英语新闻听写 强生的贪婪助长阿片类药物危机

The state of Oklahoma alleged¹ at the start of the first trial to result from lawsuits² over the drug crisis

俄克拉荷马州在这起源于药品危机的诉讼案的第一次审判之初称

that Johnson & Johnson's greed led the drugmaker to use deceptive⁴ marketing⁵ to create an oversupply⁶ of painkillers⁷ that fueled the U.S. opioid epidemic⁸.

强生公司的贪婪致使制药商利用欺诈营销手段生产过量的止痛药导致美国阿片类药物泛滥。

Reuters reports that Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, argued in a state court in the city of Norman that J&J

《路透社》报道称俄克拉荷马州司法部长麦克·亨特在诺曼市的一个州法院称

should be forced to pay for helping⁹ cause the "worst manmade public health crisis in our state's history."

应该强制要求强生为帮助制造“我们州历史上最严重的人为健康危机”而付出代价。

The non-jury trial came after Oklahoma resolved claims against OxyContin maker³ Purdue Pharma LP in March for $270 million

在此次非陪审团审判前，俄克拉荷马州在三月份解决了对奥施康定制造商Purdue Pharma LP2.7亿美元的索赔

and against Teva Pharmaceutical¹⁰ Industries Ltd on Sunday for $85 million, leaving only J&J as a defendant¹¹.

以及在周天对以色列梯瓦制药工业有限公司8500万美元的索赔，被告只剩下强生公司了。

1 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

2 lawsuits   

n.诉讼( lawsuit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
• I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句

3 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

4 deceptive   

adj.骗人的，造成假象的，靠不住的

参考例句：

• His appearance was deceptive.他的外表带有欺骗性。
• The storyline is deceptively simple.故事情节看似简单，其实不然。

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

6 oversupply   

n.供应过量；v.过度供给

参考例句：

• The market softened because of oversupply.市场因供过于求而疲软。
• Overexpansion of tea fields has led to oversupply.茶园过度扩张，使得市场上逐渐供过于求。

7 painkillers   

n.止痛药( painkiller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
• The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解，因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分

8 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

9 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。

10 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

11 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。