片中饰演的一位犹太女人成功夺回了大屠杀时自己家中被掠走的一件艺术品。

“And it is a story that is not made possible without this incredible country-the United States of America.

“如果不是因为美国这个非凡的国家，这个故事就不可能被搬上银幕。

These are American stories-stories that capture the integrity and the power of the United States.”

这些都是美国式的故事，讲述的是美国正直及能量的故事。”

At a Senate hearing Tuesday, co-chaired by Texas Republican Ted¹ Cruz, the Oscar winning actress said the right thing to do in every instance is to return the art to its rightful owners.

在周二参议院由德克萨斯州共和党人泰德?克鲁兹联合主持的一场听证会上，这位奥斯卡最佳女主角表示每一种情况下要做的正确事情就是将艺术品物归原主。

“It's a terribly sad fact that more than 70 years later, victims of the Holocaust and their families are still contemplating⁵ whether to seek restitution⁶ for what was stolen from them and lost under the most horrible of circumstances.”

“而一个令人伤心的事实是70多年后，这场大屠杀的受害者及他们的家人仍在考虑是否要为在最为恐怖的情况下被掠走及失去的东西寻求赔偿。”

A lack of transparency and legal restrictions⁷ discourage many rightful owners from seeking their inheritance.

而缺乏透明度，再加上法律的种种限制，让许多找寻自家艺术品的主人们心灰意冷。

One of them, Simon Goodman, testified that he had been fighting for 20 years for the return of his grandfather's collection.

其中之一的西蒙?戈德曼表示为了寻回自己祖父的藏品已经进行了超过20年的斗争。

“Fritz Goodman was murdered in Terezienstadt in April 1944, but it was not until 1994, when my father died and I inherited his correspondence, that I became aware of my father's solitary⁸ and largely unsuccessful quest to regain⁹ his own father's dispersed¹⁰ collection.”

“弗里茨?戈德曼是在1944年4月在特莱斯恩特被谋杀，但直到1994年我父亲过世，我继承了一些信件后才了解到我父亲的孤独，而且他未能成功寻回自己父亲流散在外藏品的事情。”

One of the most common obstacles is the lapse¹¹ of time between the theft and the claim for restitution.

而最为普遍的困难之一就是在藏品在盗窃及寻回间流逝而过的时间。

Advocates, maintain there can be no statute¹² of limitations for crimes perpetrated during the Holocaust.

支持者坚称大屠杀期间犯下的罪行应该没有诉讼时效。

“Just like the prosecution¹³ of genocide should never be barred by statute of limitations, in the same manner works of art and valuable property taken during the campaign of genocide should be deemed as forever tainted¹⁴.”

“就像大屠杀的起诉不应被诉讼时效所限制一样，这期间被盗走的艺术品及珍贵财产应该永远被视为受到玷污。”

 

The bipartisan Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act would ensure that claims to Nazi-confiscated art are not unfairly barred by statutes¹⁵ of limitation and other procedural obstacles.

两党签订的《大屠杀被盗掠艺术品归还法案》声称将确保被纳粹充公没收的艺术品将不受诉讼时限及其他法律程序问题的不公正阻碍。v

1 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。

2 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

4 holocaust   

n.大破坏；大屠杀

参考例句：

• The Auschwitz concentration camp always remind the world of the holocaust.奥辛威茨集中营总是让世人想起大屠杀。
• Ahmadinejad is denying the holocaust because he's as brutal as Hitler was.内贾德否认大屠杀，因为他像希特勒一样残忍。

5 contemplating   

深思，细想，仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 )； 注视，凝视； 考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）； 深思熟虑，沉思，苦思冥想

参考例句：

• You're too young to be contemplating retirement. 你考虑退休还太年轻。
• She stood contemplating the painting. 她站在那儿凝视那幅图画。

6 restitution   

n.赔偿；恢复原状

参考例句：

• It's only fair that those who do the damage should make restitution.损坏东西的人应负责赔偿，这是再公平不过的了。
• The victims are demanding full restitution.受害人要求全额赔偿。

7 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

8 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

9 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

10 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

11 lapse   

n.过失，流逝，失效，抛弃信仰，间隔；vi.堕落，停止，失效，流逝；vt.使失效

参考例句：

• The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
• I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。

12 statute   

n.成文法，法令，法规；章程，规则，条例

参考例句：

• Protection for the consumer is laid down by statute.保障消费者利益已在法令里作了规定。
• The next section will consider this environmental statute in detail.下一部分将详细论述环境法令的问题。

13 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

14 tainted   

adj.腐坏的；污染的；沾污的；感染的v.使变质( taint的过去式和过去分词 )；使污染；败坏；被污染，腐坏，败坏

参考例句：

• The administration was tainted with scandal. 丑闻使得政府声名狼藉。
• He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime. 他因与腐败政府有牵连而名誉受损。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 statutes   

成文法( statute的名词复数 )； 法令； 法规； 章程

参考例句：

• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Each agency is also restricted by the particular statutes governing its activities. 各个机构的行为也受具体法令限制。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法