美军潜水艇撞沉日本渔船一案调查

08  美军潜水艇撞沉日本渔船一案调查

DATE=3-10-01
TITLE=IN THE NEWS #471 - U.S. Sub/Japanese ship
BYLINE=Jerilyn Watson

    (start from 1'09")This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS.
    A United States Navy court is (1)investigating the (2)sinking of a Japanese fishing boat by an American (3)submarine. Nine Japanese are believed dead after the submarine surfaced and hit the Japanese boat. The accident happened on February Ninth near Honolulu, Hawaii.
    The (4)Navy court began hearings Monday in Pearl¹ Harbor, Hawaii to see if the three top officers of the submarine should be (5)punished. A navy officer reported the evidence collected during an investigation² of the accident.
    The captain of the submarine Greeneville, Commander Scott Waddle³, has been removed from his position. The Navy court could suggest criminal charges against him and other crew members. The court also might suggest (6)policy changes for all Navy submarines. The American naval⁴ commander in the Pacific will decide about any further action.
    Four Japanese students and two of their teachers were lost at sea in the accident. So were three Japanese crew members. The United States Coast guard rescued twenty-six others from the boat, the Ehime Maru. The boat was used to train young people for work in the Japanese fishing industry. Family members of the (7)victims are attending the court hearings. Commander Waddle met privately⁵ with them Thursday to (8)apologize.
    Rear⁶ Admiral Charles H. Griffiths Junior led the accident investigation. He told the court that Commander Waddle hurried to prepare for the surfacing exercise that resulted in the sinking. But Admiral Griffiths did not directly blame any one person or event for the accident. Instead, he described conditions he said made the sinking possible.
    Sixteen (9)civilians⁷ were on the Greeneville the day it sank the Japanese ship. The civilians were on the submarine as part of a Navy public relations program. Admiral Griffiths said the civilians crowded the control room at the time of the accident.
    Admiral Griffiths said a crew member had information from a sonar (10)device that showed a ship was close by. But he did not report that information to Commander Waddle. The crew member said he was not sure the information was correct. And, he said (11)communication was difficult in the crowded control room. Admiral Griffiths said he was sure the (12)tragedy would not have happened if Commander Waddle had been given that information.
    Under questioning by Commander Waddle's lawyer, Admiral Griffiths said he did not believe the commander had used poor (13)judgement.
    The accident has caused (14)tensions between the United States and Japan. Families of accident victims are asking that the Ehime Maru be raised from the (15)bottom of the sea. They hope to recover the remains⁸ of the victims. American Navy officials are expected to decide by next week if attempts should be made to lift the Japanese boat.
    This VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS was written by Jerilyn Watson. This is Steve Ember.

(1)      investigate[ in5vesti^eit ]v.调查, 研究
(2)      sink[ siNk ]vi.沉下, (使)下沉n.水槽, 水池接收器
(3) submarine[ 5sQbmEri:n, sQbmE5ri:n ]n.潜水艇, 潜艇adj.水下的, 海底的
(4) navy[ 5neivi ]n.海军
(5) punish[ 5pQniF ]vt.惩罚, 处罚
(6) policy[ 5pClisi ]n.政策, 方针
(7) victim[ 5viktim ]n.受害人, 牺牲者, 牺牲品
(8) apologize[ E5pClEdVaiz ]vi.道歉, 辩白
(9) civilian[ si5viljEn ]n.平民, 公务员, 文官adj.民间的, 民用的
(10) device[ di5vais ]n.装置, 设计, 图案, 策略, 发明物, 设备[计]安装设备驱动程序
(11) communication[ kE7mju:ni5keiFn ]n.传达, 信息, 交通, 通讯
(12) tragedy[ 5trAdVidi ]n.悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难
(13) judgement[ 5dVQdVmEnt ]n.审判, 判决, 判断力, 意见, 看法, 评价
(14) tension[ 5tenFEn ]n.紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧, 压力, 张力, 牵力, 电压vt.拉紧, 使紧张
(15) bottom[5bRtEm]n.底, 底部, 尽头, 末端adj.底部的vt.装底, 查明真相,

1 pearl   

n.珍珠，珍珠母

参考例句：

• He bought his girlfriend a pearl necklace.他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。
• The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.鹬蚌相争。

2 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。

3 waddle   

vi.摇摆地走；n.摇摆的走路(样子)

参考例句：

• I am pregnant.I waddle awkwardly and my big stomach pressed against the weight of the world. 我怀孕了，我滑稽可笑地瞒珊而行，大肚子上压着全世界的重量。
• We waddle and hop and have lots of fun.我们走起路来摇摇摆摆，还一跳一跳的。我们的生活很有趣。

4 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

5 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

6 rear   

vt.抚养，饲养；n.后部，后面

参考例句：

• We had to rear it in a nursery and plant it out.我们不得不在苗棚里培育它，然后再把它移植出来。
• The hall is in the rear of the building.礼堂在大楼的后部。

7 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。