美国有线新闻 CNN 华盛顿正在酝酿一场政治风暴

the first story we’re delving¹ into this Wednesday involves a storm that’s brewing² in Washington, D.C. This is related to special counsel investigation³ that’s trying to find out if members of President Donald Trump⁴’s political team colluded, secretly worked with Russia during Trump’s campaign for president.

今天的头条新闻是关于华盛顿正在酝酿的一场风暴。这与特别顾问调查有关，调查的目的是查明唐纳德·特朗普总统的政治团队成员在特朗普竞选总统期间是否勾结、秘密与俄罗斯合作。

Multiple reports came out recently saying that in 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent an informant to speak with Trump campaign advisors⁵.

最近有多篇报道称，2016年，美国联邦调查局派出一名线人与特朗普的竞选顾问交谈。

Here’s where this gets controversial. The FBI is allowed to use informants to speak to people and get information. But it’s not allowed to do this for political purposes. So, what happened in this case, we don’t know yet.

这就是引起争议的地方。联邦调查局同意利用线人与人交谈并获取信息。但出于政治目的不应该这样做。到底事件如何，我们还不知道。

President Trump has said that if the FBI used the informant to spy on his campaign, it would be illegal and a disgrace to the United States. He’s also suggested, according to "The Hill" political Website that this might have been done by members of the Obama administration to decrease Trump’s chances of winning the election.

特朗普总统说，如果FBI利用线人来监视他的竞选活动，那将是非法的，是美国的耻辱。据《国会山》(The Hill)政治网站报道，特朗普还暗示，奥巴马政府的成员这么做可能是为了降低特朗普赢得大选的几率。

But "The New York Times" reports that while the informant interacted with members of Trump’s campaign, it was not for illegal, political purposes, and critics say the president is using the news of the informant to discredit⁶ the ongoing⁷ investigation involving Russia.

但《纽约时报》(The New York Times)报道称，尽管线人与特朗普的竞选团队成员进行了互动，但这并非出于非法的政治目的。批评人士称，总统利用告密者的消息来诋毁正在进行的涉及俄罗斯的调查。

So, what are the next steps in all this? The White House and the Justice Department, which the FBI is part of, have agreed to investigate how the informant was used. The results of that could indicate whether or not any laws were broken.

那么，接下来会怎样做呢?联邦调查局所属的白宫和司法部已经同意调查线人是如何被利用的。调查结果可能表明是否违法。

1 delving   

v.深入探究，钻研( delve的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He has been delving into the American literature of 20th century. 他一直在潜心研究美国20世纪文学。 来自互联网
• In some ways studying Beckett is like delving into Shakespeare's words. 在某些方面，研究Beckett的戯好像是深入研究莎士比亚的语句。 来自互联网

2 brewing   

n. 酿造, 一次酿造的量 动词brew的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很显然，一场暴风雨正在酝酿中。
• She set about brewing some herb tea. 她动手泡一些药茶。

3 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。

4 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。

5 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网

6 discredit   

vt.使不可置信；n.丧失信义；不信，怀疑

参考例句：

• Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
• They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。