CCTV Fire Investigation Uncovers Shady Finances
Daniel Chen, David Lee
CCTV Fire Investigation Uncovers Shady Finances
央視大火調查揭露財務弊案
【新聞關鍵字】
1. shady adj. 隱蔽的
2. turn up ph. 出現
3. questionable adj. 可疑的
4. in charge of ph. 負責
5. commission n. 佣金
6. funnel v. 注入
Anchor:
An investigation into last month’s fire at a building owned by China’s state-run television station CCTV is turning up some questionable financial deals.
主播：
針對上月的中國國營電視台央視大樓起火的一項調查顯示，其中可能隱藏一些可疑的財務交易。
Caijing Magazine reports that Xu Wei, who was in charge of the building’s construction, received almost $12,000 in commissions for the illegal fireworks show that started the fire.
《財經網》雜誌報導，負責大樓建造的徐威，從造成大火的違法煙火秀中收取將近一萬兩千美元的回扣。
The money used for the fireworks display—and several other CCTV projects—was also funneled through a company owned by five of Xu’s close friends.
這筆用於煙火秀的錢，以及其它幾樁央視專案的錢，也流入徐威的五名友人開設的一家公司。
Xu was arrested shortly after the fire. State media reported that he had ordered the fireworks display.
在這場大火發生後，徐威很快就被逮捕。官方媒體報導這場煙火秀是由他下令施放的。
But the investigation showed that the order came through official channels—not from Xu.
但是，調查顯示下達這項指令的是來自於官方管道，而非徐威。
The investigation also showed that fire inspectors had cited safety problems at the building site before the fire.
調查亦顯示，在這場大火之前，消防檢測人員曾在大樓基地舉證安全問題。
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煙品健康附加稅因執行問題而被擱置
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因無援助夥伴，聯合國（救援行動）在蘇丹癱瘓
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香港鳳凰衛視作為中國政權的喉舌
【每日一句】
Can I pay with traveler’s checks? 可以用旅行支票付嗎？
【今日諺語】
Trust men and they will be true to you. 信人者人恆信之
【看笑話學英語】
Wife: What are you doing?
妻：你在作什麼啊？
Husband : Nothing.
夫：沒作什麼。
Wife : Nothing…? You’ve been reading our marriage certificate for an hour..
妻：沒作什麼？你看著我們的結婚證書，足足有一小時了。
Husband : I was looking for the expiry date.
夫：我在尋找它的有效日期是到什麼時候。