138 美国参议院提名将FBI局长进行听证

 138 美国参议院提名将FBI局长进行听证

US Senate to Hold Confirmation¹ Hearings for FBI Nominee
Jim Malone
Washington
10 Jul 2001 01:32 UTC
 
US Senate is expected to hold confirmation hearings in the next few weeks for President Bush's choice to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation². Last week, the president announced that 1)veteran federal prosecutor³ Robert Mueller has agreed to head the FBI, a world famous crime-fighting agency that has weathered several 2)embarrassing 3)setbacks in recent years.
Robert Mueller is an 4)experienced federal 5)prosecutor. As a former top official in the Justice Department, Mr. Mueller supervised the prosecutions⁴ of former Panamanian President Manuel Noriega and organized crime figure John Gotti.
In his most recent job as the U.S. attorney in San Francisco, he has won praise from Democrats⁵ and Republicans for improving an office long criticized for low numbers of successful prosecutions.
Now, Mr. Mueller faces the greatest challenge of his career turning around a 6)revered crime-fighting agency that has become 7)tarnished in recent years.
Even President Bush acknowledges the job will not be easy. "The FBI has a great tradition that Mr. Mueller must now affirm and some important challenges he must confront," he said. "Like the Department of Justice, the FBI must remain independent of politics and 8)uncompromising in its mission."
It will be a difficult job. But Robert Mueller says he is up to it. "I am deeply honored by the trust that President Bush has shown in 9)nominating me to head the Federal Bureau of 10)Investigation," he said.
Colleagues say Mr. Mueller is a man of few words who will not hesitate to shake up a 11)bureaucracy in order to achieve results. Former Attorney General Janet Reno approves of the Mueller nomination⁶. She spoke⁷ on NBC television. "I think that whatever his personality is that he is the perfect fit because he is dedicated⁸, he is energetic, he relates well to people and I think he will be a 12)marvelous leader for the FBI," she said.
The challenges facing Robert Mueller are enormous; beginning with the FBI's damaged public image. Just last week veteran FBI agent Robert Hanssen admitted spying for Russia over a period that spanned two-decades. A few months ago, the 13)bureau was forced to admit that it had misplaced evidence concerning Oklahoma City bomber⁹ Timothy McVeigh, a 14)revelation that forced a one-month delay in his execution.
The FBI has also been criticized for mishandling the 15)espionage investigation involving nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee, and the quality of the work being done at the bureau's evidence laboratory in Washington.
Former FBI Agent David Major was at one time Robert Hanssen's supervisor¹⁰ in counterintelligence operations. He says Robert Mueller is well positioned to make changes in the FBI in the wake of the Hanssen spy case. "This kind of case will not have a day to day effect on their lives and profession, but a new director will because he will change and affect the culture, the career assignments that they will work on, their 16)priorities and amount of money," said Mr. Major. "It will affect fundamentally the organization."
Mr. Major remains¹¹ in touch with many of his former 17)colleagues at the FBI. He says morale¹² at the agency remains high despite the FBI's well-publicized problems of late.
But Mr. Major also suggests that director-18)designate Mueller is going to have to get used to 19)criticism. "One or two cases that do not go well or can be criticized clearly are looked at in great detail where that is not true in other locations," he said. "The good news is that what you do is important. But the bad news is that if you do not do it perfectly¹³, someone is going to be there to criticize you."
Mr. Mueller will succeed Louis Freeh who was 20)appointed by former President Clinton in 1993.
Political analysts¹⁴ say Robert Mueller would do well to follow Mr. Freeh's example of maintaining good relations with key members of Congress, something that helped him keep his job during some difficult days for the FBI.
 

(1) veteran[5vetErEn]n.老兵, 老手, 富有经验的人adj.老兵的, 经验丰富的
(2) embarrass[Im5bArEs]vt.使困窘, 使局促不安, 阻碍, 麻烦
(3) setback[5setbAk]n.顿挫, 挫折, 退步, 逆流, (疾病的)复发
(4) experienced[Ik5spIErIEnst]v.经历adj.富有经验的
(5) prosecutor[5prRsIkju:tE(r)]n.检举人
(6) revere[rI`vIE(r)]v.尊敬, 敬畏, 崇敬
(7) tarnish[5tB:nIF]v.失去光泽
(8) uncompromising[Qn5kRmprEmaIzIN]adj.不妥协的, 不让步的, 强硬的
(9) nominate[5nRmIneIt]vt.提名, 推荐, 任命, 命名
(10) investigation[InvestI5^eIF(E)n]n.调查, 研究
(11) bureaucracy[bjJ5rRkrEsI]n.官僚, 官僚作风, 官僚机构
(12) marvelous adj.引起惊异的, 不可思议的, 非凡的
(13) bureau[5bjJErEJ]n.办公桌, 衣柜<美>局, 办公署
(14) revelation[revE5leIF(E)n]n.显示, 揭露, 被揭露的事, 新发现, 启示, 揭示
(15) espionage[5espIEnB:V]n.间谍, 侦探
(16) priority[praI5RrItI; (?@) -C:r-]n.先, 前, 优先, 优先权
(17) colleague[5kRli:^]n.同事, 同僚
(18) designate[5dezI^neIt]vt.指明, 指出, 任命, 指派v.指定, 指派
(19) criticism[5krItIsIz(E)m]n.批评, 批判
(20) appoint[E5pCInt]vt.约定, 指定(时间,地点), 任命, 委任

 

1 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

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 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

4 prosecutions   

起诉( prosecution的名词复数 )； 原告； 实施； 从事

参考例句：

• It is the duty of the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions. 检察总长负责提起公诉。
• Since World War II, the government has been active in its antitrust prosecutions. 第二次世界大战以来，政府积极地进行着反对托拉斯的检举活动。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

9 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

10 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

11 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。

12 morale   

n.道德准则，士气，斗志

参考例句：

• The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

13 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

14 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。