福克斯新闻 国会女议员奥马尔被曝婚外恋和滥用竞选资金(1)

Well Congresswoman Ilhan Omar working to evade¹ the press, dismissing questions of an alleged² affair and misuse³ of campaign funds as stupid after she was confronted by reporters in Minneapolis. Fox News Correspondent Gillian Turner has the latest on the controversy⁴ that has been brewing⁵ all week. Gillian? That's right, Trace. Over the last 24 hours, Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been fighting back a media and legal firestorm set in motion when the Federal Election Commission received a complaint about her congressional campaign.

国会女议员伊尔汉·奥马尔努力避开媒体，明尼阿波利斯的记者问到她关于婚外恋和愚蠢地滥用竞选资金的问题时，她表示这很愚蠢，并不予理睬。福克斯新闻通讯员吉莉安·特纳有关于此番争论的最新消息，而此事已经发酵了一整周。吉莉安？是的，特雷斯。在过去的24小时里，明尼苏达州女议员伊尔汉·奥马尔对媒体和法律风暴进行了反击，这一举动始于联邦选举委员会接到关于她的国会竞选投诉时。

That complaint comes from the National Legal and Policy Center, a right-leaning nonprofit group. It alleges⁶ Omar conducted an extramarital affair with a Washington consultant⁷ while she was running for Congress and that her campaign inappropriately reimbursed⁸ that very same consultant, tens of thousands of dollars in travel. Caught off guard yesterday, Omar told our affiliate⁹ in a north Minneapolis grocery store to talk to the hand. You understand what no comment means? Congresswoman, why are you dodging¹⁰ these questions? Because they're very stupid questions. But she quickly had her talking points in order. I will just say I have no interest in commenting on anything that you are about to ask about my personal life. So, you can chase me all you want.

那封投诉信来自右倾非盈利组织国家法律和政策中心。它宣称奥马尔在竞选众议员时与一华盛顿顾问有婚外情，并且不正当地把她的竞选资金给了这名顾问，用于支付上万美元的差旅费。昨天被保安捉住后，奥马尔在北明尼阿波利斯的一家杂货店内告诉我们的分社，她懒得搭理我们。你明白无可奉告是什么意思吗？这位国会女议员，你为什么回避这些问题？因为它们都是十分愚蠢的问题。但她很快便理顺了讲话要点。我只会说，我没有兴趣评论你们要问到的、关于我个人生活的任何问题。因此，只要你们想的话，就可以跟着我。

1 evade   

vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避

参考例句：

• He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
• You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 misuse   

n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用

参考例句：

• It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
• He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。

4 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

5 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。

6 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

7 consultant   

n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生

参考例句：

• He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
• Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。

8 reimbursed   

v.偿还，付还( reimburse的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on the firm's business will be reimbursed. 由公司业务产生的开销都可以报销。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Employees are reimbursed for any legal fees incurred when they relocate. 员工调往异地工作时，他们可以报销由此产生的所有法律服务费用。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？

10 dodging   

n.避开，闪过，音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
• I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我避开车流穿过了公路。 来自辞典例句